Air Conditioning Malfunction?
I have a 2017 Newmar Ventana LE which, due to warranty and repair issues, has not seen weather requiring the use of my a/c system, and until this past weekend, had no need to use it. However, a campin...
Forum Discussion
A/C still not working properly, but could this be suspect?
When I bought my rig 11/17, I was told by the dealer that the house batteries required no maintenance, and so, I ignored having to check them. In the time I've had my rig, there have been issues with the duration of power when not connected to shore power, forcing me to run the generator more than expected...
As a matter of routine, I checked the compartment, wanting to make sure the gauge on the propane tank was accurate, and behold, there was a small amount of corrosion on a couple terminals of these deepmcycle batteries, and further, I noted there were removable caps on the cells... so, I checked them, and... dry as a bone, every battery. Filled each cell with distilled water, a little more than covering the plates, and we'll see if that improves things.
Made me wonder if they were not producing enough power to fully run the a/c... thoughts? Concerns? Have the batteries become too damaged to avoid replacement? Haven't tried the a/c, it's evening, but the weekend will be hot, so going to give it another go...
When I bought my rig 11/17, I was told by the dealer that the house batteries required no maintenance, and so, I ignored having to check them. In the time I've had my rig, there have been issues with the duration of power when not connected to shore power, forcing me to run the generator more than expected...
As a matter of routine, I checked the compartment, wanting to make sure the gauge on the propane tank was accurate, and behold, there was a small amount of corrosion on a couple terminals of these deepmcycle batteries, and further, I noted there were removable caps on the cells... so, I checked them, and... dry as a bone, every battery. Filled each cell with distilled water, a little more than covering the plates, and we'll see if that improves things.
Made me wonder if they were not producing enough power to fully run the a/c... thoughts? Concerns? Have the batteries become too damaged to avoid replacement? Haven't tried the a/c, it's evening, but the weekend will be hot, so going to give it another go...
