Re: [A/S] Air Conditioner on Fritz

While the yearly routine maintenance (ie clean condenser coils, squirrel cage blower, oil fan motor, pull evaporator cover and clean evaporator coils) is
not as easy as say, cleaning the inside air filters, it is not all that difficult and properly maintained, a 15 year old AC will produce exactly the same level of cooling performance as a new one. If a person has a preference to replace periodically rather than maintain, that is a acceptable, but usage in of itself has nothing to do with the performance of the unit (again assuming proper maintenance). I will acknowledge that most users have likely NEVER had their AC unit properly maintained and it can be difficult to find a qualified individual to do such. I also understand that most users also have NO desire to crawl up on their Airstream roof and mess with the AC, so I do understand why so many just replace the AC when anything goes wrong, but understand that in most cases, the units are totally repairable regardless of what is wrong (even a compressor failure) for less than the cost of a new unit.


David T
On May 8, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Steve Pfiffner wrote:

> While there are simple problems that are possible with your A/C at a
> certain age (determined by use not time) RV roof units are getting so dirty
> inside and are very hard to clean it makes sense to replace rather than
> repair especially in climates like Texas where every edge is needed to keep
> cool.
>
> Steve
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:31 AM, David Tidmore <dtbw_1999@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hunter,
> > The buttons on those 4 button units were temperamental, but I have pulled
> > several apart, cleaned the switches with success. BTW, the thermostat
> > communicates digitally with the control board in the AC unit. There is NO
> > way the the thermostat can be the cause of your fan not running. Again, it
> > could the fan relay on the control board. Have you tried to set the
> > thermostat to FAN ONLY at both low and high speeds to see if the fan will
> > start? I would try high speed to see if that might kick it off. Even if
> > it finally kicks off, have it oiled and checked for dirt daubers. If Camper
> > Clinic tries to talk you into a new AC, walk away and find an HVAC guy that
> > works on RV rigs. Your unit is almost certainly fixable for a fraction of
> > the cost of a new unit (Dometic does sell all the parts and the motor and
> > starter cap is available from 3rd parties).
> >
> > David T
> > On May 8, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Hunter Hampton wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/8/2012 8:30 AM, Chris Cavanaugh wrote:
> > > > Hunter,
> > > > If you have not been running the unit until now, it may be mud
> > daubbers. I
> > > > had that happen on the Safari. The A/C made a terrible noise and I had
> > to
> > > > take the shroud off and clean it up. Hope that's all it is.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > I'm in Texas, its been running for a month.... I'm bringing it to
> > > Camper Clinic this morning...
> > >
> > > Hunter
> > >
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