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Wiring a dedicated line

I just put a didicated line in myself for my stereo. The stereo works fine but if I plug an air conditioner into it the fan in the ac unit wont come on but the lights and refridgeration unit do. The fan works in the ac unit when pluged into a different line.

Did I wire it wrong? Is the ac unit getting some power but not enough to run the fan?

I have wired before but never had this problem.

Any help would be great.
perfectimage
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
Viridian, I'd call a electrician. It's not that expensive. $400-$1000 +/- bucks depending on your room, distance etc. Call a electrician...I'm sure you can get a free estimate. I did...
winoguy17
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Just wondering... why did you put in a dedicated line for the stereo and than plug an AC into it?
pbb
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At least in this jurisdiction, this work has to be done by a master electrician. Leaving aside the legalities, as pointed out by Mr. Albertporter, the main concern is one of safety, to which I can add potential insurance woes. A lot of do-it-yourselfers everywhere fiddle with electrical equipment in their home. From experience (I will spare you the details), the electrician (or other tradesperson for that matter) would rather do the job right in the first place than go in after you to set things right. You would be surprised how much they add to their bill for p&s when having to undo the prior amateur work in order to proceed with the more (one would hope) professional work. The same can be said with fiddling with your audio equipment: only the competent should disregard the "do not open no serviceable parts inside" stickers. Better call someone like Sean and get things done properly. Regards.
sean
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Pbb, i'm not an electrician and i don't play one on tv either : ) Thanks for the kind words though.

Quite honestly, i had an electrician that i know come over and install what i needed. Not only was he a friend and customer of mine, we shared common ideologies i.e. "overkill". He has since relocated ( due to a divorce ) and i don't know how to contact him. As Pbb stated, NOBODY likes following behind someone else and having to clean up their mess. It eats up time and can be very frustrating to say the least.

Perfectimage, i would do the basics i.e. check for proper plug polarity, voltage, etc... I don't mean to condemn you, but if you don't have the proper tools and know-how to do that, you shouldn't be messing with AC in the first place. As was mentioned, this can get VERY expensive and even deadly if you don't do things right. Sean
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