AC Troubleshooting

[zmom]

Anyone currently at the Fort with AC troubleshooting experience? I am new to the TT world- a Keystone Hideout. The fan on the unit works but compressor/cold air does not kick in. Not critical as it’s not overly hot but annoying all the same lol. In site 930

 

[team bradfield]

what type of thermostat does your TT have? ours is digital and can be tricky switching between Fan only, AC or Furnace, is it set low enough?

 

[zmom]

It’s a manual thermostat. I can hear the thermostat clicking trying to do something, but nothing happens.

 

[MrWonderful]

most likely a bad capacitor at the condensor, an easy fix if you know what your doing... if you don't know what the capacitor is/does, don't try it yourself - risk of electrocution is real.

 

[zmom]

Haha yeah not going there on my own. Will get it in for service. Thanks!

 

[MrWonderful]

look for something like this - if its bad it usually bulges at the top, but not always.

 

[peg110]

For some reason I thought he was going to also show how/why capacitors can be dangerous.

 

[MrWonderful]

here you go Debbie - I'm still ROFL...

 

[tiggerdad]

here you go Debbie - I'm still ROFL...

I got like 45 seconds into it and just thought I'd be better off getting electrocuted than continuing to finish listening to her.

 

[zmom]

That was painful on so many levels lol

 

[peg110]

That was painful on so many levels lol

PERIOD.

 

[mickeyfan0805]

Zmom - did you get this worked out? I had a similar issue last year that was actually caused by a 'reset' time that was needed for our AC after a power outage. I kept trying to get it to work too quickly but actually needed to let it sit off for a while before firing it back up - at which point it worked perfectly.

 

[zmom]

I have a service appointment in a few weeks.

 

[J.Scott Cape Cod]

Our compressor froze over while we were there. I was able to get on the roof, remove the shroud, and chip off the ice. Had to keep the fan on high after that, but it worked fine otherwise.

 

[zmom]

Turns out it was a wire that came loose, so not something I would have found on my own. All fixed now!