How To Add Refrigerant To A Roof Air On Rv

Step 1 release and lift away the rooftop air conditioner s outer shroud.

How to add refrigerant to a roof air on rv.

It is possible to put freon into some rv rooftop air conditioners. A ducted rv air conditioner will have multiple ducts or vents in the ceiling. Read the gauge to make sure you need to top up or recharge. Turn the air conditioner on by putting it on the lowest setting possible.

Attach the manifold gauge to the suction side of the unit this is the large copper tubing. Systems that still have some refrigerant in them can have the refrigerant level topped off while systems in. A ducted air conditioning system has a network of ducts throughout the ceiling to distribute the cool air throughout the rv. Once you see that it does attach the coolant container to the suction tubing and open it up.

Also the roof a c units usually don t use the same coolant as automotive a c unit s. These are connected together with sheet metal ducting similar to a house or with flexible foil furnace duct. Rv air conditioning systems with low refrigerant levels need to have refrigerant added to operate at maximum efficiency. I have a duo therm roof top rv air conditioner i think it is the penguin 13500 with heat pump and it is about 6 or 7 years old.

Roof mounted rv air conditioners under normal conditions work well and are relatively maintenance free. Owners can get into trouble when older units start to lose their cool. While it may be tempting to attempt to recharge the freon on your rv s a c when it s blowing warm air you re far better off having a professional address the issue. To put freon in a charging port would have to welded into the system by an expert.

An air conditioner in a rv uses refrigerant to chill air passing over an evaporator coil. If you can repair that and add refrigerant again you will probably have enough money in it to buy a new unit maybe more.