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Old 08-01-2015, 01:13 PM   #1
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Dead AC?

Been keeping our 23IKSS at a campground for month of July. Each Sunday, we'd shut off water and set AC to 80f.

Came back last night and camper felt warm, rooftop unit was running. I lowered thermostat temp setting, but even after an hour temp in coach did not drop. Air from vents felt slightly cool.

Checked breaker and fuses, all good.

Noticed no little blue led on shoreline power plug door, but LED at other end of cable glowed. Surge protector showed no issues. Plugged into 50amp circuit with adapter, also tried 20amp. No go.

Brought camper home today and plugged in with a normal extension cord and adapter. Still no blue LED on door, and AC still not blowing cold.

Sliding thermostat switch to AC position, then off, and then immediately back on results in silence, which I assume is fast cycle preventer, but wouldn't that suggest the compressor wants to kick on, which would suggest proper system pressure?

Is there a reset switch somewhere? Manuals didn't mention any.

Thanks in advance.

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Old 08-02-2015, 07:10 AM   #2
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I don't think your air will turn on being plugged into a regular outlet and using an extension cord. You need a 30 amp outlet. There are many threads about this. Just scroll down a bit and search.
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Old 08-02-2015, 09:53 AM   #3
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I used to have mine freeze up when outside was very hot and humid. I would have to shut the AC off for 10 to 15 minutes to melt the ice off the condenser. You'd notice this by reduced air movement and no water dripping from any of the gutters. PS I've already lost the light on the door and the power cord of my 2015.
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Old 08-02-2015, 02:07 PM   #4
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My a/c unit has run just fine on a 20 amp plug and 10guage extension cord many times.

Of course, running the microwave or coffee pot at the same time is out of the question...

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Old 08-02-2015, 03:33 PM   #5
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I don't think your air will turn on being plugged into a regular outlet and using an extension cord. You need a 30 amp outlet. There are many threads about this. Just scroll down a bit and search.


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My a/c unit has run just fine on a 20 amp plug and 10guage extension cord many times.

Of course, running the microwave or coffee pot at the same time is out of the question...

Tim

Same as cowracer/Tim- I've regularly ran my 15k BTU by itself on a 15amp plug in off of my garage. Now, I did buy a special heavy duty extension cord for it- but it worked even after installing my EMS.
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Old 08-02-2015, 05:23 PM   #6
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Yes, I previously have run the AC on a 15 amp circuit without issue. Low load like this time.

I at first assumed the unit froze up, but the ride home from the campsite was over an hour in 90f heat, so any ice should have been long gone by then.

So the dead blue LED is a red herring, good to know.

I'll call the local dealer when they open tomorrow to schedule a warranty visit...
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I can't run it on my 15amp circuit. And it's the only load on it. I used to on my last HTT but that was without the EMS. The emshw30 shows the voltage dropped too far. Now for those lights. It's a minor thing that they don't work on the door or the in-Furiion cable. The ems tells me the story when I plug in.
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Old 08-03-2015, 04:46 PM   #8
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I used to have mine freeze up when outside was very hot and humid. I would have to shut the AC off for 10 to 15 minutes to melt the ice off the condenser. You'd notice this by reduced air movement and no water dripping from any of the gutters. PS I've already lost the light on the door and the power cord of my 2015.
I had this happen on our last trip very hot and humid. I opened the flash cool vent to allow maximum air circulation and left it open until the TT cooled down. No more freeze up issues.
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Old 08-03-2015, 06:16 PM   #9
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It definitely was not freeze up. I left the AC off all night and it still did not work in the morning, and did not work after the towing home for over and hour in 90f heat.

Anyway, made the call this morning to my local dealer. A dealer where I did not purchase the unit. I didn't purchase the unit there, because honestly, I scoured online ads when researching, and never came across them.

The guy in service was friendly and candidly told me that Forest River may force me to return to my purchasing dealer since it has been less than 90 days. He asked me to submit all my info via email so he could forward to Forest River for permission to conduct the warranty work, which I did.

Should I find out I need to bring the camper back to the original dealer, 3 hours away, I, too, will lose my cool.
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Old 08-03-2015, 07:04 PM   #10
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Have you installed a hard start capacitor on your unit? I had mine blow up due to excessive heat and once I replaced it all was well.
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Folks trying to run off a 15 amp circuit are asking for more trouble. Good way to blow up the capacitor to the unit and do more damage. Later RJD
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Old 08-04-2015, 11:28 AM   #12
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Folks trying to run off a 15 amp circuit are asking for more trouble. Good way to blow up the capacitor to the unit and do more damage. Later RJD
And how exactly will that happen?

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So I finally made headway with the local dealer. Flagstaff agreed to let them work on it, not sure if that is a BS line or what, but the earliest they can take me is in a month. Does such a long lead time on warranty service sound right??
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So I finally made headway with the local dealer. Flagstaff agreed to let them work on it, not sure if that is a BS line or what, but the earliest they can take me is in a month. Does such a long lead time on warranty service sound right??
Yes, if you didn't buy from them.
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