Humming sound with everything turned off

vito

Yesterday, for the first time, I hooked up the electrical line on my new T@b for my first "driveway camping" experience. Once hooked up everything seemed to work fine (although I did not leave it on long enough to get the refrigerator cold) but did take a short nap. My question is: before I unhooked the electric, I turned everything off, i.e., the a/c, all the lights, and did not have the water pump on or the exhaust fan or anything else that I can think of, but I still heard something working. After unhooking the line the sound went away. What would it be that was working and making the slight humming sound, or was it just my imagination?

Verna

It was the cooling fan in your converter, the brown box that has your fuses and circuit breakers in it. It will run until he battery is charged. Perfectly normal. Also, there is a small exhaust fan that runs periodically in the fridge that you might hear, but it is louder than the converter fan.

vito

Thanks much for this info. Maybe I should have left the shore power on for a longer period. I knew that the battery charges when the TV is operating and hooked to the T@b, but I did not realize that shore power charges the battery as well. 

Nomad

Vito - a lot of these small noises will fade into the background once you get used to them. Another one you will hear once you start using the Alde for heat is a gurgling sound from the glycol reservoir.

vito

I noticed that about the fan for the a/c, but it was turned off when I heard the noise. BTW, why is there a separate fan switch for the a/c? I've never before seen an a/c of any kind where the fan was controlled by an off-appliance separate switch? What happens if you run the a/c but forget to turn the fan on? 

Nomad

 That's just an auxiliary fan to help with circulation in the air-conditioning compartment. Most air-conditioners aren't contained in a small box like that.

vito

Interesting. I guess I should always turn the a/c fan on whenever running the a/c. 

Cyclonic

Yes, the AC needs the air circulation to operate properly.

twocutes

vito - Be happy you have that extra switch for the A/C.  Older models don't have it and the A/C does not perform adequately.  

shorthillssummit

I was told by dealer that the ac fan switch was for sending air across the coils when outside air is pretty hot. I'm glad to hear my model has extra switch. I have no idea however, if not having it on had anything to do with why my ac leaked..it's done it only once so far and will have it checked while still under warranty.

Nomad

shorthillssummit - "leaked" as in leaked water/condensation?
If so, that doesn't have anything to do with the AC switch - according to other posts, that happens when either the T@B isn't level so the drain pan fills and overflows or the drain pan fills because the drain hole is plugged. In one case, a big bug died and settled in the drain whole.
The AC switch is just for better airflow around the AC unit.

USWildflowers

My T@b has to be level side to side, or slightly low on driver's side, and level to slightly low fore-and-aft, to ensure the AC condensation makes it to the drain hole before overflowing the catch-pan.

LuBee

 We experienced a lot of condensation water leaking, we think the t@b wasn't level. @WSWildflowers  what did you mean by slightly low for-and-aft?  We are trying to prevent this from happening again. Thanks!

Nomad

LuBee - The AC drain is in the front right corner below the AC unit on my T@B so just slightly low in front and right. Not much or it might overflow the lip on the drip pan.