NEVER Be This Camper! MUST Know UNVOICED RV Duties
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- Don't be a camper that does this. Hands-off RV camping has never existed. Unfortunately, we have learned this the hard way today. We talk about your RV AC and how to prevent ice buildup, short cycling, and AC malfunctions while camping.
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How do you feel that we did explaining this whole “AC” dilemma? Is this something that is relatable to you? Share your story below!
You should of rinsed the outside of the AC with water with a water hose. At least that’s why my AC guy told me.
Well, having been in the AC business for 40 years, I’d say you did good for a novice.
But, like others had mentioned, condenser cleaners will come either acidic or caustic. It’s best to rinse the condenser with water to avoid any corrosion.
Evaporator cleaners are self rinsing since the evaporator by default collects water on the coil evaporated from the air in the RV.
But, good job overall!
Any suggestions for staying at universal studios. Looking to go down in October for the Halloween bash. Thanks guys enjoy watching you three.
I am not a HVAC tech but I do clean my A/C. I shut off the power, use compressed air to blow out the loose stuff then I cover any electrical with plastic. I take a garden hose and rinse. Not High tech but it has worked for me for forty years on the various rigs I have had. Cheap and easy.
As an HVAC tech, for the condenser (outside coil) next time spray the foaming no rinse cleaner close to the coil, left to right and let the foam foam up in-between the fins and the tubes. Let it sit til it stops foaming and starts running the coil. Then rinse the condenser coil out with water and watch the dirt roll out. Just don't get the motor in-between the indoor and outdoor coils wet to be safe.
The evaporator no raise coil cleaner uses the condensate to raise out the coil. You can use an evaporator cleaner on the condenser coil but need to rinse with water.
For the fin combs do not use those. They weaken the fins. Only if they are really bent over from a hail storm or something. I use a small flat head screwdriver and work the fins straight.
Love your videos I wish I had a mobile job to get out and live wherever.
Thanks for the info John!
Just to reiterate. Wash the condenser coil. If the cleaner in left on if can damage your coil over time. Simple green is a great all around clean from laundry,drive ways and a/c coils (evaporator and condenser). Be aware at the bottom of your evaporator coil is a drip pan for the water to drip into.vacuum that out carefully, the best you can both sides if possible. Side note, leaving your a/c on is not bad but when when the fan shuts down the coil lets out some excess water and if left on can also put moisture back into the space if a/c is set to cold. It normally not a big deal but in small spaces you can definitely tell. I’m a retired a/c tech rv full time with my wife a travel ED nurse.
Probably should have paid the professionals this time. Hope you didn't permanently damage your coils or create a leak. If you wouldn't scrub a patients wound that hard Dont scrub ac that hard.
Air conditioning in nurse terms; The compressor (heart) pumps the refrigerant (blood) through condenser (lung) where the heat (carbon dioxide) is expelled and the cool (oxygen) is introduced to the refrigerant that passes through the evaporator (muscles) where the cool is exchanged for heat...
I can totally relate to this hahaha
So great 😆
Gr8 analogy!!!
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Now you’re talking my language, and the Hanks too!!
Just an FYI - use the brush to light clean the fins, mostly to loosen dirt. Then spray the cleaner on, let it sit and finally rinse with a spray bottle or spray hose until clean. Go slow and no water will be a problem. You also avoid having to straighten fins, of which each one which is damaged reduces efficiency. Keep cleaning with the cleaner two during the summer, once in the fall and spring and all the residue will be cleaned out. Just my two cents.
Great tips!! Thank you so much for sharing 😃
Technically the better option is compressed air. Wetting down anything will harden it.
Im a heavy equipment tech and deal with clogged coolers and ac condensers regularly. Ps love the videos as we are full timers as well. Keep up the good work!!!
Burst out laughing at shower looks like art piece with all the hair!!!😂
HVAC tech here I concur with my other HVAC brothers. Spray foam let it sit till foaming stops then use water hose and use water to rinse and the dirt will roll out of there. Love the vids and humor! Let er ripp!
