Ac Unit Circuit Breaker Trip

If it keeps tripping then something is wrong.

Ac unit circuit breaker trip.

Reset it once and only once and see if your unit runs normally. Loose wire short or electrical component failure. A loose connection a failed capacitor or a short in the wiring could be responsible. 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. Well an air conditioner usually trips the breaker because it s pulling in more amps than the breaker is rated for. If the breaker doesn t trip again all is well and you can keep using your air conditioner normally. 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.

That may be pushing the circuit past the number of amps it was meant to handle. Always be careful with resetting a circuit breaker. Reset your breaker turn it back on and then turn on your ac. Reasons your ac trips the circuit breaker if the air conditioner is the source of the tripping it may be overheating.

A power surge that trips the ac circuit breaker could be caused by a simple electrical issue within the air conditioner. That s why breakers trip. When an air conditioner overheats it draws more amps a measurement of electrical current from the circuit. That is if you have a 20 amp breaker and the ac pulls 30 amps the breaker trips.