AC Spitting at us

[Weldon]

Not a major issue. We just noticed that when it's in the 90's outside, our AC tends to spit water at us while in the TT. We cleaned the plastic filters, and replaced the disposable filters. Not a big deal. Just curious if this is normal. Just a drop every 10-30 seconds. Normally feels good due to the heat, especially when we've been outside hiking , swimming, or playing. Anything to be concerned about?

[bobbecky]

We had that happen from our front bedroom A/C last year. Turned out, it was because the evaporator coil in the A/C was getting clogged with lint. I removed the bonnet and cleaned the coil and the water dripping stopped.

[NH_Bulldog]

It is not uncommon in high-humidity conditions for water to condense on the AC outlets and “spit”. That being said, just because it isn’t uncommon doesn’t mean that it’s normal.

Make sure your filter is clean, the roof vents and windows are closed as well as the door, and that you are running the fan on high. I would also suggest starting the AC early in the day to get ahead of the heat and humidity.

Ours did it when my wife wanted to boil pasta with the AC running and the entry door open (both are no-no’s). Treat the camper like a refrigerator, don’t stand there with the door open.

[wiredgeorge]

The A/C sits in a metal pan on top and if the pan gets clogged with crud, the condensation that normally runs down over the corner of the RV roof will start getting in the cabin.

[Weldon]

Thanks guys. Your explanations gve me a great insight into why it was happening. Our filters were clean (replaced 1/2 way through our stay), but we were parked under a ton of southern pines and it stormed one day with lots of wind and rain. The pan George mentioned probably needs to be cleaned out. A camper 2 spots down had a 6' limb drop about 50' from a tree and spear straight down on top of his TT, creating a custom sunroof. We were lucky. Secondly, with a 9 and 11 year old, the door is often opened. They're good about closing it quickly, but it still let's the ridiculous humidity by the lake (30' away) into the TT. I sit outside with my box fan and am fairly comfortable but we run the AC nonstop to combat the South in July.

Just thought about this...I think my wife had a bathroom vent open for almost a whole day while we were gone. She was drying out kids swimsuits by hanging them on the shower rod and turning on the fan with the vent open. We have a Maxx Air so nothing got inside except a lot of humidity.

[Weldon]

Originally Posted by bobbecky

We had that happen from our front bedroom A/C last year. Turned out, it was because the evaporator coil in the A/C was getting clogged with lint. I removed the bonnet and cleaned the coil and the water dripping stopped.

Bob,
What is the bonnet? I noticed lint on our cabinets, which is when I checked our filters and saw they were dirty, so we changed them. Your lint theory could be correct.

[dutchmensport]

It just simple condensation happening. We are in high humidity right now, and the AC in the bedroom has water droplets all over. We just took a large bath towel, folded it over a couple times and laid it on the bed so when the water drops fall, they land on the bath towel, not on the bed itself. It's not very pleasant crawling in bed and it feels like some just peed in the bed!

[wiredgeorge]

Originally Posted by Weldon

Bob,
What is the bonnet? I noticed lint on our cabinets, which is when I checked our filters and saw they were dirty, so we changed them. Your lint theory could be correct.

Never heard anyone refer to the shroud over the top part of the A/C as a bonnet but guessing that is what is meant. It has to be removed once in awhile to clean the coil fins. Use no-rinse foaming spray cleaner. If you use any water up there, put a towel down below and remove the bottom part (inside) part of the A/C unit.

[mskeyspirate]

Same issue in my camper. My problem was a water leak around the seal of the air conditioner itself. Water was getting into the air conditioner duct work and kind of spraying as the air was blowing.