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Old 04-14-2014, 09:09 AM   #1
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The elusive air conditioner switch

Our Flagstaff 832ikbs came with a 2nd air conditioner in the front bedroom.
We got the camper last fall and only turned it on once to see if it worked. Went to turn it on yesterday and the thermostat has no display, like it has no power. Then I seem to remember that maybe it has a separate on off switch, but can't find a switch. Maybe I'm going crazy. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 04-14-2014, 10:24 AM   #2
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Do you have an on/off mode on your thermostat? What king of thermostat do you have?
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Old 04-14-2014, 11:54 AM   #3
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It is a Coleman Mach - RV Comfort. AC.
It only controls the 2nd air. The furnace & 1st air are controlled in the main living area with a different thermostat.

Has 3 switches
1 Fan - auto/on set to auto
2Thermostat - cool or on. Set to cool
3 Fan speed - low/high. Set on high

It also has a digital display for temperature and an up and Down button to adjust temp.
The display is off.

I still think there is like a toggle switch that turns on the power to the thermostat, but may be wrong.
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Old 04-14-2014, 12:06 PM   #4
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I have a similar Rockwood but don't know of any separate switch for my 2nd A/C other than those one the thermostat itself. Could the breaker in the power center panel be tripped?
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Old 04-14-2014, 12:15 PM   #5
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Check the braker for the second AC, but there is also a 12v supply which powers up the thermostat. So it could be a fuse for the 12v side is out as well.

This look like the correct tstat?

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That's the correct thermostat.
Has 2- 20amp breakers labeled a/c and also a 15 amp fuse labeled a/c. All are Ok. Also found a small fuse inside the thermostat itself and it is ok.
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:17 PM   #7
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I suspect if you pull the 1 15A 12v fuse your main AC will go dark, see if there is a second fuse possibly not lableled. I mention this because my Monaco was setup that way where the rear tstat had its own 12v as well as 120v dedicated circuits.

I know my primetime does not because the same thermostat controls both units with remote temperature sensors.
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Ok problem solved. I took the fuse out of the other thermostat and put it in and works ok. Looked at the old fuse with a magnifying lens and it looks ok, it just doesn't work apparently. I guess the idea of another switch must have happened when I ate those strange looking mushrooms.
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions.
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Ok problem solved. I took the fuse out of the other thermostat and put it in and works ok. Looked at the old fuse with a magnifying lens and it looks ok, it just doesn't work apparently. I guess the idea of another switch must have happened when I ate those strange looking mushrooms.
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions.
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Could you please send me some of those Mushrooms?.....
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Ahhhhh the 70's.
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Ahhhhh the 70's.
70's?

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