air and heat on same time
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Topic: air and heat on same time
Posted By: jeffreypenhall
Subject: air and heat on same time
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 7:14pm
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I have a 179 new and ran the air conditioner for a short time, mostly as a test. I raised the thermostat so the heat would kick on and the heater / blower started but the air conditioner continued to run. With both running it was loud. Of course this only happened while I was plugged into AC. I turned everything off, disconected AC and turned on the heat. Worked fine. Any idea why air conditioner AND heater would run at the same time? ------------- R-POD is R-PAD Black Ford F350 Oregon License "HQRSE" |
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Posted By: CFWARREN
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 7:35pm
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I had the same but opposite situation, when I tried to run the heat, the AC would come on also. I believe the answer is that on the thermostat, you need to make sure the fan setting is set to "auto", then you should be fine. At least that's what I was told, try it and let us here know if that's the right answer!
------------- 2016 179 - Hood River Edition 2008 Nissan Xterra |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 10:12pm
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That is the correct answer. Fan control to auto.
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Posted By: yalilminx
Date Posted: 23 May 2015 at 8:34am
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Lol. I just spent the whole night running both the ac and heat because of this. ... put fan to auto and worked like a charm! I should have looked at this last night. That fan is loud!!! Thanks! ------------- 2015 rpod 176t |
Posted By: Jarhead
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2019 at 11:42am
Would be nice if the owners manual actually explained a few things about the unit 
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2019 at 2:43pm
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I think it is designed to help circulate the heat through the cabin. I have ours set to "Auto" so the AC fan won't run and then I put a small fan at the opening under the bed where the heater is (RP179) to circulate the heat and air. It is a lot quieter. I am currently using an O2 Cool Fan that can run on batteries. It came with an AC adapter for the 9V power for which it is designed. However, it will run on 12V if you have a suitable adapter. It will just run a little faster and be a bit louder. In any case, it is still very much quieter than the AC fan.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2019 at 3:44pm
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Owners manual, I built mine, I didn't get one.:) ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: karllindgren
Date Posted: 29 May 2021 at 4:18pm
Happened to me, you might half to reset thermostat, https://thecampingadvisor.com/dometic-duo-therm-thermostat-reset/ - Dometic Duo-Therm Thermostat Reset and Troubleshootinghttps://thecampingadvisor.com/dometic-duo-therm-thermostat-reset https://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+reset+my+rv+thermostat&form=ANNTH1&refig=2f1589a66a0449be9d023e9f015c4c63# - Mar 03, 2021 ยท 1. Turn the switch off. 2. Now at the same time press both the mode and the zone buttons while turning the switch back to On. 3. As you are doing that the letters FF should appear in the digital display and will remain there until you release... 4. Hold the zone and mode buttons until these letters
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