Ac Unit Circuit Breaker Trip

Reset it once and only once and see if your unit runs normally.

Ac unit circuit breaker trip.

A loose connection a failed capacitor or a short in the wiring could be responsible. That may be pushing the circuit past the number of amps it was meant to handle. Those issues can be fixed easily by a professional. Always be careful with resetting a circuit breaker.

Loose wire short or electrical component failure. If the breaker doesn t trip again all is well and you can keep using your air conditioner normally. When an air conditioner overheats it draws more amps a measurement of electrical current from the circuit. Well an air conditioner usually trips the breaker because it s pulling in more amps than the breaker is rated for.

To protect you from overcurrents that can damage equipment and cause fires yikes. The most likely reason your ac tripped the breaker is that it overheated. If it keeps tripping then something is wrong. That is if you have a 20 amp breaker and the ac pulls 30 amps the breaker trips.

Air conditioner circuit breaker keeps tripping reset your air conditioner s circuit breaker once and only once. However if the breaker trips again it means there s a serious problem with either your ac or your electrical system or both. When your air conditioner is overheated it will still run but it will pull more amps and if it pulls too many amps the circuit will overload and trip the breaker. A power surge that trips the ac circuit breaker could be caused by a simple electrical issue within the air conditioner.