Hello
My neighbor's central AC 30 amp circuit breaker kept tripping. We checked it and the compressor was working, the line was cold as if there was enough freon but the air blowing out the top did not seem very strong. The FLA - Full Load Voltage is 17 Amps and we measured each of the 240 legs at 15 amps.
So today I went back and the 30 amp breaker in the panel was tripped again. So I got the coil cleaner out and cleaned the coil and put in a brand new Simens 30 Amp breaker. Yes it is a Siemens 200 amp 40 circuit panel. The coils do look cleaner on the inside but it did not seem like the hose spay water was super dirty. See pics(Pic 2 is coils before cleaning and pic 5 is coils after cleaning) Were they real dirty?
After doing all this the 30 amp breaker tripped almost right away when it was started up. Sounded like the compressor may have come on for a min.
So I shut the 60 amp breaker off outside and reset the 30 amp breaker back on inside. Then I went outside and turned the 60 amp breaker back on and just heard a buzz. The fan was not moving and the compressor did not turn on!
Please help? I can check and take more pics if needed.
My neighbor's central AC 30 amp circuit breaker kept tripping. We checked it and the compressor was working, the line was cold as if there was enough freon but the air blowing out the top did not seem very strong. The FLA - Full Load Voltage is 17 Amps and we measured each of the 240 legs at 15 amps.
So today I went back and the 30 amp breaker in the panel was tripped again. So I got the coil cleaner out and cleaned the coil and put in a brand new Simens 30 Amp breaker. Yes it is a Siemens 200 amp 40 circuit panel. The coils do look cleaner on the inside but it did not seem like the hose spay water was super dirty. See pics(Pic 2 is coils before cleaning and pic 5 is coils after cleaning) Were they real dirty?
After doing all this the 30 amp breaker tripped almost right away when it was started up. Sounded like the compressor may have come on for a min.
So I shut the 60 amp breaker off outside and reset the 30 amp breaker back on inside. Then I went outside and turned the 60 amp breaker back on and just heard a buzz. The fan was not moving and the compressor did not turn on!
Please help? I can check and take more pics if needed.