• Pneumatic

  Aux Air issue resolved …

  Posted by Ronald on December 7, 2015 at 11:56 am

  Or, at least, I have gotten a lot closer. A few weeks ago, I had posted here about my belief that our Jun Aire compressor may be kaput. It ran so frequently, that I had turned it off because it got very hot to the touch.

  When we were at the Fun N Sun event, Jon gave me the short version of an education about the air system and he showed me his upgraded installation in the drivers compartment.

  Very impressive but to a former pencil pusher like me, still very intimidating.

  Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, when we were setting-up camp, my wife called me over to listen to a sound she was hearing and coming from the rear quarters. I guess, I must be deaf because to me it sounded like the wind and nothing else. So we let a few more days go by.

  My wife called me again, insisting on hearing an air leak. By this time, my hearing must have improved, or the sound gotten much louder because now, I heard it, too. I got the ladder out and checked around the rear slide.
  
  I found a spot, where, when I stuck a finger in, the noise abated or stopped altogether.

  Guess what? … Another slideroom seal blowout. Ouch, ouch, ouch.

  Since I was in FL, I made an appointment with Parliament to have the seal replaced.

  This is the 2nd seal that has had a blowout. The front slide seal was replaced 1.5 years ago.

  3,500 US of A Dollars later, we have a new seal and the (or better said, that) leak stopped and the Jun Aire compressor is back to running a lot less frequently.

  While at Parliament, they also took a look at one of the water/oil separators in the drivers compartment that was spilling air. That got replaced, too.

  My compressor is still running frequently about every 90 minutes and then for about 3 minutes. So the hunt for leaks is not over, yet.

  Two things that the guys at Parliament told me regarding the slide seals is, to (1) check the air pressure regulator to make sure it is set at around 10-12 PSI. They told me about having seen higher pressure limits and that this is contributing to the problem of slide seals failures. They also claim that slide seals have a life expectancy of around 10 years!

  Cheers,
  
  Ronald
  

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