I have been semi-binging, watching your some of your videos (about 12) for the past 3 or 4 hours. I have enjoyed them and sometimes shake my head and laugh at some of the repartee, experiences and foibles. One the comments one of you made in a recent posting caught my attention regarding loneliness on the road and sadness when you had to part with friends. Someone responded; "I am sad, but I know we will meet again a few months down the road". My antenna went up when I heard that. You are young, healthy, strong and filled with vitality but do not take the future for granted. Make all your moments count as much as is possible. My wife and I sold everything and went fulltime in 2000 for nearly nine years and from 2009 till now we have at least spent half of every year travelling in our RV. We have reached the point, because of age and health (77 & 86) where we know when we part with friends, the odds are getting very high that we won't see them again in this life. We have also experienced the untimely loss of a few very close friends, throughout our whole life, that we had great ideas / plans about our future adventures together that never would be. Cherish your time with your friends and families. I am going to try to copy my long write up of our RV adventure so you can get a glimpse of a couple of “old timers” experiences.
AN RV LIFETIME ADVENTURE (NOT QUITE FINISHED) SAME 36 FT CLASS A MOTORHOME V1O FORD - 22 YEARS 8 ½ YEARS FULLTIME - 13 ½ YEARS HALFTIME 153000+ MOTORHOME MILES 250000+ DRIVEN / SIGHTSEEING MILES ON 3 TOWED VEHICLES (JEEPS) ALL 49 STATES (MOST SEVERAL TIMES) - ALL CANADIAN PROVINCES (MANY SEVERAL TIMES) PLUS NEWFOUNDLAND
FORWARD HI! My name is Phil (Philip) and my wife’s name is Bev (Beverly). We have been married 54 years, have 2 sons and 4 grandchildren. We spent our working career (beginning in 1962) entirely in the Sacramento, California. Beverly retired from the Department of Defense in 1986 and I retired from private industry on 31 December 1999. The following pages contain the relatively condensed version of our story on how we accomplished our long held dream of being footloose and fancy free and to wander through the USA and Canada and to visit our many friends and relatives throughout this great land. I was born and raised in Old Town, Maine. Beverly was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. We both believe we have been very blessed and also lucky in our life’s adventure. My belief that we were very blessed does not mean that some luck was not involved. Seeking Divine guidance in our life does not preclude that natural events (both good and bad) won’t play a part in our lives. We are humans and live in a natural world (that was Divinely Created) but is controlled by natural laws (step into the path of speeding truck and you are going to get injured or killed or be in the wrong place at the wrong time, possibly the same result). Well, enough philosophy. My objective for this book is to inform, instruct, entertain and inspire you as you begin or continue your own great adventure. May you be blessed and “lucky” during your own great adventure.
WHAT WE DID AND HOW WE DID IT Our adventure began many years before we retired. In our early life we did some tent camping. That didn’t last too long before we decided there had to be a better way. We graduated to a large Starcraft pop-up tent camper which served our family very well for several years. Once the kids got into their mid / late teens and didn’t camp with us most of the time we disposed of the tent camper and bought a 10 ½ foot Lance cabover pickup camper which then allowed us to tow our boat. That worked very well for about 8 years. In 1992 we (Beverly and I) took an extended five week / 5000 mile trip through the Northwest USA, into Western Canada and then down the entire West coast as far as Point Reyes National Seashore in California. We pulled a large utility trailer which carried our 18 foot Old Town canoe, a 250cc four stroke Honda, dual purpose motorcycle, a relatively large barbecue grill and miscellaneous camping gear. It turned out to be a marvelous trip. The camper was self contained and had a SMALL wet bath. We found we could stop pretty much anywhere we wanted, at least for a couple of days. Of the 5 weeks, we stayed about half the time in established campgrounds and the other half of the time stopping and staying at some of the most beautiful and serene places imaginable. The trip was essentially trouble free (blessed & lucky) this was about 1991. After this trip and over the next 3 or 4 years is when we began to consider and made the decision to go full time in an RV upon retirement.
