RV Air Conditioner -- Will not start

[Ministik Man]

2011 Tango 27' RV trailer with Air conditioner
Worked great last year
Plugged in to the Honda 3000eu Generator on Saturday and turned on the air conditioner and stalled the generator...
Did not trip the breaker in the trailer but stales the generator
This has never happened before

It is like the air conditioner compressor is under load and is in like "lock rotor" situation

Is there a pressure release valve on air conditioners

WHat do you think it can be???

Ya the warranty was up last fall...... of course....

 

[sled_wrangler]

Make sure you have nothing else on power until the ac has gotten going ... Mine did the same thing and I noticed my fridge was on auto so it went to power as soon as I started the geni

 

[kakwa climber]

My Honda wouldnt run my ac so I bought Yamaha. Keep trying it once it moves it will start

 

[DRD]

Make sure the hot water is on gas only??

 

[hbar218]

try plugging into your house to see if it works that way

 

[the_real_wild1]

try plugging into your house to see if it works that way

This before anything else.

 

[dpolacik]

And make sure your batteries are hooked up correctly...sounds stupid but have seen it before.

 

[Caper11]

try plugging into your house to see if it works that way

X3


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[magnet]

Mine did the same thing this year. Moved generator closer so on 30 amp power and took all she had to get it going the first time all good after that generator was huffing and puffing for a good 30 seconds though

 

[DaveB]

Lots of the US boys run these....

 

[higher n you]

Lots of the US boys run these....

These work!
Could be a few things. If you tried to start it shortly after you shut it off this will happen. Usually wait 15min before trying to restart. Can also happen when using an extension cord or plugged into 15amp on genny. As mentioned before make sure water heater and fridge are on propane mode.

 

[Caper11]

Lots of the US boys run these....

I'm getting one of these fri. Thanks for sharing.


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[Caper11]

I got my hard start kit in and I can now start my ac with my 2800 Yamaha, I don't have to shut off my fridge, or turn on the fan before startup. This is a very cheap upgrade, Thanks everyone!


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[steve250f]

Check the fan on ac unit on the roof mine seems to seize up every winter give it a spin an then it's fine the rest of the year

 

[Murminator]

Lots of the US boys run these....

Dave beat me to it....It is like a soft start on a pump it slowly winds it up rather than a big blast all at once

 

[Iron Horse Racing]

OK so where can you buy this locally ?

 

[OVERKILL 19]

My ac stalls my Honda too if you have it on auto idle. Mine will run fine if I'm up already high idle

 

[Caper11]

Dave beat me to it....It is like a soft start on a pump it slowly winds it up rather than a big blast all at once

From the reading ive done before i had mine installed, it's not like a "soft start". It's more like a shot of nitrous to give the ac more juice to over come "locked rotor" on startup. Most AC units do not have a start capacitor, mine did not, others have a smaller capacitor that gets replaced with a larger one.
Even plugged in to the house I notice the ac starts so much smoother, and does not dim the trailer lights.


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[hbar218]

all it is basically is a storage of power for the initial start up of the compressor