caravan A/C
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 18:17
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The Geriatric Gypsies
goodday all
well we went to use the air con (full reverse cyle) on heat the other morning as it was a bit cool air con wouldnt go, got out my faithfull tester yes we have powe.r get out manual seems Dometic wont go under 4 degrees they have an ambient cutout so at this point of time it seems i have a piece of junk sitting on the roof when it is cold just finishes me with WINDSOR and thier Dealer Southern Windsor we wanted the IBIS remote control unit but between them they were full of excuses why they couldnt fit IBIS
anyway WHAT WOULD THE CONSEQUENcES BE IF I BYPASS THIS CUTOUT SO WE CAN USE THE HEATING WHEN COLD
temperature cutsout at 4 degrees and back in at 7 degrees makes it totally useless as is
steve
Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 18:23
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 18:23
Steve, what model Dometic is it? Not the B1900 by chance?
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Follow Up By: The Geriatric Gypsies - Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 16:18
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 16:18
goodday gb
its either b3200or b3600 memory like a sieve i got up and had a look anyway its bloody useless as is on a cold morning
steve
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Reply By: Member - Allan B (QLD) - Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 18:26
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 18:26
Hi Steve,
The low ambient cutout is to protect against evaporator ice-up.
You can try bypassing it but you may get ice-up. If so it may do no harm but it simply will not operate as a heat pump.
Cheers, Allan
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Reply By: Best Off Road - Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 19:25
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 19:25
Steve Old Boy,
The curse of RC aircons is that they rely on extracting heat from the air to warm. When it is bloody cold they can't find much heat to salvage and go to sleep. That is to say they struggle when you need them most.
We had a an unpleasant stay at a resort in
Mansfield during winter a few years back when the RC aircon couldn't keep the unit warm.
The much maligned Heron units use a different principle. They are an aircon for cooling, and for heating they simply use an element much like a conventional fan heater. We had one in our van and it kept us warm all night long in "knacker" weather.
Cheers,
Jim.
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Follow Up By: Roughasguts - Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 20:10
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 20:10
Thats right Our Heron has the element for heating and thought How cheap is that!
I only found out after looking parts up for the Heron on the net. Thing is I was trying to work out why there was so much condensation in the van when using the Heat setting Now I know.
I still think it a cheap and noisy unit though.
Sorry for the gripe.
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Reply By:- Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 21:36
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 21:36
If you can access the thermostat just warm it up a bit with the mrs. hair dryer.
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Reply By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 22:11
Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 at 22:11
You could go to
Lightning Ridge Steve.
It's a bit warmer there and maybe yoy wont need the a/c.
Dave
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 08:12
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 08:12
It still gets cold there Dave ;)
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Follow Up By: Gramps - Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 09:02
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 09:02
Damn cold at times LOL
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Follow Up By: The Geriatric Gypsies - Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 18:57
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 18:57
goodday guys
will be going to
lightning ridge weekend after
st george for the music festival at
lorne station great place to stay can have our dog and a campfire
steve
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Reply By: Member - Craig M (QLD) - Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 06:46
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 06:46
On the same thread as the hair dryer, buy a little fan heater from k-mart and pre heat the air in the van with it before turning on the a/c. As long as you get it above 4 deg you shouldn't have an issue.
Living in FNQ I haven't seen 4 deg for while...............except in the beer fridge!
Good luck guys.
Craig
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Follow Up By: The Geriatric Gypsies - Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 16:20
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 16:20
mate still defeats the purpose of having the heating fortunately we have a small heater
steve
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Reply By: cyoung2203 - Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 21:08
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 at 21:08
Yep...experienced that with an air cond in my aunts van.
When I built my van I went for a full houshold reverse cycle. Plenty going around on motorhomes etc! Works a treat. kept the van at 22 degrees over summer in port macquarie...and it wasnt running the compressor all the time.
Will be fine this year in winter...just need a big generator to run it or a LONG extension lead. LOL
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