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05-31-2008, 15:56
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Air Conditioning
Did they put dye in yours when charging? I can see how that can be/will be a
great help in finding a leak, if I have one other than what I already knew about and they fixed. On 5/31/2008 at 5:58 PM Pete Masterson wrote: >When I got my coach, the PO had converted the chassis AC to R134a but >it wasn't working. When I had my radiator work done, I also had the >AC serviced. Took $$$ of R134a. Worked ok, but not great. About a >year later, it wasn't working quite so well. (No leaks were found at >the time the system was recharged -- but, I wonder, are there >inaccessible hoses where a leak could be hiding? In any event, I'm >now at CCW in Riverside having several things attended to -- and I'm >thinking about recharging the AC again ... but I'm not sure I want to >spend another $600 or so on R134a... > >I did add a $12 oscillating fan that plugs into the cigarette >lighter. It actually does a great job in keeping me cool until the >coach warms up enough to turn on the genny and the roof-top units. >Often, my heat discomfort is mostly from the radiant heat affect of >the sun beating into the "fishbowl" up front more than the ambient >temperature in the coach being too warm... > >Pete Masterson >'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 >aeonix1@... >On the road at CCW in Riverside, CA > > > >On May 31, 2008, at 11:36 AM, Don Bradner wrote: > >> There've been a few A/C discussions in various threads recently - >> must be a calendar thing. I thought I would add my own. >> <snip> >> I know there are a number of folks who have posted that their dash >> air does not work, and they just use the generator/house air >> solution. We considered that, but even with the high cost of repair >> the economics appear to be in favor of the repair route. Our >> generator pulls about 1/2 gallon per hour when doing light work >> like a single air conditioner. At $5 per gallon that would mean >> $600 would run the A/C for 240 hours. At most that would be a >> couple of years for us, and probably less. We will be traveling to >> the East Coast in August, and are likely to be in hot weather until >> we leave Florida in November. >> >> I'll be sorry if it turns out that I have a leak somewhere else, >> but I'm fairly confident that I don't. The tech put plenty of >> fluorescent dye in with the refrigerant, and nothing has shown up >> anywhere. >> >> > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |
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Air Conditioning - Don Bradner - 05-31-2008, 06:36
Air Conditioning - Terry Neal - 05-31-2008, 06:58
Air Conditioning - Leroy Eckert - 05-31-2008, 09:03
Air Conditioning - Don Bradner - 05-31-2008, 09:23
Air Conditioning - Pete Masterson - 05-31-2008, 12:58
Air Conditioning - Don Bradner - 05-31-2008 15:56
Air Conditioning - Pete Masterson - 06-01-2008, 05:59
Air Conditioning - barry boyette - 06-01-2008, 10:38
Air Conditioning - Fred Hulse - 06-01-2008, 15:54
Air Conditioning - Curt Sprenger - 06-01-2008, 16:14
Air Conditioning - Ryan Wright - 06-01-2008, 16:47
Air Conditioning - Gregory OConnor - 06-02-2008, 00:36
Air Conditioning - Henry Jay Hannigan - 06-02-2008, 03:17
Air Conditioning - barry boyette - 06-02-2008, 14:10
Air Conditioning - George Brengelman - 06-03-2008, 13:00
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