THE PLANNING AND HUNT FOR A FULL TIME RV About 1995 /1996 we got serious about finding a rig that would meet our requirements. We pretty much ruled out “tag alongs” or fifth wheels (there were not very many suitable toy haulers at that time). Over the course of three years (1996 to 1999) We frequented RV dealers, RV shows, some motorhome manufactures on the West coast ( Fleetwood, National RV, Rexhall, Monaco and Country Coach (test drove many, many class a motorhomes - most brands - 32 feet to 40 feet) both gas and diesel pushers (remember, there was not the variety or selection that has existed the past several years in terms of slide outs, interior designs, fully painted exteriors, engine choices etc.). We had decided (after several of these excursions) that we wanted a class A motorhome for a few primary reasons. First, it was because of the spectacular view / visibility out that front window; second, we could stop virtually anywhere to eat, rest, nap, use bathroom without ever getting out of the RV; third, we wanted to tow a 4 wheel drive vehicle so we could sightsee the backroads / trails in all our travels; last, we wanted to have enough room and at least 3000 pounds of weight carrying capacity for all our stuff. For the first couple years of searching it appeared that we would need a diesel pusher to meet our requirements. However in late 1998 / early 1999 (may not be exactly right) Ford Motor Company introduced a larger RV chassis with the V10 engine. I believe they had an 18000# and a 22000# chassis and for a very short time built an 18000# chassis with a tag axle with a total GVWR of 22500# (7000# front, 11000# rear duals, 4500# tag). All the chassis came with 19.5 inch wheels / tires. The net of it all was that we found OUR motorhome. It was manufactured by National RV in Perris, California in May / June 1999, we took delivery in July 1999. We thought we were ordering a 1999 model year and ended up getting a 2000 model year with a totally different exterior graphics design / color which we greatly preferred over the 1999 colors and design (lucky once again). The model was the 6351 Tropical with the tag axle setup. It was slightly over 36 feet long, had one long living room slide, large walk thru bath with two pocket doors and tons of storage (drawers and hanging closets, a north / south full queen size bed and a very good size shower). By the time we took delivery we had sold our home and did a one year lease on a home in the same area (which gave us until April of 2000 to dispose of a lot of our “stuff” and to make provisions to store what we wanted to keep). We rented a 10’ X 20’ storage bin for approximately $130.00 a month. We paid rental on that storage unit for 8 ½ years. We put all we wanted to keep, but did not want to take with us, into the storage unit and the rest we loaded into the motorhome. We moved out of our rental unit and began our full time travel on 4/18/2000. When we took delivery of the motorhome in July of 1999 it was stored at a 24 hour access storage lot nearby. There was no room to keep it at the rental unit. From the time we took delivery (July 1999 to 18 April 2000 we had taken 14 trips and put about 4500 miles on the odometer - it had about 320 miles registered at delivery).
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, wisdom, and story 🤗❤️
You paid $13,500 to store yr stuff over 8 years. That's a lot. Was it worth it? Neither of yr sons had a backyard to store a moving pod for y'all?
Good story Phil. How did you meet yr wife pls?
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Good job with this video and excellent how 2 with the content! I have learned so much from you guys.
Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Another FUN and Informative video this week.
Thanks for keeping it real, telling it like it is, and how to deal with it!
@Hanks from the Hinks! Looking forward to your visit to Pennsyltuckey at the Hershey RV Show!
Awesome how to video. It's amazing how quick the coils dirty and alot of that is the environment your in. Thank you for the how to, ya'll be careful. Looking foward to the next video
Thanks Rick!
Great video. I was asking the same thing about the lemon scent, LOL. I didn't buy my combs until after I did my bedroom unit. But now I have them for when I do my main. I also have a really small shop vac, and I took that up on the roof with me to help suck out as much debris as I could.
You two put a lot of work in these videos, and we all appreciate it very much. Thanx Hanks!! I should go put my shirt on for this comment.
