air condtioner/thermostat isue

Question

The thermostat in my camper isn't working right.  You have to turn the temperature to 85 to get the air to come on.  Then after it runs for a while and it is clearly cooler than 85 you have to turn down the thermostat down just a little and then it turns off.  I believe that the thermostat needs to be replaced.  But the other thing that is happening is that sometimes after the air is running for a while it pops the breaker.  Is this being caused by the thermostat issue or is there a separate issue with the air conditioner?  Thank you in advance for any help that you can give me.

frankshore · Answer

Get a cheap Coleman-Mach air controller, that should do the trick.  Make sure it's one that's digital too!

isaac-1 · Answer

My guess is you have multiple issues, it is hard to say more without more information, like what brand and model is your air conditioner, ....

cavemancharlie · Answer

Replace the thermostat first. They are cheap and it's easy to do. You do not need a specific RV thermostat. A household one will work.

wayneat63044 · Answer

Some newer digital thermostats communicate via a serial port on the controller and not wired the same way as an older home thermostat.  Mine was serial on my 5 year old trailer until I recently replaced it by also building a replacement controller. Unless you are willing to do all of that, you probably should replace the thermostat with one like the original.

jcr-1 · Answer

FrankShore wrote:Get a cheap Coleman-Mach air controller, that should do the trick.  Make sure it's one that's digital too!What is that (describe please) and how does it work. Thx

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