Starting & Cooling

[jagan]

2001 Itasca 330 Cat:Turn key on all items work go to start , nothing happens Turn key off try again & unit starts. Does not happen all the time just. Checked all cables ok. Any ideas what the problem might be or lead t o? Second Problem Basement AC do not cool very good. I understand that it is a big job to get them out. What type refrigerant do they use? As you tell I am a first time RV owner any help would be appreciated. No matter how much detail or how little would be great.Thank you very much.

[RickO]

Welcome to the forum.

I'm sure some of our experts will chime in on the starting problem but it makes me wonder about a faulty ignition switch.

As for the basement air not cooling well... it's fairly common for those of us with it to be unhappy with how cool it can keep the coach on hot days when sitting in the sun. Ours will usually keep the coach about 15* cooler than the outside air temp but once it gets really hot outside we struggle. Some owners of even newer coaches with basement air have taken to adding a 15000 BTU AC unit to the roof in place of one of the vents/fans to supplement the basement air. Hopefully someone will respond with a simple test you can run to test the temp of incoming air vs ambient air to help you determine if you have a malfunction or not.

Best of luck...

Rick

[Dwonner]

Here is a good read on how to diagnose your AC performance. It should give you and idea of where to start.

http://www.rvcomfort.com/pdf_documen...8100910420.pdf

[ga traveler]

Sounds like you have a bad start solonoid.