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DallasSteve
Nomad
Jun 16, 2023

Why Is My Air Conditioner Squawking?

I have a 2022 Jayco trailer that I bought about 4 months ago. Sometimes during the day I hear a loud squawking noise like a bird but it sounded like it was coming from inside the trailer. Today I heard it several times and I tracked it down that it sounds like it is coming from the air conditioning unit - the part with the filter, not the part with the air vents. But a lot of time it's quiet. I haven't heard peeps like there are babies in a nest. Is this probably just a bird that likes to sit on my air conditioning unit or could an animal be stuck in the AC unit? I haven't heard it for hours here in the evening or in the nights. It comes and goes during the day. At first I thought maybe it was a warning device saying that I needed to clean the AC filter. Any thoughts?
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  • DallasSteve's avatar
    DallasSteve
    Nomad
    Jun 17, 2023
    StonedPanther wrote:
    I believe Jayco uses Dometic AC units? Good Luck.They're Junk

    It may be Dometic. I had a Winnebago 3 years ago and it made a lot of noise on the roof. This Jayco is pretty quiet except the fan is loud. But I like that better because it's not a loud vibrating noise like the Winnebago. And both were bought new, but the Winnebago was a Class A, the Jayco is a trailer. Maybe that has something to do with the vibrating noise in the Winnebago.

    As for this being a fan noise, it's not that because I hear the squawking noise when the AC is turned off. No fan blowing. Nothing. Anyway, I haven't heard the noise for a couple of days so it was probably a bird sitting on the AC unit.
  • Bobbo's avatar
    Bobbo
    Explorer II
    Jun 17, 2023
    Last summer I occasionally heard a HARD thumping in my A/C after it had been running about 15 minutes. Did it 3 or 4 times, then stopped. When I got home from the trip, I went up and took the cover off. A squirrel had built a nest in it. He had gotten a thrill ride a few times, then moved.
  • AJR's avatar
    AJR
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2023
    I would go in the roof and look or have someone do that. A new unit should not have AC issues.

    Well, it could be a thermal thing. Like something rotating is touching something when warmed up by the sun.
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Jun 16, 2023
    ^Psst…I think he’s hearing these noises when it’s not running….
    Squeak lol
  • prichardson's avatar
    prichardson
    Explorer
    Jun 16, 2023
    Sounds like bad bearings on the fan motor. Unit seems to be a bit new for that; however, if it was used in very dusty conditions it is possible.

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