January 10, 2010
Home air conditioning unit keeps blowing the fuse?
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Got a new ac unit installed about 7 years ago, has worked perfect all this time and then about 2 weeks ago it stopped working. I opened up the removable panel on the unit itself, which is in the basement, and there was a single fuse hanging off a bunch of wires. Upon closer inspection the fuse was blown, it was a 20 amp brown fuse. I went to the store, bought a box of new ones, same thing, 20 amps and brown and replaced it. Within a minute it kicked on again and has worked great. Now, last night it stopped working again, so I opened the panel again to find that this 2 week old fuse I just put in is now blown also. Took it out, replaced it, and ac kicked right on and is running great. Both times I checked the circuit breaker first and it was not popped so that is okay, anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?
Ok so after about 3 hours of the new fuse being put in today and the ac running perfect, I came home to an 82 degree house while it was set to 68…I felt air coming out of the vents but it wasnt cold, went down to check the fuse again but this time it wasnt even blown. I have just air coming out of the vents not cold air. Also, the fuse that I have been talking about is an automotive fuse, there is a bundle of wires inside the panel and hanging off them are 2 wires with female connectors, this is where the brown, flat, 5amp fuse was plugged in.
Anyone have any ideas now that we have some new info?
Air Conditioning Repair Melbourne FL
Got a new ac unit installed about 7 years ago, has worked perfect all this time and then about 2 weeks ago it stopped working. I opened up the removable panel on the unit itself, which is in the basement, and there was a single fuse hanging off a bunch of wires. Upon closer inspection the fuse was blown, it was a 20 amp brown fuse. I went to the store, bought a box of new ones, same thing, 20 amps and brown and replaced it. Within a minute it kicked on again and has worked great. Now, last night it stopped working again, so I opened the panel again to find that this 2 week old fuse I just put in is now blown also. Took it out, replaced it, and ac kicked right on and is running great. Both times I checked the circuit breaker first and it was not popped so that is okay, anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?
Ok so after about 3 hours of the new fuse being put in today and the ac running perfect, I came home to an 82 degree house while it was set to 68…I felt air coming out of the vents but it wasnt cold, went down to check the fuse again but this time it wasnt even blown. I have just air coming out of the vents not cold air. Also, the fuse that I have been talking about is an automotive fuse, there is a bundle of wires inside the panel and hanging off them are 2 wires with female connectors, this is where the brown, flat, 5amp fuse was plugged in.
Anyone have any ideas now that we have some new info?
Air Conditioning Repair Melbourne FL
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