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A/C compressor shutting off but

Mountain_Mama
Explorer
Explorer
fan continuing to run when on "Auto". What does this mean/indicate?
2003 Holiday Rambler Alumascape 34RLT
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Mountain_Mama
Explorer
Explorer
The A/C control has the choice of "on" or "auto" for the fan and we always keep it on "auto". I happened to hear the unit in the bedroom compressor cut off during the night last night, so I immediately turned the whole unit off as it is right by my side of the bed. We are hooked up at home right now so we didn't have both units running at the same time. I have not noticed it doing this before.

As far as we know these are the orginal units on this 2003 FW (we bought used) so they are 10 yrs old. They cool very well other than this happening last night.
2003 Holiday Rambler Alumascape 34RLT

wa8yxm
Explorer III
Explorer III
You said it continues to run, 1 minute, 5 minutes, three hours? if I were designing an A/C the "Auto" mode might well not exist, but if it did the fan would delay shutting off by at least a minute.

That said.. I don't design them.
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Terryallan
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Explorer II
On many RV ACs the fan runs all the time while the AC compressor cycles on, and off. So is this a new thing for your AC? Is it keeping the TT cool?
If it has turned on, and off with the compressor in the past. It may be freezing up, In which case the TT would get warm inside. Or there may be a short in the controls.
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Mountain_Mama
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Explorer
ScottG wrote:
I think you mean the compressor shuts off. It may mean the coil has iced up.


Yes, I did mean compressor...I'll correct the post heading. Thanks.
2003 Holiday Rambler Alumascape 34RLT

ScottG
Nomad
Nomad
I think you mean the compressor shuts off. It may mean the coil has iced up.