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Re: Couldnt get cable tv to work
Robert_B wrote: Every cable end connector was loose from the factory. I had to redo them all to get a signal through to the TV. Run your cable from the CG box through a window and directly into the back on the TV. If it works, that tells you if it's a problem inside. Also, my TV has a NTSC digital tuner (not a QAM digital tuner). At some campgrounds, I can't receive anything because the signal from the cable provided requires a QAM tuner. Great idea. I need to try that.472Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioner freezing up question
smkettner wrote: Best you can do with the selector knob is to adjust the setting to cycle the compressor if it seems to have frozen up. It never froze up. I guess some people like to make ice cubes in their trailers and have theirs set to full cold. we were comfortable with it less than half full cold.652Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioner freezing up question
tpi wrote: Sure if it works, it works-and yours may be set up absolutely correctly not to ice up. But be aware the conditions for ice up can be unusual. To be specific, a temperature which is relatively cool but keeps the compressor on for extended times. Mine will rarely ice up at least partially. When looking into it the anti ice probe was installed in the wrong location on evaporator. These air conditioners, due to compact size and flow patterns do seem to run on the ragged edge of evaporator icing. Even though yours worked, keep the tips in mind. You may need them someday under an unusual circumstance. If you do experience icing, keep fan speed on high, the filters spotless, and try to set the thermostat set to 72 or more (maybe as high as 75) to cycle the compressor before the ice forms. It doesn't have a temperature selector just a knob that goes from blue to red. I set it right in the middle maybe a little to the red and the temperature in the trailer was very comfortable. You cannot hear the compressor cycle because the blower sounds like a jet engine especially on the high cool setting which is the max fan setting. It only has two speeds. Fast and semi fast its not really a low speed fan.653Views0likes0CommentsRe: Couldnt get cable tv to work
Yes, I turned off the power boost button but it still said no input. They don't charge extra where I stayed for cable. I never did try using the satellite connection but I will next time. I get a real good picture down in Galveston from the Houston stations with the power boost and the exterior antenna.210Views0likes0CommentsCouldnt get cable tv to work
I remembered to buy a cable for our latest trip but when I hooked it up it did not work. I put it in the cable tv port on the outside of the trailer. I was wondering if I should have put it in the satellite port instead and hooked the tv on the inside to the satellite port. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. The tv works with the roof antenna.4.2KViews0likes19CommentsRe: Water leak
I got the leak fixed. It did not require any tools. I realized that the tube coming to the hot water side came in from the side and then 90 degree turn up to the faucet. What was happening was when I was tightening it before it was preloading the pipe to want to untighten the fitting. So what I did was loosened the fitting pushed the pipe a little against the direction that you tighten the fitting then tightened the fitting now when you let go of the pipe it is trying to tighten the fitting instead of loosen it. Its kind of hard to explain it but hopefully you can picture what I'm talking about. Any way the leak is fixed. We just got back from our second trip and it would usually start leaking after 12 hours this time it never leaked.540Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioner freezing up question
Just got back from our second trip. Went back down to Galveston Island. Used the air conditioner almost constantly. Ran it on low fan cold setting at night. never froze up. So I guess what our make ready guy told us was wrong. He also told us that we had to run the refrigerator 48 hours before it got up to full cold. It really only took about 12 hours on both trips to make ice and keep stuff cold. He also never told us that we need to check the water level in the battery so we had an issue with it until I added some distilled water to it.652Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioner freezing up question
