Massive Heat Wave, AC not working. - HELP
I have a Duo Therm roof AC unit. Yesterday morning it was blowing cold air, but sounded like the fan was laboring. Ultimately, fan stopped working altogether. Even with AC off and just switching fa...
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I called the mobile RV repairman. Can't get here until tomorrow afternoon. However there were some very encouraging things about this fellow that I haven't even met yet.
1. They were very careful to ask me what the problem is.
2. They asked me what all I had done and observed.
(Note: I have to come clean on something that I didn't say before. When I initially got everything together this weekend, remember that I said that I forgot the order of wiring into that plastic plug connector? Well, the first time I hooked it up, the fan and the compressor came on together, but when I would adjust the fan speed, it would never change. It blew cold air. So I decided to, without any pics taken prior, or looking at the instruction manual, to do what I thought was best.
I fired up the fan and I heard and saw a spark come from the control box. My guess is, I fried that fan circuit on that board.)
I just want to apologize for not mentioning it earlier after seeing everyone trying to help me. I was embarassed.
3. They think it's the control board too. Bad news is that Dometic does not manufacture the analog boards anymore. Yes you can get them, but they are hard to find. Thus, I will be getting the new Climate Control Center and a digital thermostat.
4. All of this is likely to set me back, parts and labor, $250.00 in addition to the $150 I spent on the fan motor from this weekend. Still, that's less than half the cost of a brand new roof unit, and even if I bought a new one, if the control board fries, nothing is going to work.
5. With the new control box, should I need a new roof unit, it will be as simple as removing the old one, and putting on the new and plugging in.
I'll let you all know how things evolve from here. Many thanks for all the guidance, help, and patience. I do apologize for not mentioning that little nugget before, but again, I felt a fool for doing it.
1. They were very careful to ask me what the problem is.
2. They asked me what all I had done and observed.
(Note: I have to come clean on something that I didn't say before. When I initially got everything together this weekend, remember that I said that I forgot the order of wiring into that plastic plug connector? Well, the first time I hooked it up, the fan and the compressor came on together, but when I would adjust the fan speed, it would never change. It blew cold air. So I decided to, without any pics taken prior, or looking at the instruction manual, to do what I thought was best.
I fired up the fan and I heard and saw a spark come from the control box. My guess is, I fried that fan circuit on that board.)
I just want to apologize for not mentioning it earlier after seeing everyone trying to help me. I was embarassed.
3. They think it's the control board too. Bad news is that Dometic does not manufacture the analog boards anymore. Yes you can get them, but they are hard to find. Thus, I will be getting the new Climate Control Center and a digital thermostat.
4. All of this is likely to set me back, parts and labor, $250.00 in addition to the $150 I spent on the fan motor from this weekend. Still, that's less than half the cost of a brand new roof unit, and even if I bought a new one, if the control board fries, nothing is going to work.
5. With the new control box, should I need a new roof unit, it will be as simple as removing the old one, and putting on the new and plugging in.
I'll let you all know how things evolve from here. Many thanks for all the guidance, help, and patience. I do apologize for not mentioning that little nugget before, but again, I felt a fool for doing it.
