Furrion Chill AC Temp Sensor issues

[Kappy1168]

There have been many posts about the Furrion Chill air conditioner, short cycling, and not giving accurate temperature readings due to its design of having the room temp sensor inside the Plenum. There is an aftermarket temperature sensor relocation kit that Furrion says will void the warranty if you use it. However, I called Furrion Tech Support and they offer no solutions that fixes the problem. Only to say move the sensor within the Plenum, or only use the unit on low or high fan, and do not use auto which makes no sense, because why is there an auto setting then. None of this fixed the problem. Bottom line, I installed the temperature sensor relocation kit and now my unit works 100% perfect. It’s ridiculous that Furrion will not just acknowledge that this is a design flaw and come up with their own fix if that is what they want. And as far as the Warranty goes, the aftermarket kit is plug-and-play, so you can always remove it, and reinstall the original harness and Furrion won’t have a clue. It’s utterly ridiculous that the customer has to go through something like this. But my recommendation is get the kit if you are having this issue. It will solve the problem.

[DJ252]

Here is a very frustrating vid on the subject.

[DJ252]

Dropped the link again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aJhl2xi8z8

[DJ252]

This guy just pulled the sensor through the grill a little bit and says it works well now.

[DJ252]

I don't know why it keeps dropping the links.

[DJ252]

And again.

Just cut n paste it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86KKTisGsHI

[Kappy1168]

I did try sticking the sensor through the foam filter and out of the box. Made it a little (very little) better but didn’t fix it. I know for some people they said they did it and it worked. Unfortunately, the only real solution is that sensor needs to be moved away from that box however it’s done. You shouldn’t have to be closing vents either to remedy the problem. Hopefully you’re new unit has the new thermostat. Good luck!

[Lydzhd]

Just purchased an Alta 2400kth having the same issues with the two Furrion units in it. Did you ever hear anything else from Lippert about this issue? I have a case number and have been emailing a tech who is supposedly trying to come up with a solution.

[Kappy1168]

It’s Furrion not Lippert you should contact. I did not get any other feedback from Furrion other than they told me what their “fix” was which was to move the short Room Temp sensor around in the air box which as I mentioned didn’t work. And that if I used the after market extension kit it would void my warranty. Ridiculous. But it’s been working perfect ever since I installed that kit. And was super easy.

[chopperdog45]

I just got a relocation kit for the temp sensor. Going to install it this week. With regards to the warranty, can't you just remove the relocation kit and return the unit to the stock configuration if you need any warranty work on the air conditioner? The relocation kit I got is easily removable.

[Kappy1168]

Yes, that was my thought also. It's just plug and play so you can always remove it, put the sensor back in it's original state and put another new zip tie on the wires and it will be back to factory set up. It was super easy to install and man, it completely solved my problem! Good luck!

[chopperdog45]

Originally Posted by Kappy1168

Yes, that was my thought also. It's just plug and play so you can always remove it, put the sensor back in it's original state and put another new zip tie on the wires and it will be back to factory set up. It was super easy to install and man, it completely solved my problem! Good luck!

Glad to hear it solved the problem. Hopefully I see the same results. Where did you end up mounting the sensor in the room? Near the thermostat controller?

[Kappy1168]

Yes, here's a pic... I ran it across the ceiling from the vent (going to put a small piece of plastic raceway to cover the wire) and then drilled a small hole in the bottom of the cabinet where the sensor pokes out. Didn't use the metal screen mount that came with it.

[ChaCha]

Originally Posted by Kappy1168

There have been many posts about the Furrion Chill air conditioner, short cycling, and not giving accurate temperature readings due to its design of having the room temp sensor inside the Plenum. There is an aftermarket temperature sensor relocation kit that Furrion says will void the warranty if you use it. However, I called Furrion Tech Support and they offer no solutions that fixes the problem. Only to say move the sensor within the Plenum, or only use the unit on low or high fan, and do not use auto which makes no sense, because why is there an auto setting then. None of this fixed the problem. Bottom line, I installed the temperature sensor relocation kit and now my unit works 100% perfect. It’s ridiculous that Furrion will not just acknowledge that this is a design flaw and come up with their own fix if that is what they want. And as far as the Warranty goes, the aftermarket kit is plug-and-play, so you can always remove it, and reinstall the original harness and Furrion won’t have a clue. It’s utterly ridiculous that the customer has to go through something like this. But my recommendation is get the kit if you are having this issue. It will solve the problem.

What kit did you use for the Furrion A/C

[Kappy1168]

Here's a screenshot...

[MR.M]

Originally Posted by Kappy1168

It’s Furrion not Lippert you should contact. I did not get any other feedback from Furrion other than they told me what their “fix” was which was to move the short Room Temp sensor around in the air box which as I mentioned didn’t work. And that if I used the after market extension kit it would void my warranty. Ridiculous. But it’s been working perfect ever since I installed that kit. And was super easy.

Furrion is lippert .