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Kendas
Mar 03, 2009Explorer
goreds2 wrote:Maybe/Maybe not... I ran mine for over a year on an "orange" cord without any problems.
I am keeping my fingers crossed concerning a possible issue. When I bought my MH in Sept, I used a "regular" outdoor extension cord to plug onto my house and work the air conditioner in the MH. In late November before covering it up, I ran the AC via the generator and no cold air came out. Upon reading posts on this site, I have saw where you should use the thicker cord for the AC and not the regular orange outdoor cord. I hope I did not destroy the air conditoner. :(
Was the temp control is at it's lowest (coldest) setting and was the air temp inside the RV was somewhere above 60 degrees? If so, try tapping the temp control knob with the handle of a screwdriver.
My Coleman non-ducted sometimes has a "sticky" thermostat and tapping it resets the the mechanical portion of the 'stat.
(ON EDIT): Running a 12ga (yellow) 100ft cord I can run the A/C and the 900 watt micro for about 10 minutes with an outdoor temp above 90F before the dedicated 20a circuit pops
Ken
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