Thank you so much Don!! It’s always wonderful catching up with you 😃👍🏼
another great video. 93'F and 64% humidity? that's perfect guys! Come down here to Pensacola, 97'F and 95% humidity.... yuk! thanks for the video!!
Right outside of there now and know what you mean
Hello from East Tennessee!!
We installed the RV AirFlow system in our hybrid camping trailer. I had to get my winter robe out of the closet I was so cold. I bought it before your video on it. Thanks for sharing about the ac maintenance. Just had our seals replaced.
Hey there Renee and Kyle, we really enjoy your shows. Great job on the cleanup of the condenser coil. But if you still get ice build up on your evaporator coil. You may want to have a hva tech check your freon level. Low Freon pressure will cause the system to build up ice only evaporator coil.
Interesting timing . All my supplies to clean my ac came in this week including the AC improver thingy you two installed . Install and clean this weekend 👍👍👍
Awesome John!! Stay cool 😎
I think that blinking is Morse code for “LEAVE ME ALONE”!!!😂. I’ve found that a small paint brush 2or 3 inches wide and trimmed down to about half its brush length works really well cleaning those ac fins.
Here's a helpful hint.... take some classes at the NRVTA in Texas. Both you and your lovely wife can benefit immensely from what they offer. Just something to think about for the future. I highly recommend NRVTA (National RV Training Academy). 🙂👍👍
So happy for this video. I have done HVAC for many years and you gave a really good tutorial on Evap Coils / Condenser coils and the products to clean them.
A wire brush works really well for cleaning indoor (evaporator) and outdoor (condenser) coils just be careful not to bend the fins on the coils. The fin comb is really just to straighten bent or flattened fins on the coils
Many Thanx Hanx for the pranx and the gooood informative video!!!
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Great info on ac cleaning would also mention that when removing the cover of the ac unit be cautious of wasp or hornet nest. They can get in there I know this because it happened to me many years back it was a huge wasp and mud dobber nest. Be careful. #THANKSHANKS.
Aggressively blinking... LOL!!!
Another way I use is soak the condenser with Purple Power cleaner let it sit for about ten minutes the hose it out with the garden hose. As long as you push the water from the fan side to the outside of the condenser unit you wont get water inside.
Good to know, thanks!
Thanks Hanks!! Great video..
When my wife and I retire into an RV, we don't plan on traveling east of Kansas or west of the Rockies. We may, once or twice, go to Michigan to visit my mother, or, if it's winter, Florida, but only briefly. Other than that we plan to stay pretty much in a narrow band of geography. That's where our children and grandchildren live. That way we avoid the high humidity of the east. I've been there. I remember feeling wet all the time. All. The. Time. I hated it then, I'll probably hate it even more now that I am elderly. Still, good video! I will be saving a link to it to remind me to clean out my AC units.
You guys make my day every week .. Thank you
Love your videos I live in Durham NC its been HOT this summer I would have hosed the AC unit coil out but thats just me
Thank you so much for your continued helpful videos! Also, you guys should be in the Hollywood! All your videos are so much fun to watch! You guys make my day! Keep up the awesome videos!
I like the A/C on auto. We just completed camping at Emerald Isle, NC and A/C worked fine! In the beginning of August, we were camping in Elizabeth City, NC and A/C worked fine (it as 95 with a heat advisory).
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when I clean the inside filters I also go up into ducts with feather duster
I can't believe how much is cramned up in there too. yuck!!!😖
keep up the good content
safe travels
Our A/C doubles as a sound machine so yes, it has to run all night. Low Cool, with vents blowing directly onto the bed. It also ensures we sleep in late lol. What a “cool” video 😂
Lol love those cool vibes
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Thank you for making rv maintenance fun 🙂
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Just bought a 2018 Grand Design 230RL Reflection. Of course we had to buy a truck also. Chev 2500 6.6 Turbo Diesel. Your trailer made me look at Grand Design. They are very nice. Love your channel.
