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| bes777
 |  "A/C stopped after breaker tripped"
, posted Mon 2 Jun 15:56  
A week after installing a fan/light in my living room, a breaker tripped cuasing the living room (and evidentally the A/C) to go dark. The living room lights and fan were easily turned back on by re-setting the breaker; however, I cannot get the A/C to run again. I can only assume that the A/C has a similar reset button but I have been unable to find it, or unlucky at resetting it. Any direction or help you can provide would be helpful.
Thank you!
Warm without A/C in Atlanta
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| theduke03
| "Re(1):A/C stopped after breaker tripped" , posted Mon 2 Jun 17:06:
Your light and a/c are on separate circuits. It is just a coincidence that it stopped running when you tripped the breaker for your lights. This means something else is wrong and you should probably call a pro. Was the breaker for the outdoor unit or indoor unit tripped? Will the blower run if you set fan switch to on? Do you have a meter?
"My dad was the most feared furnace fighter in Northern Indiana."
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| | angela221
| "Re(2):A/C stopped after breaker tripped" , posted Fri 1 Aug 04:56
I am having the same problem. My house has frequent power surges during extreme heat or storms. The lights dim way down and then my A/C breaker starts tripping. The outside compressor is making a low humming noise but not turning on. The copper line is cold and the coils don't look dirty. This only happens during power surges. The last time I had to turn the unit off because it kept tripping the breaker. I called A/C repair and they did something outside which they said was simple and they didn't charge me. I don't recall what they did. It's happening again and I can't get the unit to switch on at all. Any ideas? Is there a reset switch somewhere? It seems like it was something like that. Thanks, Angela
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