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TROUBLESHOOTING THE AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM PROBLEM CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION
VOLTMETER ON AC
CONTROL CENTER
READS ZERO
Shore power cord is not connected Connect the shore power cord
No power is at the shore power source
box
Contact marina management
The breaker installed in the shore power
source box is OFF
Switch ON the circuit breaker
The AC MAIN circuit breaker group is
OFF
Switch ON the circuit breaker group
The appropriate Shore or Generator
circuit breaker group on the AC control
center is OFF
Switch ON the circuit breaker group
The shore power cord failed Replace the cord
The generator ran out of fuel Check the fuel level in the PORT fuel tank; refuel
if necessary
The SAFETY circuit breaker on the
generator control center is OFF
Switch ON the circuit breaker
The generator failed Contact a qualied electrician to make the
appropriate repairs
The voltmeter failed Contact a qualied electrician to make the
appropriate repairs
The wire within the AC electrical system
is loose or disconnected
Contact a qualied electrician to make the
appropriate repairs
NO POWER AT THE
RECEPTACLES, BUT THE
VOLTMETER ON THE
AC CONTROL CENTER
INDICATES AN ADEQUATE
VOLTAGE LEVEL
The receptacles breakers on the AC
control center are OFF
Switch ON the circuit breaker
GFCI has tripped Locate the tripped GFCI and press the RESET
button
THE SHORE #1 OR
SHORE #2 CIRCUIT
BREAKERS ON THE AC
CONTROL CENTER TRIPS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER
BEING RESET
The circuit breaker has failed Contact your Carver dealer to have the circuit
breaker replaced
aIr condItIonIng system
This section applies only to the interior air conditioning system installed at Carver. An aftermarket air conditioning system
may not operate the same as the system outlined in this section.
The air conditioning system needs an AC power source to operate, supplied either by:
• Shore power
• Onboard generator
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LAYOUT
The onboard air conditioning system has two design layouts depending on the location that the yacht is shipped to
standard and high capacity.