Air conditioning unit failed

[slarson1us]

I have an old (1993) Ocean Air 17000 BTU unit in my 32’ Bayliner Avanti. Last weekend I tried it for the first time this year. I’ve always had to prime the hose from the pump to the compressor, and this year, when I tried to use turn it on by hitting the “run” button after selecting the cooling temperature, it tripped the breaker. I reset it a couple of times, with the same result. The last time I tried, the digital display on the control went haywire, showing a couple of different numbers before settling on a “1”. It now fluctuates between different numbers, none of them close to the real temperature. The pump doesn’t seem to be pumping (I took off the line leading to the compressor) either, but I’m not sure it would until the unit came on. Any ideas?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Steve

 

[waterone1@aol.com]

Re: Air conditioning unit failed

please see the replies to your same post under the electronics section.

 

[codfather II]

Re: Air conditioning unit failed

Did the unit turn on for a few minutes then shut off??? I had a problem like your last year. I too had to prime the pump to get it to start. Half way through the season even that didn't work. I finally replaced the raw water pump feeding the compressor. I'm not sure about the digital display problem, Mine has the old manual style controls. Good luck. I'm far from an expert so you better get some more advise before replacing the pump first.