Congrats!! That is a nice model 😃
We have extra filters left over from a failed AC unit from a friends houseboat. We keep one clean set in the cabinet at all times and every couple of weeks of run time, we just swap out and clean the other set thoroughly without being in a rush. When they dry, back in the cabinet they go.
Always interesting and fun..
Great video everyone needs to service their AC. That spray cleaner is ok for a quick clean but it doesn’t clean all the way through. The tubes need cleaning same as fins. I always use a pump up sprayer with water to wash off the cleaner. It has been hot but not as hot as normal but a lot of rain. Can’t wait for some cooler weather. Stay safe and God bless.
Same here! Thanks Dwight!
Dudes!!! I actually “high-fives” you, Nay Nay! This was an excellent video…some things to think about cleaning as we prep our camper for a week long trip to Branson, MO while my husband takes a carving class! Wish we’d run into you guys on the road sometime! You two are the neatest humans!
Thank you so much Janet!! You rock! 😃
We hope to run into you guys for sure, stay safe out there and enjoy Branson!
Nice job on the AC. Compressed air is your friend when cleaning these coils.
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Prolly should have hit up the youtube first...LOL The wife and I love you guys. We just started following your content. Also thank you for the hook up on RV Airflow, just ordered ours today. Going to be cleaning BOTH coils as well as doing the Airflow upgrade on the main unit. Got a look at the evap coil while measuring the plenum it was ugly. we have a `18 344 GK-R. The Grand Designs are built well but it takes a lil motivation and a lot of TH-cam to keep up with the maintenance. We only part time. It`s our towable motel for our fishing and exploring adventures. We look forward to maybe catching you guys at a rally soon. PS, DJ Sexy Dex is dope...we have a kitty as well. Safe travels!
There should be a water drain in the evaporator coil chamber. Make sure it's not clogged. If the water is not allowed to drain it will freeze on the evaporator coil and build up further until it spits ice. The moisture in the air condenses and freezes. Then the unit cycles, melts and suppose to drain. Think of your A/C as a refrigerator freezer without a door.
Another great video. I hope you enjoyed my beautiful Tennessee.
TN is great place!
Thank you for sharing. Fun video
Thank you so much 🙂
Hi Hanks, great to see you.
Hi Charlie! Thank you for being here 🙂
Hey Kit and Nan!!! Luv-luv-luv-luving the videos.... Just wanted to let you know whenever I gotta deal with something, I now say: Thanks Hanks! :-D
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Hey Kyle and Renae! One thing I've learned from Josh the RV Nerd, is that if you leave your A/C in dump mode too long, the cold air is getting sucked back up into the system. He suggested that you leave it in central mode. I think that would keep it from freezing up. I may not be correct, but I'm just reiterating what he says. Go check out his videos. He knows what he's talking about. Take care and see you on the road. Peace!!!
I think they should go meet Josh! Man, that would be entertaining hahaha. Love Josh and The Hanks!!!!
Thanks Nicholas!
@@CharmaineSilva777 I don’t know if YT can handle Josh and Kyle together lol. You’re right though! It would definitely be entertaining!
@@nextupcamping hahaha yes
I agree if you leave it in the dump mode too long it will cause it to freeze up.
Good Info... A couple of weeks ago I started let autoplay choose my video after your new weekly video is done, so I watch a re-run of one of your old videos, dbl the hanks isn't a bad way to spend a few minutes, and much like the new video, you never know what you are gonna get.
You rock, Tom!
Enjoy your how to videos! Stay cool ❄️❄️
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You guys teach me so much. Great job as always. Grandpa Jack
It has been my experience that the most common reasons for ice are: 1 short cycling (pulling cooled air back into the return air either via the dump or the internal seperator of the exhaust and return air not properly sealed) 2 the thermal probe in the coils has come out or it's wire has been compromised.
