Dometic 57912 I have a dometic 57912 rear ac in my rv that clicks on/off when trying to start the compressor. When plugged into a 50 amp recep it may do it twice but starts and blows cold. When plugged into the generator it may click two or three times and then "pulls down" the genset and does not start. I am working thru some carb issues with the genset which could explain some of the issue due to less than maximum voltage but my forward ac which I believe is a 57915 starts right up on shore or genset power. I'm wondering if I have a start capacitor issue with the rear unit. Any ideas? thanks!!

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how long a power cord do you have and what size conductors are in it. when a a/c shuts down do to thermostat reaching its setting then trys to start back up shortly the pressures dont have time to equalize resulting in high amp draw. if fans runs all the time instead of shutting off with compresser it will call for cooling fast. i have a 2003 cardinal with 2 a/c's the smaller one has a continous fan & the larger one cycles fan with compressor. i have power cord rated for 50 amps. 110 to 115 is still a low vooltage condition.

See if you are getting voltage to the compressor,if so and no amp draw the compressors bad, if you do get an amp draw but wont start try the hard start assist kit.

Lights dim, moaning from AC, just before it trips breaker? Have you checked incoming voltage? What type of plug are you hooked up to, 30, or 50 amp?

To start with, if it's plugged in to a 15 amp breaker, and extension cord, the compressor starting up may just be enough to trip the breaker. It will draw close to 15 amps on start-up of compressor, and if there is a light extension cord used to plug it in, that only makes it worse. Make sure you shut all other breakers off in panel except AC, and try it. If you have water heater on hydro, fridge on hydro, and then try to start AC compressor, you'll be way over the 15 amps, especially if it's a light extension cord.
Keep in mind, in order for fridge to work, you need 12 volts DC (Battery) power going to back of fridge. If the controls aren't lighting up at top, you've most likely got no 12 Volt DC power going to fridge. Check all fuses as well.

Usually just listening closely will give you a rough idea where to look for problem. When you have the fan on and switch to cool, (with temperature turned down low obviously) do you hear any type of "moaning" sounds from AC unit, or see lights in RV dim slightly indicating that compressor is trying to engage? Is the breaker tripping when compressor tries to engage? Do you hear a "click" from AC unit when switched to cool? If none of that happens, then I'd start thinking thermostat, or compressor relay. Normally if it's a faulty capacitor, the compressor will try to engage but will make a "moaning sound" and usually trip the breaker due to excess current draw. Someone experience in electrical should be able to test relays etc, but whoever does work on it, should be aware that those capacitors, as well as hydro in general are very dangerous to work with. The ("zap",- Shock) that you can experience from a capacitor or hydro, can be fatal.

hi,you might need a new compressor...you will need need to go back were you bought capacitor...buy a hard start capacitor too..this might crank the compressor...hope this helps.if you buy it..call an ill tell you how to wire it...if it dont ,you need new compressor...call michael..doctor airr..appl.repair...843-384-8474...

hi,
you have to run a contractor grade extension cord(10-12 gauge) from your rv to run those or theyll do that, the lower the gauge the better, best bet is to plug the rv directly into the outlet, if you cant, get the shortest and thickest extension cord you can.

Its the watts you plug in too like ither 30 watts vs 50 watts. 30 watts will cause your wires to get hot in the unit. just pull down your breaker box and look at those white ground wires.