Was my 220 line split?

Question

Hi, I have a separate 220 line for my air conditioning Unit. Recently electricians needed to rewire the building I live in. Put in two new 3 prongs sockets. I just discover that when I turned my air conditioner on; there was hardly any power, even on high speed the fan was very slow. When I shut off all the circuit breakers; the AC unit did not shut off - no circuit breaker for this line? Weird; also the two sockets aren't working either. They had a reset button and yet they won't work. I'm upset as well as scare that they didn't know what they were doing. A neighbor with a 220 line has 7 circuit breakers,(two 20 switches in same panel). I only have 5. Four of which shows a 20 on the breaker switch (Type BR102; Type C102; 120/240 v ~; Cu/A/ SWD; HACR Type; Lister Cir Bkr; 1 Pole J-969; the fifth reads 15 on the breaker switch Type TB; 1 Pole 120/240 VAC; HACR Type; UL Listed Cir Bkr; AD-6519. I'd like to tell mgment what the problem might be. Can anyone help me please!

Answer 1

It definitely sounds like they hooked up something wrong.

Document everything in case your AC unit fails in the near future. Drawing incorrect voltage could have damaged the unit.^

Answer 2

Why would you particularly care what the problem is if you didn't do it.  Just get the jerkoff "electricians" back to redo the job properly.  If they didn't check their work when they were done they should  be fined and their licenses pulled.    The recepts with the reset buttons are probably ground fault recepts, which are there for protection near water, there may also be a reset button on the breaker for this circuit.   Really doesn't sound like these guys knew what they were doing.

Answer 3

Sounds like you've got a bit of a mess there.  There should definitely be a breaker which turns off the circuit which runs the A/C.  And if the A/C unit has a 220 plug on it, you may be drawing from only 1 hot line instead of 2.  Thus, the low power.

  And the fact that neither of the new outlets is working clearly indicates that there was some improper or incomplete wiring done.  Those "electricians" need to come back & do the job right.

Answer 4

They hooked the air handler up to 115 volts by mistake. Call them!