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Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Rawlings120(op): 7:28am On Mar 17, 2017*

I can't stop thanking God for life... Woke up 3am last night only to discover that my air conditioning System was on fire.... And there was light which means the fire could have affected the entire building.. my saving grace was that I live on the ground floor which is not a ceiling roof. else I think it would have been a different Story by now. pls this is so Unusual any opinions from the house on what might have been the cause? so we here can be more educated on this for future avoidance. thanks

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by cbngov01(m): 7:33am On Mar 17, 2017

Huh...its probably a fire day

Was it on when NEPA brought light? Do u always leave it on? Are u using a stab or surge? Cos I noticed that when I use stab with my AC it burns from the fuse.Also what make of AC is it?.but the AC getting burnt itself God knows o....thank God for ur life

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Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by pressplay411(m): 7:47am On Mar 17, 2017

Thank the stars that woke you.
Meanwhile... I woke up in a new Bugatti!

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Nobody: 7:47am On Mar 17, 2017

Thank God it didn't become a disaster.

AC ignition usually arises from the motor overheating due to a voltage that is too high, faulty electrical wiring and/or installation.

You should clean it often to prevent dirt collecting around the motor, this could prevent overheating.

Get a stabiliser to control the voltage.

Use the proper fuse which is meant for the appliance to prevent burning.

Just do proper maintenance and installation so it won't happen again.
Cheers!

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Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by GogetterMD(m): 7:48am On Mar 17, 2017

What brand of AC is it? Do you use a stab/surge protector? Any other device in the house affected?

All these near-burn experiences today sef

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by bjt(m): 8:19am On Mar 17, 2017

Deseo:
Thank God it didn't become a disaster.

AC ignition usually arises from the motor overheating due to a voltage that is too high, faulty electrical wiring and/or installation.

You should clean it often to prevent dirt collecting around the motor, this could prevent overheating.

Get a stabiliser to control the voltage.
Most people do not know that there should be a routine maintenance on ACs just like cars which includes cleaning the filters and dusting the components, we just continue running the unit till their is a fault.

Use the proper fuse which is meant for the appliance to prevent burning.

Just do proper maintenance and installation so it won't happen again.
Cheers!

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by bjt(m): 8:21am On Mar 17, 2017

Deseo:
Thank God it didn't become a disaster.

AC ignition usually arises from the motor overheating due to a voltage that is too high, faulty electrical wiring and/or installation.

You should clean it often to prevent dirt collecting around the motor, this could prevent overheating.

Get a stabiliser to control the voltage.

Use the proper fuse which is meant for the appliance to prevent burning.

Just do proper maintenance and installation so it won't happen again.
Cheers!

Most people do not know that there should be a routine maintenance on ACs just like cars which includes cleaning the filters and dusting the components, we just continue running the unit till there is a fault.

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Rawlings120(op): 9:28am On Mar 17, 2017

cbngov01:
Huh...its probably a fire day

Was it on when NEPA brought light? Do u always leave it on? Are u using a stab or surge? Cos I noticed that when I use stab with my AC it burns from the fuse.Also what make of AC is it?.but the AC getting burnt itself God knows o....thank God for ur life

yea it was on cos we there was light before I even went to bed, not using a stab or all that... its connected directly, it's LG. thanks

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Rawlings120(op): 9:30am On Mar 17, 2017

Deseo:
Thank God it didn't become a disaster.

AC ignition usually arises from the motor overheating due to a voltage that is too high, faulty electrical wiring and/or installation.

You should clean it often to prevent dirt collecting around the motor, this could prevent overheating.

Get a stabiliser to control the voltage.

Use the proper fuse which is meant for the appliance to prevent burning.

Just do proper maintenance and installation so it won't happen again.
Cheers!

thanks a lot for your advice I serviced it about a week ago.

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Rawlings120(op): 9:33am On Mar 17, 2017

GogetterMD:
What brand of AC is it? Do you use a stab/surge protector? Any other device in the house affected?

All these near-burn experiences today sef

The brand is LG... no other stuff was affected .. melting plastic was just dropping on the top the water i planned putting in the fridge which I just drop on the floor under the ac , and I use a rug carpet... honestly can't stop thanking God.

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by Rawlings120(op): 9:34am On Mar 17, 2017

bjt:
Most people do not know that there should be a routine maintenance on ACs just like cars which includes cleaning the filters and dusting the components, we just continue running the unit till there is a fault.

I just did the maintenance a week before this happened .

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by bjt(m): 9:45am On Mar 17, 2017

Rawlings120:
I just did the maintenance a week before this happened .

Who did the maintenance?
Did he touched the electrical connection?
Do you have anti surge protection for the unit?
You really need to get to the root cause for lessons learnt and to prevent reoccurrence.
The incident could have killed you.

Re: Woke Up 3AM Only To Discover My Ac Was On Fire... by GogetterMD(m): 12:53pm On Mar 17, 2017

Rawlings120:
The brand is LG... no other stuff was affected .. melting plastic was just dropping on the top the water i planned putting in the fridge which I just drop on the floor under the ac , and I use a rug carpet... honestly can't stop thanking God.

Thank God for you bro. Please try to troubleshoot the possible causes to avoid a recurrence

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