Dometic Rooftop RV Air Conditioner "checking amp draw ac" Questions

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...option on water heater. AC may only draw 12-15 amps when running if good and clean and wired properly, but will draw 17-18 amps when compressor kicks in. Perhaps generator not designed for that

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...breaker works fine and so does air conditioner Possible overcharge or bad breaker. You need to check the amp draw for the unit. If you draw under full load amps and trips breaker breaker is ...

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...amp circuit has to run all the devices that are on that circuit.  Some ac can draw that much current alone depending on how many btu's it is.  Unplug everything from that circuit except ...

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AC draws more current in hot mode Its a 1.5 Ton General. In Cold mode it draws 9 Amp but in Hot mode It draws 15 Amp where as rated current is 10.7, still the heating is OK. If this is aheat pump or ...

...wave inverters. Yes it will work if the inverter and battery bank you have in place will allow for 16-19 amp draw on startup. 11-14 amp load continuous draw. This is measured per minute not per

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...amp draw do I have to disconnect any wires. I am going to contact the trailer place that installed the AC unit but I want to be sure that it wasn't something wrong with my trailers prewiring from ...

...amp draw when compressor kicks in that will pull it way down, if not strong enough. Take for example the fact that a dedicated 20 amp breaker and cable are the norm for RV's to use for AC now. Double ...

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...amp draw thru the compressor circuit. the compressor may very well be "locked rotor" and be pulling a high amp draw. that magic number for locked rotor amps should be listed on the compressor ...

...amp draw that would be good. Look on the data tag on the outside unit and look for RLA or "running load amps". Running amp draw should never exceed this number, it should actually normally run 10% ...

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amp breaker, and extension cord, the compressor starting up may just be enough to trip the breaker. It will draw close to 15 amps on start-up of compressor, and if there is a light extension cord used

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