Noisy Dometic A/C on 2017 179
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Topic: Noisy Dometic A/C on 2017 179
Posted By: pedalho
Subject: Noisy Dometic A/C on 2017 179
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2016 at 10:42pm
| Our air conditioning unit is unbearably noisy to the point that it overpowers the radio and/or tv. It also makes it hard to sleep. I don't recall our Coleman unit on our pop up that we had years ago being loud. Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 1:27pm
| At night, I typically set switch to Fan, set it to LO, and then switch back to A/C. That makes the fan run all the time, but at a slightly lower noise level. For me, it makes a nice white noise generator that doesn't interfere with sleeping. The constant on and off with the fan in AU mode would keep me awake. |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 1:38pm
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+1 I do likewise. The first night or two, it was annoying. After that, it became just a background noise. One thing that also helped was to have our heads toward the bathroom/wardrobe end of the bed. The wall blocks a little bit of the sound. It also makes it easier to get in and out of bed as I can use the dinette cushion to help climb over my wife's feet instead of over her upper legs during the night for those necessary trips. ------------- 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: techntrek
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 5:39pm
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+2 we left ours on low all night and put the fan on auto during the day.
This post describes things I did to mine which quieted it down somewhat: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1433&PID=49114&title=possible-replacement-for-the-a-c#49114 - http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1433&PID=49114&title=possible-replacement-for-the-a-c#49114 ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 5:47pm
| We are in TN and haven't needed AC at night, we have a fan and sleep with poncho liners as a cover (lightweight nylon), also leave the bathroom fan on to ventilate. Even with temps in the 70s the pod is cool inside. |
Posted By: densmorema
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 7:25pm
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I wear ear plugs,a little uncomfortable but it's worth it to get a decent nights sleep.I also run the fan in the low mode. ------------- Mike and Cherie Michigan 2015 R179 2016 silverado |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 8:03pm
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We run it in lo also.
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |