AC Unit in 171

My A\C unit is working the same as yours,and does not do a good job keeping the camper cool and its just May, hotter weather is on its way. Would like to know if you find out anything more. Happy camping Jim.

I called Dometic to discuss the operation of the AC in my R-Pod, the customer service person confirmed that the fan cycles on and off with the compressor in the model AC that we have in the R-Pods and that the manuals have not been updated yet.  My manual states that the fan runs continuously.  I asked if the units can be modified to permit continuous operation of the fan and I was told "NO".  I then called my dealer to discuss this, they agreed with me that having the fan cycle on and off did not seem efficient, they called Forest River and voiced their concern.  Forest River requested I return the trailer to the dealer and they will inspect the AC and see if there is a way to modify it.  If not, the dealer "may" work with me in replacing the Dometic unit with a Carrier V, which in my opinion is the best RV air conditioner made.  I do not have my hopes up too high, but I will keep you posted.

Thanks for the info on the air unit.  I've only turned ours on for a short test. Has not been warm enough here to warrent its use.  Still, I'm sure it will do what you say as it's the Dometic low profile.  I am amazed again at another story about the check valve on the water line.  I've seen about seven posts on this problem. Seems like a common defect.  The dealer fixed ours and it has worked fine since but it was still disconcerting to hear that pop then see the fresh water streaming out the side of our camper with the pump humming away!  

I would still buy an R-Pod, I think the trailer is a quality product overall as compared to other trailers.  My concern is the Dometic Air Conditioner, this is the second trailer I have owned with a Dometic, and I was not satisified with the AC in that one either.  In my opinion, the Dometic is extremely noisy and does not cool well, and to make matters worse, the model that is installed in the R-Pods has the fan cycle on and off with the compressor so the cooling effectiveness is compromised.  I bought my R-Pod out of dealer stock so I was 'stuck' with the Dometic AC.  I had 'faith' that the unit was better than my previous Dometic, as that one was in a trailer I bought in 1997 and that the units had to be better now.  If I were to buy another R-Pod, I would negotiate to have a Carrier V unit installed.  I had the Carrier on the trailer I traded in for the R-Pod, and the Carrier unit was by far the best RV air conditioner I've had.  I've had two trailers with the Coleman air conditioner also, it is better than a Dometic, but not as good as a Carrier.  In my experience the Carrier is the quietest and the coldest, that is why I consider it the best.  (and no, I do not work for Carrier, nor do I own any of their stock)

I want to update the status of the AC unit on my trailer.  My dealer communicated with the engineering departmentat Dometic, and copied me on the e-mails,  to see if the unit could be modified to have the fan run continuously rather than cycle on and off with the compressor; Dometic stated the unit was designed to operate that way and there was not a way to modify it.  Forest River was then contacted to see if they could do anything, their response was the AC is operating the way Dometic designed it, so there was nothing they could or would do.