Wind effect on A/C?

[dshinnick]

We're in Asheville, at the western end of North Carolina. We're getting some effects of Matthew in the form of some rain, but high winds, which continued all night. In the morning I tried to turn on the LR heat pump, but got only a click and then nothing. Got the same in the bedroom. The only common element between the two, it seems, is the wind they've been subjected to. So, the question: can sustained high winds (20-30mph) have a negative effect on roof A/C's?

thanks-

dave

[-Gramps-]

Check your breaker for the roof units and also they need up two minutes to start after you turn them on or if you change the mode from heat to cool or vice versa.

[time2roll]

dshinnick wrote:
So, the question: can sustained high winds (20-30mph) have a negative effect on roof A/C's?

No. You have other issues.

[J-Rooster]

wolfe10 wrote:
Only affect of wind I can think of is if this is driving rain and was able to get water into the "electrical area" where capacitors, etc are located.

Doug or others would be able to tell you if the 2nd A/C is controlled by/through the front A/C. If so, and both A/C's are not working despite presence of 120 VAC shore power or generator, it would suggest starting at the front A/C.

X-2, I've never had wind effect my AC and I've been Rving since 1976! You asked a very interesting question!

[wolfe10]

Only affect of wind I can think of is if this is driving rain and was able to get water into the "electrical area" where capacitors, etc are located.

Doug or others would be able to tell you if the 2nd A/C is controlled by/through the front A/C. If so, and both A/C's are not working despite presence of 120 VAC shore power or generator, it would suggest starting at the front A/C.

[dougrainer]

usersmanual wrote:

dougrainer wrote:
The "click" you hear is the 12 volt relay part of the AC controls. Since BOTH failed, I would suspect NO 120 power to both AC's for some reason. WIND will NEVER affect a Roof AC unit. You do not state type of RV, but when I ask customers if they have power, they will state YES. They determine that they have power because the Microwave is ON or their TV is on. FORGETTING that they have a Inverter/Charger in standby mode and when the 120 power to the RV is lost, the Inverter supplies power to the Microwave and TV's. So, they have a loss of 120 power to all the appliances not on the Inverter. Doug

2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador, 40' DP he talks about; I think Doug may have hit the nail on the head here

And he has an Inverter/Charger and he has the Dometic 5 button CCC system. Doug

[usersmanual]

dougrainer wrote:
The "click" you hear is the 12 volt relay part of the AC controls. Since BOTH failed, I would suspect NO 120 power to both AC's for some reason. WIND will NEVER affect a Roof AC unit. You do not state type of RV, but when I ask customers if they have power, they will state YES. They determine that they have power because the Microwave is ON or their TV is on. FORGETTING that they have a Inverter/Charger in standby mode and when the 120 power to the RV is lost, the Inverter supplies power to the Microwave and TV's. So, they have a loss of 120 power to all the appliances not on the Inverter. Doug

2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador, 40' DP he talks about; I think Doug may have hit the nail on the head here

[DrewE]

A/C units work fine after (or while) driving down the road at 70 mph.

[dougrainer]

The "click" you hear is the 12 volt relay part of the AC controls. Since BOTH failed, I would suspect NO 120 power to both AC's for some reason. WIND will NEVER affect a Roof AC unit. You do not state type of RV, but when I ask customers if they have power, they will state YES. They determine that they have power because the Microwave is ON or their TV is on. FORGETTING that they have a Inverter/Charger in standby mode and when the 120 power to the RV is lost, the Inverter supplies power to the Microwave and TV's. So, they have a loss of 120 power to all the appliances not on the Inverter. Doug

[sch911]

Wind will never cause your A/C Heat Pumps to just click period. Something else is wrong, like low voltage for example...

[dshinnick]

Yes. And the outside temp when we got up was probably in the low 50's.

[RVhiker]

Do you still have 120 volt AC power?