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<ewingil@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I've a 4 year old Lennox central air conditioner. It has run fine
> until this summer.
> Now after it has been running for about 15 minutes the circuit breaker
> trips and the outside condensor fan stops. When running it does blow
> cool air.
>
> I've heard that it could be the compressor or something else with the
> A/C unit or it could be a bad breaker. Since the unit is only 4 years
> old I'm thinking that it is unlikely that the compressor has gone bad.
> If it were a bad breaker wouldn't it trip as soon as the unit turned
> on?
> Any thoughts?
>
>
Your A/C works harder and draws more energy (RLA) when the
outside temperature is warmer.
Short cycling (on-off-on) is a common cause of those symptoms in
warm weather.
A 30 amp circuit breaker that has been tripped a few times should
really be replaced.
GL
Dan
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