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A/C Breaker Keeps Tripping

Name: ryan  City: boonsboro

Question: have a/c unit .. unit runs ( liquid line hot ) not warm.. runs for a few minutes and then trips breaker... condensor shuts down, blower motor in furnace keeps running.. could it be bad capacitor or so.. or just bad charge and shutting off on high limit.. help

Name: Tommy | Date: May 28, 2006, 20:56
Answer: Bad charge nope, High limit nope. Neither will cause a breaker to trip. They only break the low voltage and dissengage the contactor for high. If breaker tripping possible loose high voltage wire, or bad compressor