So we are out on our first night shake down trip.. Everything has been great so far, and we are truly enjoying it. One issue I have run into is the AC.. It was in the 90's today and we had a fully shaded spot, however even with the AC running all day it never hit below 80 in the trailer according to the furnace tstat. It never felt cool inside even with an oscillating fan I got to keep the air moving. The air coming out of the unit seems cold (I did not bring my vent tstat to confirm). Now I know some say the wall units are not great, but it's only a small 19 foot TT it should get it down into the 70's ??? It kind of put a kink in our weekend because we did not have a cool place to sit for a few min.. All of us are over heated and I'm a little agrivated because it's the one black eye on our trip.. For what it's worth it's a 8000 btu frididaire. Also while we are at it, the fridge took forever to cool the drinks inside. I'm talking 6 hours or more.. Is that normal ??

I don't know a lot about AC units but one thing I do know is if they run constantly the lines freeze up and then it won't cool down. I would try to turn it off for a bit let it thaw then run it again.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with temps in the 90s you are giong to need a larger ac, 10,000 BTU or more.Cooling the drinks; 6 hrs is about the norm if they were not already cold when put in the frig. The refer is battling the 80 degree temps also.

Dont know about the a/c, except for maybe the humidity is making it not as productive.With the fridge, usually takes at least 12 hours to cool down from the time it is turned on. Hot weather trick is put frozen water bottles in it to help it cool down, and always put cold food and drinks into it. Also, good investment is a $12 little fridge fan. When you open it to take something out, open the door only as much as needed and close it quickly. Have a great weekend.

We made this mistake one time in the dead of summer....... Had the roof vent open while parked at home and when we got to the cg we never closed it. Next day I left early to go back to work and the wife called middle of the day to tell me the tt wouldn't cool down. She said cold air is coming out but still hot inside. It was the open vent the whole time.

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Drew_K
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
To reiterate what others have said, if you have cool air coming out, the A/C is working but 8K BTU's just won't cut it for a 19 ft trailer. You'll need to upgrade to as large as you can go, preferably a 13.5K BTU. Sorry to hear about your predicament.
korbe
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
We will crack a couple windows open for positive flow.
azrving
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
I hate to tell you this but welcome to the world of CHEESY RV's. I know that doesn't help right now but.....
As far as the frig its best to turn it on a day or two before you leave.
m_2_ak
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
8k BTU is to small for a 19ft. TT in 90 degree heat. low 80's might be the best it will do. My 26ft. TT 15k BTU ran all day last week and it was in the mid 90's several days and we could get down to 74 inside during the day. We were also very shaded.
Gsragtop
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Roof vents are closed.. What the heck is the point of AC if it does not cool the trailer down past 90?? You don't need ac when it's 70's !! The kids will not go to sleep because it's still so hot.. I'm sitting in my bed sweeting.. It's so dam uncomfortable !! I can't believe they would make a unit like this with an undersized unit when they know it was being sold in South Carolina !! Maybe this would fly in the New England but in the south it's hot !!
abc40kids
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
We made this mistake one time in the dead of summer....... Had the roof vent open while parked at home and when we got to the cg we never closed it. Next day I left early to go back to work and the wife called middle of the day to tell me the tt wouldn't cool down. She said cold air is coming out but still hot inside. It was the open vent the whole time.
Nutinelse2do
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Dont know about the a/c, except for maybe the humidity is making it not as productive.
With the fridge, usually takes at least 12 hours to cool down from the time it is turned on. Hot weather trick is put frozen water bottles in it to help it cool down, and always put cold food and drinks into it. Also, good investment is a $12 little fridge fan. When you open it to take something out, open the door only as much as needed and close it quickly.
Have a great weekend.
harold1946
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with temps in the 90s you are giong to need a larger ac, 10,000 BTU or more.
Cooling the drinks; 6 hrs is about the norm if they were not already cold when put in the frig. The refer is battling the 80 degree temps also.
Kafn8td
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
How big is your TT?
Scott204
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
I don't know a lot about AC units but one thing I do know is if they run constantly the lines freeze up and then it won't cool down. I would try to turn it off for a bit let it thaw then run it again.

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