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[A/S] Air Conditioner dripping
First off - thanks to all who answered my questions on power
invertors. I've decided to make coffee with a French Press and toast
using the stove and a griddle.
My 2005 International was in for service last June because the air
conditioner (Dometic Penguin 13,500 BTU) was dripping water thru
BOTH the vents, onto the kitchen floor. Ended up cutting our
vacation short. This was repaired by the dealer who said that
somebody at the Airstream factory made a mistake and did not tighten
a bolt. We used the AC after that and it was fine - probably ran it
at medium speed with 3 on the temp. This last weekend, it leaked
again, dripping water out of ONE of the vents. It ran fine Friday
night - low speed with 4 or 5 on the temp. On Saturday, it was quite
breezy so we shut the AC off and opened the windows. As temps
climbed to 90 in the afternoon, we once again turned the AC on low
speed with 4 or 5 on the temp. When this didn't cool it down enough,
we bumped it up to high and maybe 4 on the temp. It started dripping
from just one side of the vent. Called the dealer (nobody was around
from the service department) and he said we wouldn't hurt anything
by running it on low, even if it continued to drip. Since that
really didn't help the situation, we cut our weekend short and
headed home. A call to the service department today and they
said, "generally when the AC leaks, it's a bolt." My question is
does the AC unit have a condensation tube that should drain, like
the fridge? If so, where is it and what does it drain into? Grey
water tank? Also, this bolt they speak of - would it be on the
inside of the AC unit or outside of the trailer, on the roof? Seems
to me if they would've used a little locktite on the bolt, I
wouldn't be in this situation. Have any of you had problems with the
AC leaking? Any suggestions on what we should ask for in
compensation of this recurring inconvenience?
Mary