Air Conditioner Prayer?

[rv2go]

Do you ever have thoughts of a electrical "Brown Out" or heavens forbid your Air Conditioner(s) quit while it's near 90*? :E

I have to admit that I do. It's beginning to get hot in Florida and I am here for another month.

[AndyW]

I worry far more about mechanical failures on the road that would leave us stranded than I do about the AC.

[TyroneandGladys]

Our surge unit has shut down several times for low voltage situations. When this happened and we needed the AC we started the generator.

[aruba5er]

there is a thing on every air cond compressor called a klixon that heats up at the same rate the windings in the motor do. If in a brownout period the voltage goes down, then the amperage goes up. Fact or law of electric. the klixon will snap off until it cools and then snap back on. It should (repeat should) prevent the AC from turning to toast.If you hear the compressor cycling, turn it off.For best insurance, buy a Progressive EMS and it will turn off the electric for you. Absolute peace of mind for a couple hundred bucks

[Laman]

Yes people lived in Florida and all over the South before A/C and we suffered through the heat and humidity. I grew up in South La. and Houston without air conditioning, believe me when we got that first window unit it was hard to get us out of the house. Now we camp/live in fiberglass boxes with little air flow so without A/C you will more than suffer.

[Dtank]

forthefunofit94 wrote:
Strange but true. We arrived for a w/e trip and it was 99 degrees. AC would not start. I went to the guard shack to ask if they knew of anyone to help. They said NO. I drove back to the site to tell my DW we would be packing back up to go home. In the meantime, she prayed over it and it was running when I got back. Ran all w/e, but never started again. I'm a firm believer in pray. It works!

Can we get an Amen?

Ask your DW to pray over lottery number choices.

Might work - can't hurt to give it a try..:W

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[FLY_4_FUN]

We have never camped anywhere that losing our A/C would cause us that much distress. Some day I hope to camp in warmer climates.....

Daryll

[CavemanCharlie]

tatest wrote:
It is a matter of comfort, certainly, but I lived in 100+ temperatures without A/C for most of my life, and at 70 I am still not distressed by 105 F if I am resting in the shade. But I no longer can work very long in the sun at that temperature, maybe 20-30 minutes max on a humid day.

One of the few good things about living in MN is we rarely get that hot of temps. But, I was thinking the same thing.

People lived in Florida long before they invented AC.

[Mandalay_Parr]

Mobile techs seem to be all over.

[tatest]

It is a matter of comfort, certainly, but I lived in 100+ temperatures without A/C for most of my life, and at 70 I am still not distressed by 105 F if I am resting in the shade. But I no longer can work very long in the sun at that temperature, maybe 20-30 minutes max on a humid day.

[mlts22]

Three things, in degrees of expense to help with things:

1: A voltmeter. You can tell how much juice is flowing, and not guess.

2: An EMS, like the Progressive Industries models. Voltage goes low, out go the lights for safety.

3: A hybrid inverter from Victron or Magnum Energy. Voltage goes low, it makes up for it from the batteries, so you have 120VAC or zero VAC.

Low voltage on an A/C will burn the compressor up in no time.

[colliehauler]

Running a A/C in low voltage conditions is a sure way to destroy it.

[LynnandCarol]

Just can't worry about the things that we have NO control over! That a side, we have given it thought and the motel/hotel/cabin rental would be your friend until any repairs and/or replacement. When camping when it is hot, inside fan and outside fans are required. We also carry numerous window insulated window coverings as they do help. Currently looking for a pillow for our front vent. We also invested in the awning shade insert cover and even purchased an additional shade screen to go over it, as when parked in direct sun the blue shade cover is not enough. We love camping and being outside when possible and these extra conforts are a must! 🙂

[spoon059]

I always thought a brown out was something else... usually involving my kids diapers...

[sdianel_-acct_c]

yep. happened to us. We were in Oregon and our front AC went out. Leak in coils. Repair wouldn't work. So had to replace. Tried to get a replacement in Oregon but RV shops too busy and said they could get to it in 2 weeks. So we waited until we got to Vegas (100 degrees!) and had it replaced. We called ahead to the shop and had the model number of the unit we wanted and gave them our credit card so they could have the new unit there when we arrived. Meanwhile, we bought the roll foil insulation and covered every window and used the back air. It kept it cool enough that it was tolerable. We also used 2 small fans. Our coach is only 34' If it had been larger I doubt it would have worked out.