Comfort Pro Apu Issues (solved)

Have a 2 yr old comfort pro- had some issues but they were fixed. Last night after a spell of freezing rain, it got cold and started snowing and got windy. My APU was set on temp so it cycles by itself, about 10 hours after setting- APU kicks in, sounds like it’s working but I have no heat/ac/power - checked belts they are still as they should be. I am confused as my bunk control shows it’s operating but it’s not heating/cooling/power. Any ideas?

 

Have a 2 yr old comfort pro- had some issues but they were fixed. Last night after a spell of freezing rain, it got cold and started snowing and got windy. My APU was set on temp so it cycles by itself, about 10 hours after setting- APU kicks in, sounds like it’s working but I have no heat/ac/power - checked belts they are still as they should be. I am confused as my bunk control shows it’s operating but it’s not heating/cooling/power. Any ideas?

 

If the belt is intact check for power with a multimeter on AC volts scale, at bottom of generator there is a breaker with a red button, you should have 120v measured from a post on the breaker to ground (generator case). (Obviously make sure that breaker isnt popped). If you dont, best to try a test capacitor first (round cylinder looks like an oversized battery clamped up above breaker with 2 wires coming out). If you still dont have 120v your generator is bad, $1500-1600 for the part. We havent been able to find anyone to repair these to make them last more than a month or 2 so we are back to buying new ones.

 

P.S. Check for any broken wires in that area to capacitor, breaker, several grounds to case. I have seen broken wires there that will put generator out of commission.

 

Ok opened it up and found the other fuse (20 amp) was blown- she’s purring like a kitten again. Thanks for the pointers in this thread saved me from having to find a dealer open on NEw Years

 

Glad to hear it

 

I have a PC6012, my generator is only producing 6 volts after having starter replaced.

 

Hard to say. Did you check at the outlet or generator? Condition of generator belt?

 

Checked at generator at 35 amp breaker, belt is new and tight. Was told could be capacitor, so got a new 25mfd capacitor from local HVAC business, still just 6 volts

 

Usually the symptoms you see with the bad capacitor would be around 90v to around 100v. Hate to tell you this but looks like a bad generator.