Wiring a dedicated line


I just put a didicated line in myself for my stereo. The stereo works fine but if I plug an air conditioner into it the fan in the ac unit wont come on but the lights and refridgeration unit do. The fan works in the ac unit when pluged into a different line.

Did I wire it wrong? Is the ac unit getting some power but not enough to run the fan?

I have wired before but never had this problem.

Any help would be great.
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At least in this jurisdiction, this work has to be done by a master electrician. Leaving aside the legalities, as pointed out by Mr. Albertporter, the main concern is one of safety, to which I can add potential insurance woes. A lot of do-it-yourselfers everywhere fiddle with electrical equipment in their home. From experience (I will spare you the details), the electrician (or other tradesperson for that matter) would rather do the job right in the first place than go in after you to set things right. You would be surprised how much they add to their bill for p&s when having to undo the prior amateur work in order to proceed with the more (one would hope) professional work. The same can be said with fiddling with your audio equipment: only the competent should disregard the "do not open no serviceable parts inside" stickers. Better call someone like Sean and get things done properly. Regards.
Sean, what the hell do you do for a living? I thought you were a technician in the electronics/audio field. On that basis, my comment was that over and above not messing with the house wiring, untrained people should not mess with the innards of elctronic components. Well, whatever you do, you appear very knowledgeable to me. While I don't agree with every last word you post, I have to concede that you give rather sane, accurate and useful advice. Sorely needed in these parts. Regards.