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07-19-2015, 04:19 PM #1New5thwheelersGuest
Does your Air Conditioner take too long to cool RV
The outside high temp was approx 95 degrees and we have 2 air conditioners that could not keep up. It took approx 4 hours (daytime) to cool interior. We had both set on 69 degrees and it would not get below 73 degrees inside. Does this mean something is wrong with our A/C? Also, our bedroom A/C will cut off for a couple of seconds and then cuts back on. It continues to do this all day and night long. Anyone else have this problem?
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07-19-2015, 04:32 PM #2
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I would suggest you take the inside cover off and ensure that the divider is sealed up so that the cold air is not going straight to the air return side. Also make sure that the cut outs to the ducts are fully open and sealed to prevent the air from leaking into the roof.
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07-19-2015, 05:11 PM #3
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The other thing, besides the divider between the cool air and the return air is a clean filter. It doesn't take much on that filter to impact the ability of the AC to cool.
Ralph and Sheri Mutchler
Reflection 303
Snook, TX
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07-19-2015, 05:19 PM #4
Amazing how we keep "discovering" the same things .
Check out this thread from several months ago . . .
http://www.mygrandrv.com/for...ghlight=filter
RobCate & Rob
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07-19-2015, 05:38 PM #5
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07-19-2015, 08:19 PM #6
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If you are sitting in full sun, I can believe this. If you are in the shade, it should be cooler. Remember these rigs do not have very thick walls and even less at slide rooms and such, it takes alot of AC to keep it cool in 90 plus heat for sure if you are in full sun.
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07-19-2015, 08:42 PM #7Cate & Rob
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07-20-2015, 03:01 PM #8Papa SmurfGuest
You don't say which model Solitude model you have, but I can tell you a 369RL on 100 degree day, in direct sunlight (could not buy an ounce of shade), will only cool to about 75 degrees inside. I have a brother in the A/C business, and he says anything greater than 20 cooler than the outside temp is icing on the cake. So I take my 25 degree drop and keep quite.
Here is a little trick I have learned on the last couple of 100 degree outings... Put a good fan in the bedroom doorway, blowing towards the living area downstairs. We use a big squirrel cage (blower) fan we purchased at Sam's several years ago. It moves huge volumes of air and it is really quite.
Our bedroom air does not cycle as you have explained, but I did quickly notice that with both set at the same temperature, the bedroom A/C does most of the non-hottest part of the day cooling in our unit. If I want the living room unit to carry more of the load, I have to set it 3 degrees cooler than the bedroom air.
I think it is the shear volume of the rear room that makes it so hard to cool. I have a friend with the exact same floor plan in a Winnebago brand RV and they have the exact same cooling issues. So I am sure it is volume, not your A/C unit.
I know I will be looking for better shaded sites in the future.
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07-20-2015, 05:58 PM #9
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Sorry I have to JUMP in here,,I am in the HVACR trade 30 years now,,,,,,,,I hear this darn thing about 20 less then outside,,,,,,NO WAY,,, it is the same in the S&B A/C units with fan on HIGH will and should give off 57-59 AIR it is the same in a S&B ,,,,I hear this only 20 deg cooler then outside,,,so if in a S&B the outside temp is 100 then all you can get inside is 80 that is so wrong,,This is our 379FL 2 A/Cs going in full sun ,,,,,, sorry it is sideways
Nelson & Susan
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07-22-2015, 08:06 AM #10
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I'm with Polarbear. I'm not in the A/C trade, but have a friend who is and for many years has told me if your A/C is dropping the temperature at the return duct across the coil to the output ducts by 18 to 22 degrees the A/C is working. So put a thermometer at the return and measure the temp then stick it in an output duct and see what the drop is. If the drop across the A/C is right. than your got hot air getting in somewhere whether it be lack of insulation, single pane windows etc. If the drop is not right, you have an A/C problem or hot air is leaking into the duct work. Let's be real, an RV is a box sitting in the sun. When you get off the road and the unit is 90 degrees on the inside and 97 degrees outside, it will take a while to cool down. We have found the first day after getting off the road it takes some time to cool down, but the next day the unit is able to maintain the temperatures.
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