Intermittent AC Issue
Hey, folks. I’m a long-time member but have not posted in several years. Now I find myself in need of help trouble shooting an intermittent problem with the AC unit on my 2013 Premier 19FBR. On our first trip this year, the AC ran on the 30-amp campground circuit but it failed to cool. It also ran but failed to cool when we got home and I plugged into a 20-amp circuit in my garage on which it has run fine previously. So, I took the trailer to a service center where they found it to function just fine (40-degree air coming out of the ducts). Hmmm. Before our next trip I again plugged into my garage circuit and could hear the compressor trying to come on (repeatedly) only to shut off after a second or two each time (the fan continued to run). I then plugged into a different outlet on the outside of my house (which I later discovered was only a 15-amp circuit) and everything seemed to work just fine. So, I assumed there was something wonky with the power at the first campground and my garage circuit. Fast forward to our next outing and the compressor again tried to come on repeatedly but would shout down each time (fan continued to run). Other units around us were having no issues. Just for grins, I tried running it in the morning when fewer units were running around us and it seemed to work fine but then failed to cool later in the day. When we got home, it tripped the breaker on the 15-amp ourdoor outlet on which it seemed to run fine a few days earlier. I would appreciate suggestions as to how to trouble shoot the issue. Seems like the compressor is not getting enough power to start and continue running. Do these things have capacitors like home AC units?
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Bill
Kalamazoo, MI
2013 Premier 19FBPR
2023 Ford F150 SuperCrew 5.0L V8, 3.73 Rear Axle (Photo to be updated)
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