DearMissMermaid
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I am trying to sort out the two AC's in a 1992 Holiday Rambler 5th wheel
It's 50amp
Both AC's are in the living area
Both are ducted in the ceiling
Both have thermostats on the wall
Each thermostat is different but both are Duo Therm
The aft AC has thermostat on living room wall and works, it is ducted in the living area
The forward AC is actually in the living room too but the ducts from it are in the bedroom
The thermostat is in the bedroom
I can run the aft AC and cool the living area but nothing reaches the bedroom which gets pretty hot, so if I nap in the daytime in there, it's just way too hot.
The forward AC won't come on unless the aft AC is on.
Even then it seems not to work right. It cycles on with the fan for a minute or so, then goes off again
If I turn the aft AC off, then the forward thermostat AC won't come on at all
I was hoping to be able to run the AC's independently, not having to have both on.
If it's hot at night, I can see cooling the bedroom but no need to cool the living area since I have pocket doors and generally it's cooler at night, but this is a vintage rig and the ceiling in the bedroom is much lower than the rest of the rig. A hallway bath with wood pocket doors separates the living and bedroom area. No vents in the ceiling in the hallway there.
The former owner is not available so I've had to plow through manuals and do tons of guess work on how things operate. He was in hospice dying when I bought the rig from his grown daughter who knew nothing about anything.
It seems odd to me that the fwd AC won't come on unless the aft one is on too.
Can a 50amp handle both at once?
I guess in the end I need a repairman since I can't conjole the forward AC to come on and stay on.
I was going to replace the filters with clean ones, but when I pulled the filter cover off the bedroom AC a wire that is taped off came dangling out so I stopped right there. I don't care to mess with unknown wires like that.
Any help and enlightenment is appreciated.
THANK YOU!
It's 50amp
Both AC's are in the living area
Both are ducted in the ceiling
Both have thermostats on the wall
Each thermostat is different but both are Duo Therm
The aft AC has thermostat on living room wall and works, it is ducted in the living area
The forward AC is actually in the living room too but the ducts from it are in the bedroom
The thermostat is in the bedroom
I can run the aft AC and cool the living area but nothing reaches the bedroom which gets pretty hot, so if I nap in the daytime in there, it's just way too hot.
The forward AC won't come on unless the aft AC is on.
Even then it seems not to work right. It cycles on with the fan for a minute or so, then goes off again
If I turn the aft AC off, then the forward thermostat AC won't come on at all
I was hoping to be able to run the AC's independently, not having to have both on.
If it's hot at night, I can see cooling the bedroom but no need to cool the living area since I have pocket doors and generally it's cooler at night, but this is a vintage rig and the ceiling in the bedroom is much lower than the rest of the rig. A hallway bath with wood pocket doors separates the living and bedroom area. No vents in the ceiling in the hallway there.
The former owner is not available so I've had to plow through manuals and do tons of guess work on how things operate. He was in hospice dying when I bought the rig from his grown daughter who knew nothing about anything.
It seems odd to me that the fwd AC won't come on unless the aft one is on too.
Can a 50amp handle both at once?
I guess in the end I need a repairman since I can't conjole the forward AC to come on and stay on.
I was going to replace the filters with clean ones, but when I pulled the filter cover off the bedroom AC a wire that is taped off came dangling out so I stopped right there. I don't care to mess with unknown wires like that.
Any help and enlightenment is appreciated.
THANK YOU!