Polarity and Air conditioning

[bruceb58]

Re: Polarity and Air conditioning

If mixed circuits (example water pump and compressor on 180 out of phase circuits) are being used you will see polarity problems.

If both items are running on 110V, how could it possibly matter? If you are in your house and you plug 2 items in separate outlets, you will be on different halves of the 220V as well.

 

[kahuna123]

Re: Polarity and Air conditioning

Yes of course you could have that. How else do you get 220-240 for your dryer, ac, ect. The point is most times in the house now we have an isolated neutral we would never know the difference. But on a boat its a different story. Betcha that boat is not bonded.

 

[off the rock]

Re: Polarity and Air conditioning

Yes of course you could have that. How else do you get 220-240 for your dryer, ac, ect. The point is most times in the house now we have an isolated neutral we would never know the difference. But on a boat its a different story. Betcha that boat is not bonded.

Hi GUYS
Tried to start a new thread but keeps bringing me back here
Anyway was going to see if anyone would have any suggestions on my AC problem I have a 25 crownline CR-250, last weekend went to Arkansas and hooked up to shore power everything was fine until I turned on AC it tripped the GFE box
at the dock only when turning on AC tried another plug 3 stalls down and on one plug AC again tripped GFE on bottom plug of same outlet it worked very strange tried various plugs around the dock and they all tripped when I turned on AC, about to give up when this one plug worked, how would I troubleshoot this problem don't want to go to other docks and trip GFE plugs.. Thanks Andy
BTW AC works fine on generator

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Polarity and Air conditioning

Start a new thread by clicking this link:

http://forums.iboats.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=23

 

[kahuna123]

Re: Polarity and Air conditioning

I wouldn't be too concerned. There are LOTS of reasons why that could happen. More than likely it was the shore power and not your boat. Try it some where else and see what happens.