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Re: Poor Dometic A/C on 2019 Jayco Jayfeather X23E
marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote: Slightly important piece of info is missing.... What is your cold air output temp? What is the delta......comparing air in to air out? If you are only blowing lets say 68 degrees, or 55 degrees? this may help indicate which way to look. Blowing so cold (due to air remix) it is short cycling? Bad sensing bulb? The delta T is the difference between the inside (darker) and outside (lighter) temperature curves. They are superimposed on the same graph. Yes, I should have measured outlet temperature! I will get a reading on the next comparably warm day. With the crazy fall we've been having, that shouldn't take long.765Views0likes0CommentsRe: Poor Dometic A/C on 2019 Jayco Jayfeather X23E
dougrainer wrote: While you have a lot of testing info. It does not really help. The SIMPLE thing is to have a qualified Dometic Service center do 1. Temp corrected amp draw of the compressor. This will tell you if the system is correctly charged and operating correctly for cooling 2. Verify and seal off those areas you stated the foil tape seemed to NOT be sealed correctly still. 3. Verify the Temp probe for the tstat is in the correct place. Doug Respectfully, I disagree that my testing did not help. It confirmed that all the stuff you said is necessary. :)765Views0likes0CommentsRe: Poor Dometic A/C on 2019 Jayco Jayfeather X23E
I took the trailer to the dealer a couple months ago, and as most of you suspected, they applied foil tape. On our next camping trip, the A/C was still poor. When I removed the access cover, I saw some of the foil tape had lifted. I pressed it back down. I still felt cold air in the intake, but I didn't have angle of sight to see where it came from. I purchased two Lascar EL-USB-2-LCD+ datalogging temperature/humidity probes and a Wemo Insight datalogging smart outlet. When everything arrived, I set up the trailer in our driveway and logged the performance over four days. For the experiment, all bunks had Reflectix inserts installed, all bunk curtains were closed, all interior lights were off, no people were in the trailer, the A/C was set to lowest temp and highest fan speed, and I had a box fan on its lowest speed to circulate the air inside the trailer. The inside temperature probe was placed on the dinette table: During the experiment, we had a strong thunderstorm and overnight power outage. I reset the breaker the next morning. After a few days, I pulled all the data. Here's a graph of the power consumed by the entire trailer: The trailer's baseline power consumption was 100W (probably the inverter) at the very left. With the A/C on, the trailer power oscillated between 400W and 1500W as the compressor switched on and off. However, it was difficult to determine how hard the A/C was running because all the up/down lines just kind of blobbed together. So, I wrote some perl scripting to compute what percentage of time the compressor was on versus off (the duty cycle). Then I plotted that against the temperature, relative humidity, and dew point data from the temperature sensors. Here's the result: Despite the A/C being set to maximum cooling, the interior temperature remained between 70F-75F during the day. The A/C ran at around 50% duty cycle during the hottest part of the day. During the fourth day, which was the hottest, the A/C yielded only a 6F delta between the outside (80F) and inside (74F) temperature. At night, the humidity in the trailer rose to 75%-80% because the A/C was not inclined to run. Not sure what to do next.765Views0likes0CommentsRe: Monroe Reflex shocks
gopherslayer wrote: I have Reflexes on my half ton Silverado and my 2500 Yukon XL. I like them on the Silverado but not much on the Yukon. I put Bilsteins on my 2500 Silverado and love them. What didn't you like about them on the 2500 Silverado? Too harsh, too soft, etc.?420Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need to jack up the rear REALLY high to attach spring bars
There is another option for attaching/detaching the bars that is a PITA in its own way. :) Once you have the tongue on the ball, if you make an almost-90 degree turn, you can connect or disconnect the bar on the inside side (same direction of turn) without using the tongue jack at all. When leaving on a trip, I connect the left bar when I make the left turn out of my driveway. That road is a side road in a development, so a quick forward-and-reverse lets me pivot the trailer to hitch up the opposite side. It's so much easier... Disconnecting the bars at the campground is a little more interesting because there's less space to do this, plus I don't want to block the road for any length of time.731Views0likes0CommentsRe: Our 2019 Jayco X23E is here!
PAThwacker wrote: I'm back into pups after 6 years with hybrids. I liked state park camping with the hybrid. I evolved to more advanced boondocking with a popup since then and go to terrain that the hybrid could not go on. Natural progressing from family camping in a travel trailer to off grid truck camper is the M.O. East Stroudsburg! I used to live in Saylorsburg before I moved down here to Allentown. I'm definitely looking forward to getting up to Hickory Run and Promised Land with the hybrid TT.457Views0likes0CommentsRe: Front receivers - is there any margin in the ratings?
BarneyS wrote: How do you plan to see around the front of the trailer while you travel along that 300ft driveway? Can't wiggle back and forth and see where your are going like you can with the tongue on the rear of the truck. I can see making it easier to back in from the street however. Personally, I would just use my mirrors and back in all the way like normal. Barney I wish it were that easy, trust me. I have a mailbox on one side of the driveway entrance, and it's on the side that I need clearance on (due to the way the driveway width tapers from entrance width to its narrow width). I'm experienced with backing a trailer into position. I can keep the trailer on the driveway, or the truck on the driveway, but not both. When I go offroading and the ground is wet, I mess up the yard pretty good. I bought a ParkIt360 Force10k and I've used it once. Unfortunately it's not quite as effortless as I hoped. I'll take some YouTube videos soon and share them here; it's on my to-do list. Plus again, the whole rain thing. I've been pondering the visibility aspect too. I'm hoping I can either solve it or deal with it. Maybe a couple of cheap Chinese magnetic wireless cameras that I can stick on the trailer frame and view on my phone, who knows... Those could be handy for hitching up too! Also considering adding some stone along the driveway. :) It's all on the table...652Views0likes0CommentsRe: Front receivers - is there any margin in the ratings?
4x4ord wrote: I don't understand the value of a front receiver though..... why not just back your trailer in to where it goes? I have a narrow 300ft driveway, 90 degrees off a public road. Sometimes neighbors park across the street. Truck plus trailer is about 46'. It would be much easier with the steering wheels right at the pivot point, as I can adjust the trailer's angle with much less tow vehicle input.654Views0likes0Comments
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