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What do you do when your air conditioner trips the breaker when it kicks on?
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∙ 14y ago
Try adding a cercuit breaker right on the AC.
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How many pole breaker for air condition?
If the power requirement is 120 volts it will be connected to a single pole breaker rated at the amperage requirement of the air conditioner. If the voltage of the air conditioner is 240 volts, then a two pole breaker will be required.
Can you use a 20 amp breaker for window unit air conditioner?
A 20 amp breaker might actually be needed for the installation. It depends on the wattage and voltage of the window air conditioner.
Can a 12000 BTU air conditioner run on 15 amp breaker?
A 12000 BTU air conditioner draws close to 15 amps. While it technically can run on a 15 amp breaker, you may want to use a smaller air conditioner to be on the safe side.
Will a circuit breaker be the cause of an air conditioner not turning on?
It is possible if the circuit breaker has tripped or is faulty. The best way to check is by unplugging the air conditioner, and plugging in a table lamp. If the lamp lights up, then you know that the circuit breaker is working, if not then it is faulty.
What size amp breaker for a 220V air conditioner?
a 2p 20 amp should work fine for a single 220 air conditioner,
Where is the breaker on your central air conditioner?
It should be located "an arms reach" from your condenser.
How do you reconnect a Trip air conditioner?
push breaker all the way OFF, wait 30 sec, turn breaker back on,
What size circuit breaker for a 1 ton air conditioner unit?
About a tenth of a ton.
What is wrong when you switch from fan to air conditioner and it shuts the breaker in the electricity box?
You're actually OPENING the breaker. And it means you're drawing too much power. 1 air conditioner=about 10 box fans. Try unplugging things using the same circuit. An air conditioner draws a lot of juice. An A/C and a microwave, for example, are too much for most homes to handle. Your breaker box should (hopefully) tell you what breaker goes where.
Why did your air conditioning all the sudden quit?
If this is an air conditioner in a home or an apartment, check the circut breaker panel. If this is a automobile air conditioner, check the belt which drives the compressor, and the fusebox for a blown fuse.
Is a 40 amp circuit breaker ok for a 30 amp air conditioner?
Yes. You should use 8 AWG wire from breaker to AC unit.
Double pole 40Amp breaker on a 240volt disconnet that keeps tripping now why it didn't before?
You didn't say what, if anything was on the circuit. If everything is unplugged from the circuit or disconnected from the circuit and breaker still trips then you have a bad breaker or faulty wiring. If you remove all devices from the circuit and it doesn't trip, you need to find out which device causes the breaker to trip by plugging one device in at a time. If the disconnect controls a single device like an air conditioner you would have to turn the power off at the main panel and then physically remove the wires connecting the Air Conditioner to the disconnect. Then turn the power back on and see if the disconnect still trips. Again if it does you have a bad breaker or a short somewhere in the box. If it doesn't trip you have a bad motor whose windings are likely shorted or some other condition that is drawing more than 40 Amps.
