Powerful storms hit El Paso once again. And, power outages are an unfortunate reality of these storms…not only do we lose the lights but we also lose air conditioning.
“The problem can likely be solved by properly resetting the circuit breaker within the air conditioning system.”
After suffering in the sweltering heat for hours, the moment power is restored you want that air conditioner back on. Unfortunately, many will find that the air conditioner won’t kick back on. The problem can likely be solved by properly resetting the circuit breaker within the air conditioning system.
Five Simple Steps to Resetting Your Air Conditioner
- Turn the system off at the thermostat. This will stop the thermostat from calling for cooling until you have reset both the external and internal breakers.
- Find the breaker box in your home and flip the breaker for the AC to the “off” position.
- Flip the breaker for the AC back on.
- Now, wait 30 minutes. During this time, the internal breaker in your air conditioner will reset. During the 30 minutes, keep the thermostat in the “off” position. The internal breaker cannot reset if the thermostat is calling for cooling.
- After 30 minutes, turn the thermostat back to “cool,” and the air conditioner should turn back on.