Problem with low profil Penguin heat pump airconditioner.

[Dallas]

John, remove the inside cover and get your air compressor out. Put a blower tip on it and blow out the fins... carefully.

That'll get you home and then you can clean it properly.

[belfert]

Years ago when the A/C unit at my office got plugged the tech used a tank of CO2 since it has much higher pressure than compressed air  (It is also portable.).  This might be too much for the fins on a rooftop RV unit.

[johns4104s]

I had a technician check it. It lost all the freon. He could not tap into the lines and fix it. When we finish up on the other repairs, get Holly (our miniature Cocker) out of the Vet/Hospital we need to take of for Phoenix, so we have to have air. I contacted Camping world in Island Lake near Chicargo. ITS NO WONDER THEY ARE GOING BROKE. They said they were all out of roof airs?? They had a run on them. Well after lots of DISCUSSIONS they found one. Not a Penquin but a Briskair, it cools good but what a flimsy product. I guess I am used to Coleman on the 04,s.

Thanks everyone for there help.

John

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi John,

He could not tap into the lines and fix it

Why not?

If the system is empty, it most likely broke a fitting from vibration. Penguins are built pretty good and both coils are all copper with aluminum fins.

They usually will outlast every other component...

He wouldn't even know where the leak would be unless he tapped a valve and added a small amount of refrigerant to leak test.

This kind of stuff gets me boiling!!    Now you are going to settle for one of the cheapie units becaus that's all that is available.

You might get 5 years out of the new one..

Oh Well
Nick-