#1 shouldn't be your issue as you have the RV air flo system (I may be off on the name)
# 2 may be your issue, I would check it when you clean the coils.
PS: My wife and I really enjoyed your videos
I really enjoy following you on TH-cam and will be at your rally in Georgia next month. I saw this video last night after attending some seminars at the FMAC - Family Motorcoach Association rally/convention in Lincoln Nebraska this week.
There were about 600 RVs - Class A to Class C. And loads of seminars. Because you are always recommending and discussing the evaluation of new products, I thought I should update you on what I learn about 2 products....
The presenter at 1 of the seminars (Steven Raye) who is RVTI master certified, recommended a product called 3X:Chemistry Coil Cleaner. You don't need to scrub or rinse it off. He also recommended Micro Air instead of Softstart because it's UL approved and made in the US.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Found our RV air system would coil freeze over faster in some travel locations than others. {Did not do any research - Humidity - Elevation - did not check it out, just turned it off when no air was passing through the coil}. The unit then was about a year old. Funny how the evaporators have a thermal probe stuck between a couple fins, but do not seem to sense the freezing over of the coil and then turn off compressor. Frustrating roof air systems. I so relate to your concerns… Thanks again.
Good to know!
Cleaning out your ac coils and condenser can be done gently with compressed air or flushed out with water, however if you use a blow gun nozel you can blow it out in seconds and save money on cleaners and save time in the long run, plus you can save yourself cuts and scrapes. Remember to blow debris out from the inside out, so you're blowing the debris out the way it entered your unit, just a thought and tip. My wife and I love you guys.
I used a straw cleaner (looks like a pipe cleaner). Strong enough to remove dirt and leaves and soft enough to not bend and coils.
Thanks Hanks!
I probably say this in every comment that I leave but seriously THANK YOU for this channel. Times are hard for me and my family and we will be doing RV life which I don’t mind I’m a move every year kind of girl lol but we have zero experience with RVs and their maintenance so seriously thank you for showing us both the ups and the downs. Instead of going to google I will be coming to this channel first if we ever have technical issue 🫶🏼 God bless you both.
Thank you for such a sweet comment 🤗
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Kyle, Renae has a strong chill factor that’s why she doesn’t sweat as much as you lol
Cool video Hanks ;-)! Restricted airflow can cause AC evaporators (inside coils) to freeze up, low freon can also cause evaporators to freeze up. I've used the same foaming cleaner and the instructions say rinsing with fresh water after can be done on coils that don't produce water like the condenser (outside). Only 3400 subs to go for your 1rst 100k love your channel!!! Happy trails~~~
Is freon still used? Think it's been banned in Calif anyway...
We manage some rentals. I've seen some DIRTY ACs. Totally thick, dusty/hairy/cotton and yuk!
Yours looked pretty good. I'd consider some other things as the potential problem.
I AM a hvacr technician. It's Lemmon sent because it's designed for the evaporator coil. It's a "no rinse" product. The condenser coil can be cleaned with a more aggressive cleaning solution and rinsed with warer. I just used tri power hd on our 2015 Evergreen. All that said.
There are two things that will cause freeze ups. Lack of air flow ( dirty filter. Blower motor not working or running slow) or low on refrigerant charge.
Iced up coils usually boils down to 3 things:
Dirty Coils
Dirty Filter
Low Refrigerant
I live in SE Florida and use my thermostat like an on/off switch. I run it all night then turn it off for most of the day. The place slowly heats up but it's a slow enough process that I don't really notice it getting warmer. I turn it back on when my wife gets home from work.
Thanks for sharing 🤗
Uh, the evaporator freezing up indicates that the refrigeration portion is fine (meaning the condenser is NOT the problem.) Raking the fins can be counter-productive on older units as the fins weaken with age. What is happening is either a) the airflow across the evaporator is insufficient (plugged filter, collapsed or restricted airflow caused by ducting/devices) and/or b) the refrigerant throttling device isn't working properly. If it uses a TXV valve it isn't closing properly. If it uses an orifice tube the temp sensor isn't doing its job.
