RV air conditioners Archives

Cool it! The best practices when using a generator for RV air conditioners

Video Editor - July 26, 2022

By Cheri Sicard Are you planning on using a generator for RV air conditioners? Wait! Don’t just plug it in and turn it on! Check out the...

Ask Dave: Can I run both roof AC units on 5200 Onan?

Dave Solberg - January 12, 2022

Dave Solberg is a leading expert in the RV industry and author of the “RV Handbook” as well as the Managing Editor of the...

Mach 8 air conditioner failures – What can RVers do?

Russ and Tiña De Maris - September 17, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris A few weeks ago we asked readers if they’d had problems with their Coleman Mach 8 air conditioners. We...

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, September 2, 2021

Newsletter Editor - September 2, 2021

Issue 1679 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Ask Dave: Why is a fan blowing air around inside the AC?

Dave Solberg - September 1, 2021

Answers to questions about RV Repair and Maintenance from RV expert Dave Solberg, author of the "RV Handbook" and the managing editor of the...

Silence your RV’s noisy air conditioner with this nifty gadget

Tony Barthel - July 23, 2021

Necessity is the mother of invention, and many of us who have an RV air conditioner find ourselves thinking about ways to make them...

RV Daily Tips. Monday, July 19, 2021

Newsletter Editor - July 19, 2021

Issue 1646 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Ways to keep the cool air IN the RV and the hot air OUT!

Nanci Dixon - June 9, 2021

Keeping the cool in and the heat out of the RV can be very important in the scorching summertime heat. Where I'm writing this...

RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Newsletter Editor - January 26, 2021

Issue 1522 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

RVelectricity – Readers’ Q and A’s from November 2020

Mike Sokol - December 6, 2020

By Mike Sokol I'm getting a lot of interesting questions from my readers, many of which are on my RVelectricity Facebook Group. Here are a...

RVelectricity – Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 3

Mike Sokol - December 6, 2020

By Mike Sokol Disclaimer: Hughes has not offered to pay me for this test, and I neither asked for nor received any compensation. But Hughes...

How many air conditioners does your RV have?

Emily Woodbury - October 21, 2020

Remember the days when RVs only had one air conditioner (and that was only if you were lucky and it was working!)? Nowadays, some...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): My WAG chart on solar panels and air conditioners

Mike Sokol - October 18, 2020

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity – Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 2

Mike Sokol - October 9, 2020

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, If you subscribe to my monthly RVelectricity Newsletter you've already read the first part of my Hughes Autoformer test. If you...

RVelectricity: Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 1

Mike Sokol - October 4, 2020

By Mike Sokol My Hughes Autoformer testing has begun. Here are details on how much additional current an air conditioner draws as the voltage goes...

RVelectricity: The rise of HRDL (rhymes with turtle)

Mike Sokol - July 4, 2020

By Mike Sokol HRDL (the turtle), and how I can log 192,000 data points a second with 24-bit resolution Okay, I'm going to show you the...

RVelectricity: SoftStartRV update – Yes, it really works, and here’s proof…

Mike Sokol - July 3, 2020

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, Since I published my initial peak starting current data last month comparing SoftStartRV technology to stock starting capacitors, I've had hundreds...

Can your air conditioner beat the heat?

Russ and Tiña De Maris - June 23, 2020

By Russ and Tiña De Maris "Summer breeze, makes me feel fine. Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind." So sang Seals and Crofts. But...

Use your RV air conditioner in low-power situations

Chuck Woodbury - May 1, 2020

https://youtu.be/Iop-smv9zFU By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER (BELOW: see the video from RV electricity authority Mike Sokol on how to install the SoftStartRV on a Dometic Penguin II air conditioner.) As...

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