Coleman Airxcel
Well, here we go again. We have 2 - 13.5K BTU Heat Pumps on our 2012 Winnebago Vista. The front unit quit cooling (gradually less cool until no cool) last year at the end of the season, so we plod...
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vjstangelo wrote:
I wonder if the issue is the fact that these are heat pump units which have more parts that could fail and blow the freon charge.
They are copper sealed systems. The only added part on the sealed system on a Heat Pump is the Reversing valve. Remember, Unlike standard COLD AC units, HP's run double duty. They HEAT and COOL, which doubles their operation. My old HP at Home, they have a service life of 10 years. Most Home AC units have at least 15 to 20 year life span. Still, the RV HP should last at least 5 years. Also, unlike HOME systems, the RV systems have to contend with widely variable 120 current. LOW current harms compressors and components and sadly, LOW 120 current problems happen all over the USA at RV parks. Doug
