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Old 07-22-2016, 06:24 PM   #1
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We have a 2016 Pinnacle. Our AC bill for June was $180. We are just North of Houston. There are 3 AC units on top of this unit. When it is 95-98 outside it gets up to 86-88 in this blank blank RV. If I use the stove/oven it gets even hotter. This is a big money pit and I wish we never bought it.
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Many complaints. Again, have you had the issue addressed or looked at under warranty? Most of us find that Jayco customer service is very good.
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Do they blow cold air?

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Many complaints.
With the units that only had 2 a/c that is why they offered the 3rd. Our 15 FLSA only has two, it was 93 today with high humidity, no shade and ours stays at 74.
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Roof mount A/C will only cool to 20 degrees below outside temp, at its best.
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Old 07-23-2016, 08:16 AM   #6
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Get yourself a cheap laser thermometer from Amazon and measure the ceiling away from any vents and then the vents. My eagle has 25 degree drops when testing both units.

I saw a tip on here to remove your vents and use hvac tape to seal them to keep air from blowing into your ceiling.
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We have a 2016 Pinnacle. Our AC bill for June was $180. We are just North of Houston. There are 3 AC units on top of this unit. When it is 95-98 outside it gets up to 86-88 in this blank blank RV. If I use the stove/oven it gets even hotter. This is a big money pit and I wish we never bought it.
You have other problems then. There's no way 3 a/c units on top can't cool that Pinnacle. I have a single 15K and I have to turn it down because it gets too cold. That's east coast weather too. 100% humidity and 98 degrees outside. Real feel of 108.
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Old 07-23-2016, 09:09 AM   #8
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I agree that something is wrong with your units. Three units should be more than enough...unless they're all like 9000 BTU or something like that. I think you would be fine with two 15K BTU units. Doesn't make sense that three units can't cool your RV.
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Our units are 15,000 each. From what I understand 2 units are AC and 1 is a heat pump. We had the front one worked on when we first got it. Something was wrong with a sending unit(?) . So what it does is the back one (bedroom) works as it should . When it gets above temperature the thermostat kicks AC on and it blows cold. The front one (living room) will not come on when it starts getting warm. Then it might suddenly come on run a few minutes and cut back off. It does blow cold when it feel like running. If we move thermostat to the on (not automatic) that will not make it come on. The heat pump seems to run all the time. I feel like we will have to put it back in shop but that is a huge inconvenience especially considering it is less than a year old. We have had several issues with this unit and it's frustrating. We live in it full time and have animals. So everyone is uprooted because Jayco makes defective products.
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One thing we have noticed is at night the front AC unit aka the problem one, works as it should at night. So when it's hot outside (when you really need it) it doesn't come on.
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Sounds like the front unit is having high head pressure problems. Is the condenser fan (the one on the outside, on the roof blowing)?
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No when it isn't "willing" to run it just doesn't do anything. We hear nothing running, at least not until it decides to work like it should when it cools off in the evening. So weird...
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Are your thermostats fighting each other? Just thinking out loud.

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Who is "billing" you? A campground with typically OUTRAGEOUS rates? Or a utility company with just the usual PAINFUL rates?
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Our units are 15,000 each. From what I understand 2 units are AC and 1 is a heat pump. We had the front one worked on when we first got it. Something was wrong with a sending unit(?) . So what it does is the back one (bedroom) works as it should . When it gets above temperature the thermostat kicks AC on and it blows cold. The front one (living room) will not come on when it starts getting warm. Then it might suddenly come on run a few minutes and cut back off. It does blow cold when it feel like running. If we move thermostat to the on (not automatic) that will not make it come on. The heat pump seems to run all the time. I feel like we will have to put it back in shop but that is a huge inconvenience especially considering it is less than a year old. We have had several issues with this unit and it's frustrating. We live in it full time and have animals. So everyone is uprooted because Jayco makes defective products.
Close the door between the bedroom and the living room. What does it do then?
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If you have three units all three are A/C units. One may have a heat pump feature but it's also an A/C. I have two in my northpoint and the rear one is the heat pump and the front is just a/c. My understanding is only 2 of your units will run at once, but you have a choice of which 2.


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If you have three units all three are A/C units. One may have a heat pump feature but it's also an A/C. I have two in my northpoint and the rear one is the heat pump and the front is just a/c. My understanding is only 2 of your units will run at once, but you have a choice of which 2.


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That would make sense, since each is at 15K. If two are running, that's right at 32 amps, or 16 amps each. Add another and you're right at 48 amps. That's a lot of power for AC.

I think you're going to have to wind up taking it in to the dealer. Since you full-time in it, they should be willing to take care of you while you wait.
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So everyone is uprooted because Jayco makes defective products.
JAYCO didn't make the air-conditioner, COLEMAN did.

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One thing we have noticed is at night the front AC unit aka the problem one, works as it should at night. So when it's hot outside (when you really need it) it doesn't come on.
Your CG could have power issues which could be affecting the unit. During the day there are more low voltage situations than at night.

Have you talked to JAYCO? They may have a mobile tech in your area that they work with that can come to your site.
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If Grumpy is right about the campground voltage, a Hughes Autoformer may be in order.
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[QUOTE=Grumpy;431222]JAYCO didn't make the air-conditioner, COLEMAN did]

To me that's immaterial. I don't make the trucks we use for delivery, but I don't blame Volvo, Freightliner etc when I have to tell my customers I can't delivery their product due to a breakdown.

Jayco decided to use whatever component is on the unit. I'm sure reliability was something they thought about. They bought it from Jayco and Jayco owns making it right.

That's said it seems to be more of electronic control issue than anything else.

A mobile Tech maybe worth the $100.00 service call to determine the issue then if it's truly a component failure they should cover that visit and the repair.


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