Air Conditioner condensation

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   Also with leaving the fan running, sometimes when you leave the fan on all the time it can cause unit to ice up some, the fins up top just stay so cold with the constant air blowing on them that ice can sometimes build up instead of water just dripping away.
It's been mentioned in the past that the High speed setting is better than the low setting.  If set to low then when your AC does run it runs on the low speed setting instead of the high speed setting of which it is normally supposed to run.  So High is the way to go.

A lot of owners though, myself included and more than once in my Pod's lifetime have had to have the mounting bolts tightened to end some dripping.

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kymooses Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807	Topic: Air Conditioner condensation Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 5:08am
	Also with leaving the fan running, sometimes when you leave the fan on all the time it can cause unit to ice up some, the fins up top just stay so cold with the constant air blowing on them that ice can sometimes build up instead of water just dripping away. It's been mentioned in the past that the High speed setting is better than the low setting. If set to low then when your AC does run it runs on the low speed setting instead of the high speed setting of which it is normally supposed to run. So High is the way to go. A lot of owners though, myself included and more than once in my Pod's lifetime have had to have the mounting bolts tightened to end some dripping.
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 10:31pm
	We were all newbies at some point! One thing to try is to tighten the mounting bolts, the seal on the roof may not be tight enough. You must remove the cover inside (about 8 screws), then crank the 4 mounting bolts down a few turns each (just a few). Something else which was a problem with mine, you may have the "heat strip" option, which is a condensation magnet. It requires going up top and is a bit more involved to remove.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Podster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108	Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 10:20pm
	I'm a newbie as well so I have not yet been up on the roof of my 178, but, I think there should be a drain up on the A/C unit like any other A/C unit. It may be plugged and, therefore, overflowing into the POD?
	Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity)

crayzie4dogs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 8:38pm
	I am sure you all love newbies! LOL I did read up on the air conditioner being very loud. Read one thread that talked about turning on the fan and leave it running while the air conditioner is on auto. That way the fan is making the noise and when the compressor kicks on it will be minimal in a sound change. Which it works a lot less noise change and less awakening from the compressor. We did this at night and awoke a while later to find that water was dripping from the air conditioner...a good bit of water. One thing that was also noticed at this time and not sure if it has anything to do with it or not. I had left the bathroom vent open with the fan on. I closed the vent and shut off the fan. The water dried up and no new water was dripping from the air conditioner. Does anyone have any idea why it did this. Oh,,,,and I did go outside and made sure water was dripping down the back of the r-pod. Thanks in advance! Jerri