After leaving Parker, and arriving in Pahrump, I took a short break from doing any RV work after having to deal with the engine issue, but in the back of my mind I was well aware of the heat pump (hp) issue and when I arrived at the park, asked for and got a site with plenty of shade. And oh, was the weather nice. Balmy. Light breeze most of the day, temps in the 70’s and mostly sunny. Just perfect for working on the RV outside. Weather predictions suggested it was going to stay that way for several more weeks. And for the first week I was back at Preferred RV Resort I just researched things I’d likely need for the hp work. I did take a break from resting and opened the grill in front of the hp. This allowed for the removal of the hp’s electrical box cover so I could record the values of the motor capacitors and get them ordered. The caps are those silver things at the bottom of the wiring cabinet shown here. Those two white caps behind the oval silver cap were also replaced. Those are the ‘Motor Start’ capacitors and have a special small circuit that helps start a motor. You can tell the motors might need new if they make grunting noises as they’re trying to start:
There is another cap inside the case for the ‘Outdoor’ blower but I’ll get to that after I pull the hp out of the basement compartment. I also got a plastic squirrel cage fan on order because my noises indicated that would be needed, as based on other owner’s experiences. Turned out that wasn’t true, but I was trying to be prepared. Then I ordered 4 pillow block ball bearings because it was recommended that they be replaced while in there. Turned out I only needed 2 not 4.
Here’s where I got most of the information I needed to work on the hp: Basement A-C
Note that if you click on that link, it will start preparing the document for printing. Just click cancel. Also note that my hp setup is a bit different then the one in that article requiring a slightly different procedure, specified here: Coleman 6535a-871 Heat Pump
Didn’t take long to do the maintenance as it turned out that was all that was needed…just a leisurely week of work. Had a helpful neighbor that was available to help remove and replace the hp when the time came.
Here’s a shot of the housing across the river. Just a half mile from here is Michel Jordan’s Colorado River house boat. Nice looking floating house.
I’ve tried a couple of their brews in the past but they’re not very good. But the food is great.
And here’s the new weather station I installed. The picture doesn’t do it justice as IRL it’s brightly colored. I can see what the temp is outside from the wireless remote which is what I got it for.
And I’ve taken up making my own fries lately. Yum. 
