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Our rv airconditioner has only been used several times since we got the rv. At the end of last year we moved to a permanent site in an all sun location, and really need to have it working! When it was very hot out this weekend we put thermostat at 75, it ran for an hour or two then shut off and tripped the breaker. We switched the wire on the breaker over to another air conditioner circuit hoping this would solve the problem. This one tripped also after two hours. We turned it on over night as it was very warm and it ran all night OK. We are a month or so out of warranty, any suggestions, inside filters are clean?

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Check the condenser fan. If its not working, replace it. condensing temp. could be very high which will cause a trip out. Sometimes the condenser fan motor goes faulty. Make sure the condenser is nice and clean and is allowing air through. Feel the top of the condenser and feel how hot it is there. Then feel the bottom and see how hot that temp. is. There should be a big difference in temp.

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The condenser may be restricted with debris or dust making it work harder during the heat of the day.

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