AC question - R-pod Owners Forum

Did you lower temp to see if AC continues to run, then raise temp to see if it shuts off? It is thermostatically controlled.

Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Huh? Why not just change the vent direction. Why cover the thermostat?

Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

These comments are confusing to me. Are you saying I can set the ac to run continually without cutting on and off? It's the cutting on and off that makes it hard to sleep.

Compressors are noisy when they run. And thermostatically controlled AC units, when they turn on run the compressor and fan. Some have a continuous fan option, but that noise is relatively innocuous. If the fan and compressor turn off and on together, you are going to notice the noise. If you don't like the normal cycling of the system and the attendant noise, then you have two options. One is to turn the AC off and deal with the heat in some other manner, like opening the windows and running just the fan. The other is to do what Tars suggests, which is to try to keep the temperature as low as possible by keeping the AC running all the time. If you're paying for the electricity, you may not be very happy with that choice. If you want to store a fresh killed deer in your Pod, it may just be the thing for you, but you'll need a lot of blankets or an arctic sleeping bag if you want to sleep in there with the deer.

In our Pod, I've never run the AC while camping b/c we go to mostly Forest Service Campgrounds where there is no electricity. Once we stayed at an RV park in Calistoga and ran the AC for a while to cool off the trailer, but opened all the windows and roof vent to sleep, in large part to avoid the noise. The heater makes a lot of noise too. Our practice, unless it's freezing outside it to use a warm sleeping bag and turn on the heat when I get up to make the coffee. Makes sleeping really cozy.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

We use our a/c a lot when we go to Cape Hatteras, usually tune it out after a night or so.
Usually my wife can use the fantastic fan with certain windows open and get the air flow to keep things fairly cool.

Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

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henryv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 259	Topic: AC question Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 4:52pm
	Is it normal for the AC to cut on and off? I'm assuming as it reaches the temp set on the thermostat it cuts off then as the temp rises. it starts back up. ??

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 5:02pm
	Did you lower temp to see if AC continues to run, then raise temp to see if it shuts off? It is thermostatically controlled.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

marwayne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 5:30pm
	You may have to cover the thermostat so the cold air doesn't blow on it.
	If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 5:45pm
	Huh? Why not just change the vent direction. Why cover the thermostat?
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 5:48pm
	On our 179, I close the vent that blows toward the bathroom to keep the air from hitting the thermostat. It also provides more airflow to the other vents.
	Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats

henryv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 259	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 7:56pm
	These comments are confusing to me. Are you saying I can set the ac to run continually without cutting on and off? It's the cutting on and off that makes it hard to sleep.

Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 8:40pm
	You should be able to set the fan to run continuously but the compressor is going to cut off and on to maintain the temp close to where you have the thermostat set. If you want the air on nonstop set the thermostat as low as it will go. TT
	2010 176 FJ Cruiser

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 9:23pm
	Compressors are noisy when they run. And thermostatically controlled AC units, when they turn on run the compressor and fan. Some have a continuous fan option, but that noise is relatively innocuous. If the fan and compressor turn off and on together, you are going to notice the noise. If you don't like the normal cycling of the system and the attendant noise, then you have two options. One is to turn the AC off and deal with the heat in some other manner, like opening the windows and running just the fan. The other is to do what Tars suggests, which is to try to keep the temperature as low as possible by keeping the AC running all the time. If you're paying for the electricity, you may not be very happy with that choice. If you want to store a fresh killed deer in your Pod, it may just be the thing for you, but you'll need a lot of blankets or an arctic sleeping bag if you want to sleep in there with the deer. In our Pod, I've never run the AC while camping b/c we go to mostly Forest Service Campgrounds where there is no electricity. Once we stayed at an RV park in Calistoga and ran the AC for a while to cool off the trailer, but opened all the windows and roof vent to sleep, in large part to avoid the noise. The heater makes a lot of noise too. Our practice, unless it's freezing outside it to use a warm sleeping bag and turn on the heat when I get up to make the coffee. Makes sleeping really cozy.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 4:24pm
	If we have to run the A/C all night, we'll switch the fan to LO. The compressor kick-ons are much less jolting when there's a constant source of white noise. The first night I tried to run the A/C on AU, I woke up every time the fan came on; now, I sleep pretty well through the night.
	Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 4:42pm
	We use our a/c a lot when we go to Cape Hatteras, usually tune it out after a night or so. Usually my wife can use the fantastic fan with certain windows open and get the air flow to keep things fairly cool.
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171