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    Posted: 15 Aug 2020 at 10:31am
Cycling without cooling anything is the issue. Cycling after just several minutes.  OTOH, it is still a mystery why it was previously tripping shore source breakers at campground and back home — no breaker tripped in Pod. Now its not doing that.  
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Aug 2020 at 8:33pm
Originally posted by Tibof

Got the unit to kick on and start.  Fan runs but AC cycles on and off every few minutes.  Local AC RV repair says in their opinion, it's a freon issue and not worth repairing.  Five years old, used very little, and ready for the trash.  New ones are slow in production and not available.  When they are, the cost is around $1000 or so, just for the unit.  Has this been a great RV  or what!   

When you say its cycling on and off, you mean the compressor is cycling? Is the pod getting cool when the compressor is running? If so then it sounds normal. My a/c runs pretty short cycles as well, especially if its not very hot out. Might only be on for 3-4 minutes, then off for 5-6 or so. The temp differential between compressor turn on and off is called hysteresis and is set by the thermostat not the a/c. 

OTOH if the compressor is running but the a/c isn't cooling the pod then that is quite likely a refrigerant leak...
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Got the unit to kick on and start.  Fan runs but AC cycles on and off every few minutes.  Local AC RV repair says in their opinion, it's a freon issue and not worth repairing.  Five years old, used very little, and ready for the trash.  New ones are slow in production and not available.  When they are, the cost is around $1000 or so, just for the unit.  Has this been a great RV  or what!   
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Posts: 115 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Aug 2020 at 7:59pm
Sorry for the double subforum post.  I mistakenly initially posted this under "Maintenance". 

AC has been fine to this point.  Now, when plugged into shore power (home or campground) it blows the shore breaker.  Generator ran the AC just fine, but now it shuts down in overload.  I have no experience with AC, so suggestions as to starting point would be much appreciated.  I can check the compressor and the capacitor, but I want to consult the collective wisdom of the Forum before tearing into this. All other systems in the Pod are running fine. My son recently reported that AC attempted to start with a groan then shut down.
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