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Weldon
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Jun 01, 2015

Air condtioner wont come on

Have a 5er with 50 amp service. AC is a 15000 Dometic 11 years old that has only been used sparingly, not full time. The last time I used it I thought it was slow to come on but it did and worked well. Past week-end tried it and nothing, no compressor, no fan no sound at all. Breaker is ok and fuses are good. Replaced the "starter" about 4 years ago. Put on a hunter thermostat about 7 years ago. The furnace would not come on as well. Still have the old thermostat so I put it back on...no air cond. But the furnace did come on, turned it off double checked wires to thermostat and furnace came bacon even though the switch was OFF. Eventually turned it off some how. I feel I have wired the old thermostat incorrectly, it is wire as Black to ground, Orange to fan, Blue to Hi fan, Yellow to cool, Red to 7.5, White to furnace, Green is not connected.
I also have 13000 ac in the front which works fine, it is not on the same thermostat.

I would appreciate your thoughts as to the problem and if someone can give me the correct wiring for the Dometic thermostat that came with the unit 11 years ago.
Thanks for your help.

14 Replies

  • Chris, it looks like the Dometic 310699-5 analog thermostat. If the furnace came on would that indicate power is okay? Is their a way to check the control box to determine if it is good?
    Thanks for your help.
  • The problem with going by colors is that the coach maker installed those colors- not Dometic, so they may not cross over, but you can look at the ceiling assembly to see what colors come out of the control box, and wire accordingly.
    That said- *if* the black is ground, it's correct, otherwise green should be ground.
    If the control box is OK, twisting all wires other than white and red together will give you high fan cool- if it does, the problem is in the thermostat, if not, the problem is wiring, control box, or power to the control box (12 volt or 120 volt).

    But- Dometic has had a bunch of thermostats, all of which operate differently. Knowing which thermostat would help.... a lot.
  • Look in the junction box in the filter area make sure the 110 wire is connected and tight