Air conditioner shuts off when fuse blows

[matt2364]

My room is currently cooled by one window air conditioner. Whenever the power goes out the air conditioner does not automatically restart. I have to manually turn it back on. This is not a problem, unless I am not home when it happens and my tank temperature rises. It is currently 95 degrees in Ohio, so the tank heats up really quick. I actually am about to buy a second air conditioner to keep my room cool enough for my tank. Does anyone know of anything I could plug the air conditioners into that would automatically restart them? Thanks.

 

[rollagore]

I to would love to know if anyone has an answer to this. I have the same prob.

 

[jerl77]

buy a new one to be safe.i got a chiller so i dont have to count on the ac unit or my wife.to this day the best thing i got so far.

 

[silverdak]

mine does the same thing... its less than a year old... we also got a brand new one for the downstairs... I believe it is a safty feature of them. nothing is wrong with yours I dont believe

 

[matt2364]

I know nothing is wrong with it, I am just wondering if there is anything you can plug it into or something so that it will automatically restart.

 

[forcrz6]

The reset circuit on the AC will trip if the Consumption is greater that the supply. So to prevent Damage and poss fire the Circuit will trip. This circuit will only trip if conditions are met.
1 The Plug or line are reaching a unsafe temp,
2 The Required power to operate or turn on the compressor is more than the Circuit will allow at that time.
I have a feeling this is happening mostly when you are gone and you have all your tank lights on and every thing is running in your room. Including the AC. The circuit will trip once the Compressor goes on. Am I correct?
But to answer your question. No The GFC Circuit that is poping is there for protction. It is doing this for a reason. And that reason is 100% not good. Messing with this may cause at the least a blowen ac. and at the worst Total loss of the house via fire that an Insurance will not cover due to tampering of the electrical equipment that caused the issue.
Best bet is to run a cord to a different outlet that is not being used by you rooms circuit. The Only other choice and Prob a better 1 is to call an electriction and have him add a seperate line to you room for either the AC or the Tank. I did this to my tank and had him put on GFC plugs in to the wall I have a total separate circuit for the tank.

 

[matt2364]

I am fine with everything blowing. It is an old house that I am renting and do not want to put money into electrical. Everything usually trips when I am using the vacuum cleaner or something like that. I am just wondering if there is something that I could get that would automatically reset the air conditioner once the power comes back on.

 

[nordy]

Originally Posted by matt2364
http:///forum/post/2642937
My room is currently cooled by one window air conditioner. Whenever the power goes out the air conditioner does not automatically restart. I have to manually turn it back on. This is not a problem, unless I am not home when it happens and my tank temperature rises. It is currently 95 degrees in Ohio, so the tank heats up really quick. I actually am about to buy a second air conditioner to keep my room cool enough for my tank. Does anyone know of anything I could plug the air conditioners into that would automatically restart them? Thanks.
Is the fuse or circuit breaker tripping when your A/C tries to restart? This is normal on unprotected window units if power just flickers off and then tries to come back on within seconds or a minute or so-the refrigerant starts to warm up and will cause such a load on the compressor motor that amp draw will try to go through the roof almost immedialtely. Or do you have to restart your A/C after power is restored to the circuit it is on? Some window units and about all central units have timers that won't restart the compressor until about 5 to 10 minutes have passed. This is a safety feature that should not be bypassed. Circuit breakers should not have an automatic restart as the cause of the overload must be determined before it is manually.
A small chiller may be a better solution for you-musc less power draw than a window unit and less likely to trip a breaker when trying to restart.

 

[matt2364]

Alright. When the breaker trips, it does not come on automatically usually. I, or one of my roomates has to go downstairs and flip the breaker switch again to restart everything. At this time everything in my room, except my computer and air conditioner will turn back on. I know that mine does not have a 5-10 minute restart feature.
Sounds like there is nothing I can do about this. I would love to get a small chiller, but I have not been able to find any that are modestly priced. Cheapest I have found were about $300. Yes, I have checked the

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and craig.

 

[forcrz6]

The Circuit that you are blowing is nothing but Fuses. Have you considered going to the hardware store and picking up new fuse for more amps?

