Portable air conditioner problem turns off then back on

THANKS GUYS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. I hope someone comes up with a solution. I think it is low on freon and it cost more to buy a can of that than It cost to replace it. Here in CA they charge a lot for freon. OMG stupid. So if your having problems with yours some of the comments might be helpful thanks for watching.

I took mine and put it in the middle of the road and ran over it and backed back over it numerous times. It works great now. And it self cleans itself now when it rains outside. Great unit now. Thanks Dodge Ram. I love you.

I think it has to do with the voltage.. connect it to a stronger cord, that runs straight to the main meter box

I’d take it outside and blast it with the garden hose. Stay away from directly spraying electronics. Then hit it with your air gun and set it out in the sun for 6 or 7 hours. If your going to junk it anyway then why not. I wash mine every fall and they all run great the following summer.

We have a slightly different model but the same brand. We cleaned the filters and the coils which didn’t help but our model has a swing feature/ button so when we turned the swing off it fixed the problem of turning off. Thank God

Thank you you saved me alot of money

You should vacuum the dirt out of the coils, not force it in more with compressed air.

at 9:11 is the capacitor their on the bottom right take a pic to see how it is hook up, than get that cap size and try that.Capacitor cost around $25.Make sure to discharge the capacitor first thing.good luck .

I just flood it with a garden hose, works like a charm. In my opinion, nothing works better than water.

If your compressor is getting too hot during running cycle,it will shut off on thermal overload, I would let it cool down or basically if u can cool it down with water or ice pack that would help..you should be able to put in line tap or you can order a compressor port access tool and get that way. You need to hook up your ac gauges in order for you to be able to see what is going on with the compressor and be able to see if are low on freon or is it short cycling...good luck..

Such B.S. some of the new technology. Our portable AC smelled bad and I needed to clean it. Boy did I have fun disassembling it! It's seems they design it in a way that once it's assembles it should never be disassembled. Even after having removed the screws I struggles. I used my wedge tools to try to pry the panels open. The fan had severe mould build up and accessing the fan was work and a half. While trying to remove some panels I ended up snapping off the plastic clips that holds the panels together. I didn't care, it was in places that I couldn't even reach with some of my tools. Long story short. I removed the fan and soaked it in a bleach water bath while having to do some scrubbing. I spent nearly 20 mins trying to clean the fan alone. After having vacuumed off dust and wiped the AC, brought it back upstairs and wife was happy. No smell and the air felt colder. If you don't have some sort of knack for things like this, then you'll end up spending money to get it to a technician or buy a new one. Our portable AC is 3 years old and runs periodically for 4 months out of a year.

is normal, compresssor use to get very hot, i'm using one of these and adapted a disipator and a computer fan blowing the compressor , i had a problem also of water coming out from the front side where blows cool air, there was so much dirty on the radiators, solution if to spread water with high pressure with a hose, this is part of the maintenance someone should do time to time, they work ok if compressor is working, some times compressor make a little noise if base is some how damage after cleaning with water you should leave the unit couple of days without using it, the water could get inside on one of the fans or the circuit unit, don't plug in, leave it couple of days without using it or put it all day long exposed to the sun while opened, these should do the job remember fans blows the hot air from radiator near the compressor, if there much dirt there then unit overheat, compressor turn off for safety after reaching a extreme temperature

Without actually being present to look over the unit, it would appear to be low on freon. A cheap electronic leak detector would verify this. You could also hose down the coils and copper tubing with soapy water and look for bubbles. Either way, if you dont already have the tools to purge, evacuate, and recharge the system, it would be cheaper to get a new one.

My portable aircon was short cycling every minute, I had nothing to lose so I stripped it down and put the garden hose to the radiators. It works just fine now, pitty I purchased a new one only a few days ago. Such is life..

How did you make out with the unit? The evaporator was starting to frost up. I know you just turned it on. Eventually those coils should be sweating from top to bottom. We didn't see the coils after running for a few minutes. If by chance those first for coils frosted over or only sweat there it could be a sign of a leak or a restriction (foreign/dirt) in the system. Yes it can happen is a supposed sealed system. The compressor does get hot. There should be a fan that blows air across it to help cool it. Make sure the fan is working. Not sure if it shares the same fan for the evaporator. Also with the cover off the air may not be directed correctly onto the compressor. I know you had the cover off checking the unit. But it could be a factor at that time as to why it was so hot. Too if the compressor gets to hot it is thermally protected to shut off. So my guess is possible leak, restriction, or maybe a bad fan motor. Just somethings to look for. All the best to you

This looks like the LG that was recalled because it catches on fire.

Pressure switch is for when the unit is to low not too high

I am pretty sure mine has a faulty thermostat. I turn it on, temp says it is like 16c, when in reality its like 28c, so obviously the compressor will not kick in. If i leave it on for a while, like half hour/hour, it seems to sort itself out tho, and works fine. Once summers done, i will take it apart and get the specs of the thermostat and order a new one.

Have got similar issues with my portable air con. Have modified the evaporater drip tray so water trickles on the condenser coils. So let's see. Gonna run a final check on it tomorrow It was working fine without the covers. The rotary compressor does get that hot.

Unit has a float switch in bottom pan when it fills with water float rises and cut off unit.make sure pan is clean and upper and lower drains are clean and unit can drain properly.