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wmoses
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Aug 22, 2014

AC recirculation mode ... like in your truck

Just set up in a Good Sam-affiliated campground in Clovis NM (Traveller's World) and even before we got to the CG the DW said that the area smells like a sewer. I figured that it must be manure being used in nearby fields and thought no more of it.

After we set up and had the AC on for a while I could not understand why my BW tank was smelling so much then I figured that it was the "perfumed air" from ourside coming in via the air conditioned air and also into my bathroom vent when my Fantastic Fan was off. :(

At times like this I wish that the AC in the RV had a recirculation mode like in the truck.

To add insult to injury, there is an Air Force base next door so this should make for an interesting night. Good thing I am just passing through.

One good thing - their Internet connection is excellent!

22 Replies

  • I once stayed at a Camp Coast to Coast or another park in Hemit CA, and it was also in the middle of a cow patty. . Also near March Air Force base too. .

    And they wanted to sell me a membership at that park, when it smelled to the high mountains!

    Your rooftop A/C should not be taking in outside air. It is just drifting in all the cracks and openings in the RV walls.

    Fred.
  • Your ac should not be pulling outside air into the TT. It does recirc the already cooled air from inside. Just like a home ac unit