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Re: Is there a weight limit on cabover bed?
mkirsch wrote: Should you decide to pack the cabover with large rocks, that's on you. A slightly heavier mattress isn't going to make any difference unless the camper was about ready to come apart in the first place. :B Nope, no rocks.1.8KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Need help with Dometic Duo Therm Air Conditioner
Thanks for the replies, looks like I have now learned to use my Air Conditioner! :S 92 degrees outside today, turned it on Medium cool earlier, set to about half on the 'cooler' knob. In about 30 minutes, I noticed the ice building on the lines and compressor. So I cranked the fan up to High cool, and lowered the 'cooler' knob a bit. Came back home almost 4 hours later, and there is NO ice on the lines or compressor, and the temp inside is holding at a very cool feeling 75. Thanks to all.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Need help with Dometic Duo Therm Air Conditioner
Joe417 wrote: I think the aluminum "wire" in your picture just to the right of the connector is your thermostat. It monitors the temp of the air coming back into the AC and turns the compressor off when the temp reaches the setting of the knob. If you turn the "colder/warmer" knob down (that is the thermostat) to minimum and the unit does not shut off after it cools the TC, then the thermostat is bad. The unit can freeze up if the humidity is high and it isn't cutting off. You are absolutely correct on that one. That wire has a little ball at the end that is clipped right in the air intake. It's definitely working, I can change the 'colder' knob, and you can feel it click and cut the AC to just air. I'll experiment tomorrow, hoping that if I don't have the cold as far as it will go on 'colder', the AC will cycle on and off as it should. I've just always ran a camper AC as cold as it will go, all the time. Maybe I can't do that with this one? I don't think I've ever seen a camper AC run as cold as this one. If it's still showing ice on the lines and compressor, then the one poster above is probably correct....It's low on refrigerant and probably will take a dump on me.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Need help with Dometic Duo Therm Air Conditioner
toddb wrote: If it ices over before it reaches the set point of the thermostat it's most likely low on refrigerant. No thermostat, and it will make the camper COLD. It can be 95 outside, and the AC on high will get it down around 60 if you run it long enough. I'm going to try and adjust the Colder/Warmer knob on the AC to have it cycle to just outside air after it gets cold.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Need help with Dometic Duo Therm Air Conditioner
mkirsch wrote: I think you're barking up the wrong tree. Your AC should run until it reaches the preset temperature as determined by the thermostat knob, then cycle on and off as the temperature rises and falls. It should not be running that long, freezing you out, then freezing up. Initial run in a hot camper may be a little longer but once cooled down it should not run more than half an hour at a time unless it is severely hot and can't keep up. Since it is freezing you out, it obviously is not severely hot, and has no issues keeping up. The most obvious cause is your thermostat is not working. However, is it possible that you simply are not familiar with how an old analog AC unit works? As you turn the thermostat knob, the wider the line, the colder the setting. When I set my AC, I simply turn it to max cold, let it run until the camper gets to the desired temperature, and then turn the knob back until the compressor shuts off. Then it will cycle on and off to maintain that temperature. Hmmmmm.....There's not a thermostat, just the knob that adjusts cooler and warmer, maybe I need to adjust it down? I know it works, if you set it lower, the AC cycles on and off. It's definitely been hot here, I went into the camper yesterday in the middle of the day and the inside temp was 104 lol. Running the AC on high for 30 minutes cooled it right down, but it just keeps getting colder and colder until the temp in the camper is about 63. I will try the knob to see if it helps to stop the freezing up by cycling on and off.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsNeed help with Dometic Duo Therm Air Conditioner
Just picked up a really nice 2000 Lance Lite. Slight issue with the AC, it works TOO GOOD! It will absolutely freeze you out, and after it runs for a couple of hours, it will start slowing down to the point that it eventually overloads the Generator and shuts off. What I found, is that during this situation, the lines and the compressor are COMPLETELY covered in ice! Let it thaw, and it'll work fine for a bit. The info I found online says usually one of 2 problems: Condenser or evaporator are dirty (they are not on mine), or freeze sensor is shot. I can't find a freeze sensor on mine. I did find a picture online that shows a Duo Therm that looks just like mine, and there appears to be a sensor in the side on the (condenser or evaporator?, not sure which it is). Here is a picture of mine. You can see the hole on the left, but nothing in it. Also is a small plug down below that's empty. And also, there is a pink and a white wire that has been cut, just hanging. Can anyone with a Duo Therm around 2000 verify that I should have a sensor in that hole? And if so, does it plug into the empty spot down below? Empty plug down below:4.7KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Hitch extension options?
msiminoff wrote: The SuperHitch, SuperTruss and load distributing hitch are the right way to do it. In the long run you will regret cutting corners on this... do it right the first time. -Mark After reading this thread and all the opinions, I agree. It actually seems to be the only safe way to it too.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Is there a weight limit on cabover bed?
harley4275 wrote: The problem you may find is that you lose 4 inches of head room. Should be no prob with weight . I weight 170 and there are guys that weight 340 and makes no diff . No offense to 340 lb guys...lol That I've already seen and can accept. My other option is the regular 7" mattress with a 3" memory foam on top, so either way it's about the same. I'm just worried about the extra weight of the mattress when bouncing down the highway at 70 mph, wondering if that's an issue?1.8KViews0likes0CommentsIs there a weight limit on cabover bed?
Recently sold my broken camper to someone (cheap), and found myself another. It's a 2000 Lance Lite, in amazing shape. The lady who sold it to me, said she had a second mattress that I could have. So I took out the thin one, and put this one in it's place. It's a lot heavier than the stock mattress, much thicker and with a sort of pillowtop on it. It's about 11" thick, as opposed to the 7" thick that you normally see in a truck camper. My question is this: Does anyone have a opinion of whether or not it's bad for my camper to haul the heavier mattress on the cabover camper? My previous camper had some damage, like someone had hauled something too heavy on the bed, and I want to make sure that I'm not going to trash the camper with a mattress that's too heavy for it.7.1KViews0likes14CommentsRe: Hitch extension options?
Kayteg1 wrote: We don't know what original poster hitch is rated for, but rule of thumb says that for 2 ft extension you derate it by about 30% so for 12k trailer it would have to be 18k rated. I took a picture before of 22k hitch on my F350. The brackets went all the way in front of suspension mount, when lighter hitches hang on rear overhang only. It would be a shame if OP would try it and come with picture similar to this one. :E Good grief, I don't want to recreate that picture. Maybe I need to spend the $1700 and be done with it. Wow!1KViews0likes0Comments
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