Hi, I'm Mark Smith, master-certified RV technician with Lazydays RV.
Today, we're here to talk about your Roof ACs and the maintenance that's needed.
There's several reasons why you want to maintain your roof airs.
One is comfort level.
The second is longevity of the air conditioner.
And the third can actually be tied to your RV warranty.
Most warranty companies want you to do an annual RV maintenance to make sure that you don't have any major problems with your AC.
So the first thing that you're going to want to do, just like it's your home, is to check your AC filters.
So, in a motorhome, they're usually mounted on the roof.
You're going to pull out your air conditioner filter.
No matter what type you have
You're going to do an inspection
If they're dirty, you can blow them out with air
You can put them in the sink and wash them with soap and water
Once they're dry, you put them back in.
That's the first step to your annual RV maintenance.
After that, you're going to want to go up on the roof.
So let's go.
OK, so here we are on the roof of your motorhome.
A couple of really important safety tips:
First, please be careful when you get on top of one of these motorhomes.
Especially on a morning like today, the roof is wet and slippery. Please be careful.
Second thing: when you're working on an air conditione
If you're going to take this cover off, make sure that you unplug the motorhome first!
The fan in these things are very fast and very sharp.
All right, so part of your RV maintenance is just a visual inspection
You're going to come up and look at this wrap
They call this a shroud because it's just like a shroud on a car
It makes the air flow go from the condensor coils up through the fan and out
Which creates cooling for this air conditioner
So you want to make sure that the shroud is in good shape
Installed properly
Next thing you're going to do is pull the shroud and do an internal visual inspection
So we're going to remove the screws
Lift the cover off
And look at the internal parts.
One of the things you want to look at are the copper lines
Very important that these copper lines are not rubbing anything
If they do rub they can actually rub through and you'll see oil marks or leaks
That's the part that you don't want to do
So if you find rub spots, thsee can be moved around a little bit
Or you can add the foam rubber like on here.
To keep them from doing any permanent damage.
Next thing is your condenser coils
Your condensor coils need to be clean and fairly straight
They'll have some rub marks on here
Any part of this that smashed over doesnt allow air to flow through
Cuts down on the ability of this AC to cool correctly.
So you're going to look at this
After you've done your visual inspection
You're going to want to wash these out
They make coil cleaner that you can come up here, bring the water hose with you, spray these coils down
Wash everything out
After it's dried out a little bit, you're going to put the cover back on
Plug the coach back in
Fire it up and make sure that everything is still working properly
This is a big part of a motorhome
ACs are a big part of a motorhome
You're going to want to make sure that these are in proper use
Proper working order
Make the inside of the coach comfortable
And these can last for years
With proper maintenance
I own a motorhome myself
My air conditioner on my motorhome is over twenty years old
So keep up with it
It can be a part of your normal, annual motorhome mainteance
And we stress that because motorhomes don't get used on a daily basis
Like your car does
So once a year, you're going to want to bring it in
Have all these things checked
Do the maintenance you need so that you have a good time using your motorhome
Your family is happy
So, if you have any problems
Or have any questions
Need help?
Just give us a call at Lazydays RV