Trying to replace Penguin A/C

[jcanavera]

I know that on my SOB in Destin Fla I had some icing problems which ended up to be a thermostat problem. The service person who came to the trailer had commented that the high humidty in that part of the country causes freezup problems on some air conditioners whose owners are running them on low speed. The problem being long run time with the compressor, lots of moisture in the air, and not enough air flow to keep the condensor warm enough to keep that excessive moisture from freezing.

Jack

[rcaldwel]

Jack,

That sure makes sense to me as a floridian. I think the combination of the dryair dehumidifier and the AC really make sense when taking in your comments.

Bob

[LeeC]

Jack, I was thinking about this some more and thought perhaps on really hot days this summer, I might try lowering the thermostat to say 60 or something during the hot part of the day which I believe would force a high fan condition and insure the compressor would stay on. It might get kinda "brisk" in there at night if I forget to reset it before going to bed. The air conditioner has been my biggest disappointment with this trailer. I don't think I posted anyting about it previously but have kept up with your posts about it. I don't think the two skylight help much either. Before this summer, I am going to try and find some styrofoam sheets that I can cut and fit in the holes.

RCCaldwell, is the dehumidifier expensive? Do Lowes and Home Depot have them? I might try that. I've had some moisture problems.

Regards,
Lee

[jcanavera]

Originally posted by LeeC
Jack, I was thinking about this some more and thought perhaps on really hot days this summer, I might try lowering the thermostat to say 60 or something during the hot part of the day which I believe would force a high fan condition and insure the compressor would stay on.Regards,
Lee

Woops! Force the compressor to stay on? I'm pretty sure what you are really meaning is the compressor is on, you just don't have enough air volume passing through the coils to keep the temperature stable. If the fan speed is set to auto and the temp is below the 10 degree spread the fan stays on low and the interior continues to heat up till you hit 10 degrees over set point and the thermostat calls for the higher fan speed. Right?

Setting 10 degrees below what you want will do the deed but for all intents its probably much easier to turn the fan from auto to hi. Once it cools down later on in the day you go back to auto which will slow down the fan and also allow the fan to cycle.

I also have the twin skylights but that's part of the reason I went to the 15K unit.

Jack