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Title: 2014 IH 45 air leak?
Post by: ldlrunyon on October 24, 2022, 11:34:17 am
our auxiliary air compressor started cycling every 35 to 40 min. last week while we were setup. I have a couple questions.
1. I have not noticed this frequent of cycling before, is this a indication of air leak somewhere? I believe it is.
2. If one of the slide seals has a leak is there a way to find out and pinpoint which one?
3. I pulled the fuse on the air compressor and the coach stayed level, but the air compressor still cycled, is this possible?  does the HWH have a separate control on the compressor to keep the coach level?

Thanks
Title: Re: 2014 IH 45 air leak?
Post by: turbojack on October 24, 2022, 05:28:44 pm
If compressor is coming on that often you have a good leak. In your compartment with the compressor on the right wall you are going to have 4 modules. One is for each slide.  At the bottom of each one where an air line connects to the modules there is a valve. Turn those off and  see if compressor keeps cycling. I just had to replace the fittings that are connected to a check value that is above the compressor since they started leaking badly.

You removed the fuse at the compressor and it keeps running?
Title: Re: 2014 IH 45 air leak?
Post by: ldlrunyon on October 25, 2022, 09:37:53 am
Yes,  with the fuse out we came back to the coach and I could hear the compressor running it shut off and we had no air to operate the slide doors inside.  I put the fuse back in and it immediately came on for a short cycle and we could operate the slide doors.  I must say I had it in my shop with the fuse out and my wife would say the compressor was coming on while she was cleaning and I figured she had to be hearing something else.
Title: Re: 2014 IH 45 air leak?
Post by: OldScout on October 26, 2022, 09:09:54 am
Pretty new to FT but was talking about the aux pump to a fellow IH45 owner at Grandvention and he mentioned needing to disconnect a wire from the HWH side to completely isolate the aux pump.  Look for a single wire with connector slice on the right side of the aux pump, between it and the HWH unit.  I have not tested his suggestion.  I have a fuse holder and what looks like an after-market switch that seems to kill the aux pump.  Would think the pressure switch has to remain in an HWH bypass circuit to provide a cut-off from over pressure.
PS--had the aux relay lock up on our last trip.  I remove/rehab-ed the relay but managed to mess-up the wiring upon re-install.  This kept the electric dump valve on the desiccant moisture bulb open.