Hey y’all, are you leaving the A/C on high all the time? All those other task are important, cleaning and straightening fins, but leaving the A/C on high continuously makes it freeze up. Especially in humid areas. I leave mine on “LOW AUTO” and it works fine, even in high temps. That’s where the RV Airflow really helps too. You might try it. Lov’n the videos.
Interesting! Someone else in the comments said keep it on high instead of low to keep it circulating better. It all sounds like good info though! Thanks 🤗
Great vid. Now I have to go up and check ours.
Awesome Richard! Thank you for your great feedback 🙂 Cheers!
A cost effective cleaning solution is to use a 50/50 mix of simple green and water in a spray bottle. Loosen the dirt on the coils first then spray (lightly) both the condenser and evaporator coils. The simple clean will clean out any mildew and mold that may build up in the fins. Then take another spray bottle of clean water and rinse out the simple green cleaner and dirt out of each coil. Use a soft brush to scrub out the buildup on each coil. Also, ensure the drains in the bottom of the coil trays are clear so moisture will not build up during a/c operation. Add this procedure to your yearly maintenance jobs and your a/c’s will love you by giving you many years of problem free usage!
Kyle, you are so lucky that your wife is willing to get her hands dirty with you while doing RV maintenance! She seems to enjoy doing the not so fun tasks of RVing so encourage her and thank her for her help! Take care you two and enjoy sharing the work of maintaining your RV.
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Thanks so much Tim 🤗
Would love to see you two go to an rv show and give reviews
Great video
Thank you Pam! We appreciate you! :)
I thought Dexter would tell you to rinse with a spray bottle. I sent Dexter an email so he won't forget next time you clean the AC's. He also said all was good inside while you were cleaning up on the roof. He was just chilling and missing Mom and Dad..
Y’all are so goofy with each other I can’t imagine you two arguing 🤣 it probably last for 1 min before one makes the other laugh 🫶🏼
Pretty much
@@HappilyEverHanks 😆haha that’s cute ❤️
Good Job cleaning out your condenser or was it your evaporator? 😉 We always enjoy your videos. Have a great weekend. Mary 💕Fred
My husband and I have been creating RV content on TH-cam for a couple of years. We are fans of the Hanks and are looking forward to meeting you and Less Junk More Journey at the Hersey RV Show on September 17th. We travel in our 2014 Grand Design 303 which we love! ❤️
Love this! We look forward to meeting you both as well 🤗 How exciting! Much love from the Hanks family, we will see you guys soon ❤️
I also made sure the drains are clear because they fill up with crap and then it will leak condensation water into the RV too. I had to drill a couple holes to help it drain better because the originals were to darn small
Thanks for sharing Jim!
Hi Hanks,
Love your videos!
I have another issue with my Coleman Mach 10 Heat Pumps that might be related to condensate drain holes allowing the blower to suck unfiltered outside air including dust/dirt from under the AC unit that gets deposited onto the evaporator coil.
Do you know if there is a way to access and place some open cell foam between the roof and the base of the AC unit so that dirt can no longer contaminate the evaporator coil but so condensate can still exit the AC unit?
Marc
Ok, now that you guys have had plenty of practice, we need longer videos. Lol. And more dexter. Love you guys.
Back at ya Joyce!
Merry Christmas guys! It me 😜
Long time no chat. LOVE the aggressive eye blinks! I have a totally off topic question. When you get the measurements for your rv…height specifically, do they include your AC housing in that measurement or do we need to add that when looking out for low bridges and such?
At any rate, hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Years!
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Great job....😘 squeezable for Dexter
Dex says hey!
I love watching your videos but I have to say you are stressing me. We just bought a Solitude. I'm hoping we don't have the number of issues with our new rig that you guys have with yours. Our current rv is an 8 year old Crusader that has never given us any grief and it has traveled many many miles. Do you think you have that many issues because you are full time?
Keep up the great videos. You guys are a hoot!
Yes being full time and also still learning as we go!
