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rlrcstrs
07-04-03, 08:43 PM
Last fall I had a new circuit breaker panel installed. I just now noticed that right above the new panel is a small box - about a 5-inch cube - where the A/C comes into the panel.
Why would the electrician have used this small box (don't know what it is exactly) for the A/C rather than take it directly into the panel?
Why would the electrician have used this small box (don't know what it is exactly) for the A/C rather than take it directly into the panel?
KField
07-04-03, 08:57 PM
It is probably a junction box where the electrician made the connections to add a length of wire to your a/c feed. It may have been too short. A connection of that type inside the panel box is not allowed.
rlrcstrs
07-04-03, 10:07 PM
That sounds right. I know he mentioned the wire was not long enough so that must be why he installed this box.
For some reason the A/C is not working. I was hoping perhaps the answer lay in this box and would be easily fixable.
It was working before he did this.
For some reason the A/C is not working. I was hoping perhaps the answer lay in this box and would be easily fixable.
It was working before he did this.
hvac4u
07-05-03, 09:38 AM
you say it worked before he did this, did it work afterwards? since it was done last fall, i would suspect this may not be the problem. to rule this out and go further, we will need to find out if there is voltage at the outdoor unit. do you have a meter? does the indoor unit run? we need more info....
rlrcstrs
07-05-03, 10:05 AM
The new panel was installed in November and the A/C was fine before that (I used it until about September.) This year it doesn't work.
The indoor unit works - I can hear it - but the fans don't turn in the unit outside.
No, I don't have a meter and I doubt I would know what to do with it anyway.
The electrician was quite unreliable. He supposedly fixed some loose plugs - which now only work with a lot of jiggling!
The indoor unit works - I can hear it - but the fans don't turn in the unit outside.
No, I don't have a meter and I doubt I would know what to do with it anyway.
The electrician was quite unreliable. He supposedly fixed some loose plugs - which now only work with a lot of jiggling!
hvac4u
07-05-03, 10:11 AM
hate for you to call an electrician, only to find out it is an a/c problem. is there a breaker designated for the a/c? be sure it is on. an a/c guy should be able to straigten it out. also, check the outdoor disconnect switch for fuses. put your wear to the unit near the electrical connection.....do you hear a hum? if so, i would suspect the unit is getting the signal to come on, but no high voltage is present.
rlrcstrs
07-05-03, 10:20 AM
I don't know how to check for fuses outside. Also, not sure if I will be able to get down close enough to hear a hum - it's one foot off the ground and it's muddy.
If no voltage is present, how do I correct that? Is it easy to do?
If no voltage is present, how do I correct that? Is it easy to do?