At the going rate of $125/hr the maintenance almost never gets done,
applying that regimen annually and
in five years I have spent the cost of a new unit! I am so lazy the
temptation to mess with it only ONCE is overwhelming.
Steve
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:54 AM, David Tidmore <dtbw_1999@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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