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rideneasy1 · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Location: SALEM NEW HAMPSHIRE

I have a family room 24 by 24 on I believe one circuit.
I have a lamp, computer, cable box and a big screen TV plugged into the circuit.
Each year I also plug in an air conditioner......
I have never had any problems.....
yesterday when I plugged in the air conditioner and ran it on high it seemed ok.
when I went into the room and put on the light and tv and the AC was running on high...it tripped the circuit breaker in the panel.
I went downstairs reset the breaker then went back up......when I went over to the AC to plug it back in I noticed the plug and socket was very hot.
I did not run the AC for the rest of the night.
this morning I went and got a a plug strip with safety breaker on it and plugged in the AC and put it on low, with the setting on energy saver.
After about a few minutes the AC went off and when I checked the strip the breaker on the strip had tripped.
I felt the cord and socket and it was hot.........
the AC unit is old....could this be the problem?
Or is it something in the socket or circuit?
help please

b · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:02 am Post subject:

If the circuit is fine except for when the ac is on... I would summize that it is the ac on the circuit that is the problem. Has the unit been serviced to ensure that it is running properly since it gave you no trouble in earlier years?