Ed D said:

Steve

 

My boat is on the Saint Johns river at Julington Creek Water temp is 52/53 degrees My boat is a 32 FT Hunter Vision 1989

Below is an update of my a/c heat mode weekend

Saturday…I take it this is a copy & paste to someone name Aaron…Maybe the Webasto rep ?

D- Picked up some 5" tubing returned to the boat , removed the ducting at the unit and attached a 14" piece to the 5" collar to divert the air flow from the unit Restarted unit at 12.30PM with high fan setting…Good plan…

 

E- Sunday 9.00 Am system down breaker tripped…I have never have asked but what is your thermostat setting for temp ?…How warm is the cabin actually getting to ?…I know you don't know when you are gone but that t-stat setting should be the limit.

 

F Restarted Sunday 9.30am on Hi  fan  speed spent measured the first five cycles Unit running at start  30/32 amps avg running draw through all cycles ranged from 12.8/ 1.4.8 always building as higher over the time under compression of each run…What do you mean by compression of each run and how high does the amperage get before it cycles off ?  I also noticed that the average heat on cycle was 4/5 minutes and the fan only cycle was four to five minutes Left the boat at around 11 am…This is where I would like to know what cabin temp is…Is the unit cycling on T-Stat temp setting, or is it cycling on the overload as I started to get into on my last post…I know you don't know, but it would help us to know if it is in fact getting to the set temp.

 

G-Returned to the boat at 6.45 pm unit off breaker tripped  I again restarted this time in med fan to see if by doing this the fan cycle only could be lengthen by slowing same of the cool air in the fan cycle only and moved the short 5 in tube to again a few degrees more away from the direction of the unit  Ran for two hours checked ongoing  start amps ,rum amps and volts  Start amps 29/32 run amps 12.8/14.6  Volts 109.9 to 116.7 through all cycles

running during my two hour stay

 

H-Returned to the boat at 6.30 am today Monday unit off breaker tripped short 5" piece of tube had moved , Restated re secured the tube to divert more air away for the unit Ran through 3 cycles high fan  amps start 29/31 run 12.6/14.8 Volts 112/113 . Then I put in auto fan mode and when it recycled

the fan went to med speed instead of high before the compressor went on then when the compressor engaged I watch the amp meter climb to 46/47 but the breaker held and the unit went on This high amp was a little different than the ones of the past it did not slow down the pump and was very quick I will check unit on the way home at 5.30/6.00 PM

 

Arron on all of the cycles I put my fingure on the condensor and foung without question that on each and evey cycle it was about the same tempereture to the touch as the frame work around it , warmer that the than the condensor tubes but much cooler than when heating…So that we know what you are talking about (there are not really 2 condensers as you describe) one coil is an evaporator, and one is a condenser but they switch duties from heat to cool so it may be better to describe them as Air Coil & Water Coil to keep from getting confused.

 

Also my lowest voltage on all of these test was 109.8 for a brief moment

 

It seems that the unit will run longer in high fan mode but not for more than 13/14 hours…Like I said earlier…It shouldn't be a time thing…It's a room temp thing in heat mode…What is the cabin temp when it shuts off or trips the breaker…If you don't know because you have to leave…Use the T-Stat as your limiter…Find the highest setting it will stay running…This can give us a better picture…

 

I do not know waht else I can do to check the unit

 

 

Ed

Steve~

Steve

Sorry on more point The display panel shows no error messages I am familiar with the messages

Ed

Steve

Again thank you so much I will continue with Webasto to resolve this issue Couple of points I would like to clarify I set the temp to 75 degree the units runs until the temp hits around 79/80 degrees then compressor shuts off  and the fan continuous to run Then once the temperature drops below the set 75 degree the cycle starts all over again generally in 4/5 minutes

Also the compressor does not start right up when I turn the breaker back on the system starts in with the fan running , then the pump then the compressor a normal cycle

Steve thank you so much you have been extremely helpful in aiding my understanding  of marine AC  I mentioned the above for future refenence should you get a similar situation form another user in the future

Ed

Steve

I will be sure to let you know the final outcome

Thanks

Ed 

I will send it Ed…

But what happened ?

I'm sure others might like to find out…But me included…

Steve~