Depending on the age of the house (breaker box), breakers do wear over
time and become more resistive. When you turn your AC on, it gets very
hot and that's what typically causes breakers to trip. The breakers
trip when they get hot due to overcurrent, or just old age.

My personal experience was that my box was so old (1968), the busses
feeding the circuit had corroded to about 1/2 the size and basically
lit up like a lightbulb when the AC was on, causing the breakers to
trip. I had to remove the box.

Good luck,
tim1198

It sounds a lot like your unit is drawing excessive amperage.

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"A.Taylor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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I live in Dallas and the weather has been very nice until today. Today
I
decided to use the central A/C, the unit ran without incident for
maybe 20
minutes than the circuit breaker tripped. I reset the breaker and 10
minutes
later again the circuit breaker tripped (The a/c was cold before the
breaker
tripped and returned cold after I flipped the breaker). What is going
on
here?

I believe I have a heat pump unit (you know the one that gets cold but
not
as cold as someone with a regular unit). Thanks in advance.

A.Taylor wrote:
> I live in Dallas and the weather has been very nice until today. Today I
> decided to use the central A/C, the unit ran without incident for maybe 20
> minutes than the circuit breaker tripped. I reset the breaker and 10 minutes
> later again the circuit breaker tripped (The a/c was cold before the breaker
> tripped and returned cold after I flipped the breaker). What is going on
> here?
>
> I believe I have a heat pump unit (you know the one that gets cold but not
> as cold as someone with a regular unit). Thanks in advance.
>
>
Is the fan running on your outdoor condenser unit when you have the air
on and the breaker is not tripped? Is it cool air at the indoor air
vents when the AC is running? Had any storms around lately?

Bob

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First, a heat pump should have exactly the same cooling capacity as a
regular A/C unit of the same tonnage. You should really have your unit
serviced yearly to be sure it is working at maximum capacity and
efficiency. As to the breaker tripping, it is hard to diagnose without
being there, but from what you describe, it sounds more like a problem
in the electrical service to the unit rather than a problem with the
unit itself, but there are many possibilities, and unless you have some
basic experience with electrical work, it is best left to a pro. Your
best bet would be to call an A/C company, explain the problem to them,
and ask that they send an experienced service tech out. Most larger
companies will have techs with varying amounts of experience, and some
with more expertise in certain areas than others, so it wil be in their
best interest as well as yours to send someone out that can diagnose
your system rather than guess at it. Good luck, Larry

"Bob Urz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is the fan running on your outdoor condenser unit when you have
the air
> on and the breaker is not tripped? Is it cool air at the indoor
air
> vents when the AC is running? Had any storms around lately?
>
and check your filter

I think you need to check the time/date on your computer. That would make
this group happy.

cm
"A.Taylor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I live in Dallas and the weather has been very nice until today. Today I
> decided to use the central A/C, the unit ran without incident for maybe 20
> minutes than the circuit breaker tripped. I reset the breaker and 10
> minutes
> later again the circuit breaker tripped (The a/c was cold before the
> breaker
> tripped and returned cold after I flipped the breaker). What is going on
> here?
>
> I believe I have a heat pump unit (you know the one that gets cold but not
> as cold as someone with a regular unit). Thanks in advance.
>
>

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:24:13 GMT, "PipeDown" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>"Shopdog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Damn, this is going to top my list for awhile! I think maybe I'll wait it
>> out though!
>
>
>Just hit delete and it will disappear from your viewer but not anyone elses.

Yes. With some news clients, Shopdog will have to wait 9 years before
the first post in this thread goes away. It probably won't be deleted
because of age, because it has a negative age. When the first post
is deleted, the others will be in date order, like usual.

>The date stamp comes from the server not the originating PC unless you use
>malicous software.

I don't think so, at least not all the time. When my clock is wrong
and I post with Agent, whatever my own clock shows is what shows in
the list. I set this post for 10:42 AM, before the post I'm replying
to, so you all can see.

Damn, this is going to top my list for awhile! I think maybe I'll wait it
out though!

"Bob Urz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> A.Taylor wrote:
>> I live in Dallas and the weather has been very nice until today. Today I
>> decided to use the central A/C, the unit ran without incident for maybe
>> 20
>> minutes than the circuit breaker tripped. I reset the breaker and 10
>> minutes
>> later again the circuit breaker tripped (The a/c was cold before the
>> breaker
>> tripped and returned cold after I flipped the breaker). What is going on
>> here?
>>
>> I believe I have a heat pump unit (you know the one that gets cold but
>> not
>> as cold as someone with a regular unit). Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
> Is the fan running on your outdoor condenser unit when you have the air
> on and the breaker is not tripped? Is it cool air at the indoor air vents
> when the AC is running? Had any storms around lately?
>
> Bob
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Good advice on checking if the outside fan is running. If it is siezed or
shorted that can trip the breaker. IF it is open and not running that can
also trip the breaker by causing the compressor to draw to much curret, .
After checking this replace the breaker if you can DIY it.

A.Taylor said something like:
> I live in Dallas and the weather has been very nice until today. Today I
> decided to use the central A/C, the unit ran without incident for maybe 20
> minutes than the circuit breaker tripped. I reset the breaker and 10
> minutes
> later again the circuit breaker tripped (The a/c was cold before the
> breaker
> tripped and returned cold after I flipped the breaker). What is going on
> here?
>
> I believe I have a heat pump unit (you know the one that gets cold but not
> as cold as someone with a regular unit). Thanks in advance.


I had the exact same thing, and after talking my service technician OUT of
replacing board after board in the indoor part of my a/c unit, we went to
the circuit breaker and discovered that that the wire to it was loosely
screwed in.

And discolored.

This by itself can cause a circuit breaker to throw.

We tightened the screw and it has been fine ever since.

Note: PULEEZ shut down the universe before attempting touching that screw.



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