DutchmenSport wrote: tex wardfan wrote: ...Do you always run yours on high fan speed? Even at night? Considering (most) of our camping is in the Northern States, nights cool down and most of the time, there's no need for Air. However, come late July and August, and it can stay pretty warm at night, and then those few times, yes, we do keep the Air turned on and windows shut. We usually keep our AC fan on high all the time, even at night (in all 3 TT we've owned.) The thermostat stays at the same spot as it was during the day. We usually set it around 75. I'm not sure what the actual temperature is in the camper, I've not monitored the actual temperature inside, we just keep it where it feels comfortable. Thanks again Dutchmen for addressing my question as stated and not aaauming I have a problem like low Freon. I don't even know if it will freeze up, I haven't tried it yet. At night, as the outside temperatures cool down, and the inside temperatures stay cool, the AC will cycle on-off. More off than on after a while. Even in the hottest weather. But we don't do Southern Florida, or South Texas or Arizona in the Summer either. Whenever possible, we turn the AC off at night and open windows. If the outside temperature is cooler than the inside temperature, the AC is off and the windows open. We also have several small fans throughout our camper to keep air circulating. When the fans and / or the AC runs (especially at night), it's like a constant white noise, which actually helps lul us to sleep. And if there are noisy neighbors, it helps drown out, outside noises. In our first and second TT, had the roof top with the controls on the AC unit, and it was a forced air, straight down model. The fan never shut off, but the compressor cycled. In our current trailer, it's ducked with controls on the wall, the fan and the compressor both turn off and shut down at the same time. So, actually, this is a bit more annoying, in the fact it turns on and off. And when it turns on, it usually get my attention (especially at night). We could set the thermostat so it runs on fan all the time for the steady noise. But then I also can't tell how much it's actually cycling on-off. (for some reasons, I really am in-tune with my camper. I listen for sounds and am always aware of everything going on. I'm kind of strange there. I have the same problem in my house too. I'm in tune to everything... the refrigerator when it kicks on and off, to the water softener switching on. We have an in ground (submersed) water pump in a well 50 feet deep in the ground. For some reason, I can hear the pump when it kicks on through the sounds radiating through the floor, and .... really .... even outside when standing in the yard. I can tell when water is running inside the house when I'm outside. I hear it in the ground. So, although constant steady sounds are a great white noise, the on-off does get my attention, probably more than most people. (funny, I've been this way all my life). So, I guess to put a simply answer to your question, once the inside of the camper reaches desired temperature, we leave the thermostat set there, even at night, fan on high. When the temperatures are cooler outside than inside, we open the windows.652Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioner freezing up question
DutchmenSport wrote: Only once did we have our air conditioner ice up. It was blowing nothing but hot air. It took a little to figure it out, that it iced up. I thought something serious was wrong. It wasn't. I learned (and you can disagree with me, that's ok)... that in high heat and high humidity if the air conditioner runs for a very long time, the coils can ice up. The problem was resolved when I turned the thermostat to a higher temperature, thus allowing the compressor to cycle on-and-off. The ambient air around the air conditioner needed to help melt down the ice. Once the ice melted, it worked just fine. That was the day I learned to initially set the air conditioner to a warmer setting, just low enough it kicks on. Once it reaches temperature, it will turn off (of course). Wait a couple minutes, then lower the temperature ever so slightly. Once it reaches the new temperature, it will shut off again. Wait again and turn the thermostat down a pinch more again. Keep repeating. If the compressor runs non-stop and is so cold the ambient air cannot actually .... (evaporate) ... it freezes up. Of course, you REALLY only need to do this when the inside temperature of the camper is like .... a thousand degrees and the outside temperature is 2 thousand! (Ok, like closer to 95-100 and the outside temperature is not much cooler). When temps are in the 70-80's and even low 90's, the air conditioner compressor will cycle on-and-off, giving the ambient air around it time to actually evaporate condensation and such. The secret is to set the temperature so the compressor will cycle. Flipping it on with the thermostat as low as it will go and it's 100 degrees outside, and 120 inside, will never allow the compressor to cycle off-on. You CAN expect the coils and fins to ice up. Ever since I started doing this, we never had ice build up again. If the outside temperature is just too hot for the air conditioner compressor to cycle, and it runs constantly non-stop, they (may) ice up. If it does, the solution is to simply turn the air off and let it thaw, then lower the thermostat slowly, little bits at a time. Thanks, Dutchman. This was the kind of info I was looking for. Personal experience about how your perfectly good ac was freezing up and how you solved the problem. I was hoping to run the ac on low fan speed at night when trying to sleep because the higher speed is quite noisy. Do you always run yours on high fan speed? Even at night?260Views0likes0Comments
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