Outside Breaker Box For Ac Unit

Note that the color and exact location of the box may vary.

Outside breaker box for ac unit. Switch the main breaker to the off position to remove all power to the panel box that holds the ac unit s circuit breaker. Locate the grey power box mounted near the outside air conditioning unit. Also if you re relying on a crankcase heater to warm up the unit enough to not cause damage when it s cool outside the power should be restored to the air conditioner 72 hours before running it. According to carrier hvac the box is typically 8 inches wide and 16 inches high.

Halex 60 amp 120 240 volt non fuse metallic ac disconnect hnf60r 1 per pack. This will generally be a two pole or 240 volt alternating current vac circuit breaker. After some investigating you determine that your outside ac unit isn t running but the inside is. Despite hearing the sound of the ac turning on your house is not cooling down as it used to.

Your outside ac hums but the fan doesn t spin or the entire outside ac unit isn t working at all. Typically this means one of two things. This box will allow the power to be cut to the condensing unit without entering the residence.