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kmb1966
Explorer
Jul 23, 2019

Dometic Penguin II - cools, but compressor cuts on and off

I have a 4 year old Dometic Penguin II air conditioner (non-heatpump unit) as the rear unit in a 2003 Newmar Dutchstar that is acting strange. The unit in Fan Auto mode comes on when the thermostat i...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Jul 23, 2019
Have you been on the roof to check it out? A hole in the shroud will cause that, allowing air to bypass the condenser. For this problem it would cycle on the overload.

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