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by forcrz6
http:///forum/post/2644180
The Circuit that you are blowing is nothing but Fuses. Have you considered going to the hardware store and picking up new fuse for more amps?
WHOA! Don't do this!
Fuses are sized what they are sized for a reason. Simply increasing the value of the fuse is basically guaranteeing a catastrophic wire failure at best, an electrical fire at worst.
To the OP... yeah, you're stuck. Breakers and fuses have to be manually reset for a reason, to allow the homeowner to clear the fault (unplug what is shorted out, reduce the load, etc) before resetting. There is no such thing as a circuit breaker that will automatically reset itself.
As far as your air conditioner is concerned, it likely has an electronic control panel on it rather than manual, mechanical "dial" type controls. The power loss to the unit causes the electronics to reset to their default, which is "off." The only way to solve this is to install a new air conditioner with manual controls, or rip it apart and retrofit a mechanical control on it in place of the electronic one, but this is beyond the scope of most folks.
If your breakers or fuses are opening chronically, then you have a dangerous overload condition that should be rectified, either by installing an additional circuit for your air conditioner or by removing some equipment from that circuit. Sorry, but you're about stuck if you dont' want to do anyof these things.

 

[macchicks]

but even if you cant upgrade the breaker my understanding is that a breaker that has popped multiple times should be replaced.
The more you pop it the weaker it gets.
Have the breaker replaced with the same size. they are cheap.

 

[sman]

Originally Posted by macchicks
http:///forum/post/2645413
but even if you cant upgrade the breaker my understanding is that a breaker that has popped multiple times should be replaced.
The more you pop it the weaker it gets.
Have the breaker replaced with the same size. they are cheap.
I also thought this was true, our microwave always used to pop the breaker if you stopped it early, when we remodeled the new microwave would pop the old breaker almost instantly, we replaced the breaker with one of the SAME amperage and now the new one runs fine.
Im no electrical genius by any means, just my story, I would wait until SCSInet chimes in, hes very smart, lol.

 

[forcrz6]

True you don't want to do that if the Wires are not ASG rated for it. Again Back to the electrician. to find out what you can and cant do.
Again The only hope you have I think is to Call the eletricitan and get a dedicated circuit to this room for 1 of the 2.
And to Run an "Extension cord will not be good "UNLESS" it is rated for the amps that you are pulling to that AC. A regular Ext. cord will not do it. That will heat up too quick and we are back to what we have stated b4 Fire.
Best bet is to get the Circuit tested by an electricitan, and see if a bigger amp fuse can be put in. It is the Cheapest and quickest way to solve the issue. Sry that I did not make that clear b4.

 

[salty blues]

Originally Posted by forcrz6
http:///forum/post/2645739
True you don't want to do that if the Wires are not ASG rated for it. Again Back to the electrician. to find out what you can and cant do.
Again The only hope you have I think is to Call the eletricitan and get a dedicated circuit to this room for 1 of the 2.
And to Run an "Extension cord will not be good "UNLESS" it is rated for the amps that you are pulling to that AC. A regular Ext. cord will not do it. That will heat up too quick and we are back to what we have stated b4 Fire.
Best bet is to get the Circuit tested by an electricitan, and see if a bigger amp fuse can be put in. It is the Cheapest and quickest way to solve the issue. Sry that I did not make that clear b4.
With all due respect, it's "electrician", not "electricitan".

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by salty blues
http:///forum/post/2646034
With all due respect, it's "electrician", not "electricitan".
We should take after the British. "Sparky" is easier to spell.

 

[ifirefight]

Originally Posted by forcrz6
http:///forum/post/2644180
The Circuit that you are blowing is nothing but Fuses. Have you considered going to the hardware store and picking up new fuse for more amps?
This keeps me in business.

 

[forcrz6]

Originally Posted by salty blues
http:///forum/post/2646034
With all due respect, it's "electrician", not "electricitan".
Ty. I was typing to quick and did not pay attention.

 

[matt2364]

Alright thanks for all the responses guys. I will try and see if the land lord can put in an additional circuit. Or maybe I should just unplug my computer before running the vacuum and a few random things like that.