You two crack me up and I’m only in the first 3 minutes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think I may goto the Hershey show just to meet you guys! 👊🏼😎
Hey loves. Doing maintenance is defiantly a good idea. But most likely the icing happened from humidity. We were told to leave ac on “on” so the blower keeps going between cycles. Not sure if that makes sense 😁
Hope it was helpful.
Thanks for sharing!
Me terrified of heights, well I do have vertigo watching you two up on the roof, thinking "OH HELL NO! I will pay someone to do that shit! Because I will never be going up on top of my RV when I get it!"
What did NaNa have on her shirt when she was cleaning the inside filters? Carl I so feel your pain with the hair art and the girls not sweating. I start sweating if it’s over 65😂😂😂 Love the videos, keep them coming Hope to meet you out on the road some day.
It was a wireless rode mic!
My sweet husband likes the RV air conditioners set at “morgue” temperatures. I sleep in socks year round and an electric mattress pad to say warm enough to sleep.
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Wondering, how the Coils got damaged in the first place, but I think Simple Green mixed 1/2 & 1/2 with water, in a Pump Sprayer would work a lot better for what you are doing, on both of the Coil Fins! Simple Green is non toxic !
So looking forward to seeing you two and LJMJ at Hershey
So exciting! See you there!
@@HappilyEverHanks I so hope Dexter is doing better and Rey Rey looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
100% relate to the giant wad of hair swirled on the shower wall
If you use a cleaner that isn’t a no rinse cleaner, take a spray bottle or water hose and spray the coils after the cleaner has sat for a little time. That will get all the dirt and grime out the cleaner pulls out
Humidity off the charts at 64%? Here in Florida, we'll, you can just guess. Heat indexes of 107°. Temps of 90+. Enjoy your rest of your summer@
I really don't like those plastic scrubbers that come on top of the spray cans. I think in the future I would use a regular one or two inch paint brush. It's softer and will get in between the fins deeper.
Hey!!!!! I'm getting a Golden Retriever puppy. Today I will visit him for the first time. I'm going to give him another 2 weeks with his mother. I'm trying to think of a name for him. What do you think about "Carldexnae"? Just kidding. I think I may go with Cosmo. I want to keep the name in the Marvel family and not because that was the dog's name on Fuller House. Until I actually pick him up I won't pick an official name. Names in the running are Thor, Cosmo, Xavier, Gambit, Khan, Loki, Maverick, or Romulus.
Everyone loves my new Thanks Hanks t-shirt. It is of really good quality and it's super soft. Thanks Hanks!
Huge hugs from Logan, Rockett, me, and "soon to be named".
Aww congrats!! The name cosmo is a good one! ❤️❤️❤️
Yahooooooo fantastic!
Rene, Carl is right about the hair.
Great job Happy Hanks. Question for the day is do your Thanks Hanks tee shirts shrinks when washed?
They do not 😃
As a hvac tech, you don't want the A/C to run all night it will ice up on you. Let it get satisfied and also make sure the drain line is draining properly, and as for the condneser coil cleaner you want the foam to enter inside the fins to push out the dirt and then spray the coil down with water and you will have much better results. Love the videos you guys are great.
I'm also an HVAC tech. I run mine when ever I want and have no freeze ups. Weird huh?
Good video and hope it took care of the issue, did your A/C in the bedroom have a nice lemon scent when you turned it on?
It didn’t since that was the side that air comes out
Have to agree with Carl, my wife and I have double vanities in our master bedroom, my vanity flows with no problem down the drain, where as my wife’s flows extremely slow, LMAO! !
One thing that I did to get my coils straight again when they are pinching together is take a flat head screwdriver 🪛 the kind that you would use to tighten the screws on glasses 👓 and your able open those fins back up then you can use the fin tool to make them more straight 👍
Carl is always accurate !!!
Ok wait! What shoes did Kyle put on before he went on the roof those look neat I want to get some for my husband.
www.amazon.com/shop/happilyeverhanks - look under outdoor gear and apparel 🤗