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05-15-2022, 05:12 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Seymour
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #28442
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AC not coming on?
All
you have been a wealth of knowledge to this newbie....
We are prepping our 2017 3820FK for maiden voyage and my home for a work assignment...
got the water lines all flushed, and mechanical seems OK, EXCEPT...
I set the AC units to see if they will come on and cool (I will be working PT in Texas) I set the programmers, and they show cool, but nothing kicks on
I have the unit hooked to 30A shoreline power....what am I missing?
thanks
bryon
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05-15-2022, 05:16 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Indio
Posts: 103
M.O.C. #19705
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If you're trying to get two AC units to start up, you might have tripped your 30amp circuit breaker...unless you have something like "SoftStartRV" devices installed, the start-up amps may be exceeding the load capability for the 30amp circuit breaker...JMO
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2014 F350 DRW 4x4 Diesel
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05-16-2022, 07:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
Posts: 2,680
M.O.C. #24086
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On 30A you will only be able to run 1 AC unit and some other light loads with it.
Going to TX you will need 2 AC units running.
IF you are on a 30A service in TX I would recommend installing a SoftStartRV at least on 1 unit. Then start the unit without the SoftStartRV first, after it is running for a few minutes, then start the unit with the SoftStartRV.
It would be a good idea to know what each appliance draws so you stay under your 30A limit.
How SoftStartRV works.
Mike Sokol of
RVELECTRICITY FB group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvelectricity/?ref=share
Did a test on the SoftStartRV. He has detailed his results here.
https://www.rvtravel.com/rv-electricity-hard-or-soft-start-caps/
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05-16-2022, 08:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Milwaukie, OR
Posts: 1,468
M.O.C. #23668
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So far this doesn't sound like an overload issue. Even if the 30a breaker at the post tripped, the AC would have first kicked on in order to trip it. If nothing is kicking on when the thermostat is calling for the AC then this issue likely isn't power. For sure double check that the 30a breaker at the post is on and that other 120v items in the trailer work. If they do then it's something else.
Are the AC breakers in the trailer on? Is the thermostat set to a low enough temp to call for cooling? What's the outdoor temp when trying to test the AC? Are you trying to test only one at a time (recommended)?
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05-17-2022, 10:18 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Seymour
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #28442
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Thanks so far
All
thanks for the replies so far...actually out planting
will respond in depth as soon as I can
thanks again
bryon
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05-21-2022, 05:15 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Seymour
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #28442
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got the first one to run...
All
as noted in a couple of the replies, it was not an electric supply problem.
Perhaps I did not have the programming quite right....
I ended up starting over on the ac in the living area, and it started....I could hear it running. hopefully the same will occur in the rear.
Now if I can get the hot water heater and stove gas figured out.....
thanks again
bryon
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