Thank you for a great vid. I got a question. Can we turn on the bunk heater only for heat? I don’t think it’s smart if apu must be running unless it runs to power up the batteries. I have a freightliner, I can turn bunk heater on only & apu does not have to be running. Currently, driving a Volvo, it seems apu & bunk heater have to be on to get inside can heat.
The Thermoking Apu always has to be standby. It only monitors the batteries and starts to recharge them. The bunk heater is a separate system that only supplies heat by burning diesel and is powered by the batteries. Thus needing the apu on (standby). The freightliners operate the same in that sense only difference is the trucks engine has to run to charge the batteries back up.
Have you guys had any issues with Thermo King APUs running on trucks with Cummins motors? I have a new W900 with a Cummins X15 engine and a new Thermo King APU, if I leave the coolant line valves open to the APU while I am driving the truck it will spray coolant all over the APU and the back of my cab. It only does this while driving, not while idling the truck or while the APU is running. Any thoughts?
Awe it could maybe be the bunk heater it’s located under the bunk n apu is right behind it someone else mentioned to me that the coolant from the truck could make it hot as well not sure if the two things r related but last night apu was running fine at first had shut it off for awhile n when turned back on the heat n plug would no longer work n apu said under voltage thought that maybe it was just to cold where we were at didn’t run it for over 12 hours n when we stopped for fuel was looking at it n it was hot to the touch
What is the triangle warning light about?
Either the alternator or AC
Thank you for a great vid. I got a question. Can we turn on the bunk heater only for heat? I don’t think it’s smart if apu must be running unless it runs to power up the batteries. I have a freightliner, I can turn bunk heater on only & apu does not have to be running. Currently, driving a Volvo, it seems apu & bunk heater have to be on to get inside can heat.
The Thermoking Apu always has to be standby. It only monitors the batteries and starts to recharge them. The bunk heater is a separate system that only supplies heat by burning diesel and is powered by the batteries. Thus needing the apu on (standby). The freightliners operate the same in that sense only difference is the trucks engine has to run to charge the batteries back up.
@@DeckerTruckLineInc thanks very valuable info.
Informative video. Thank you. I used to be in ft dodge iowa and I used to seeing many of your trucks.
Have you guys had any issues with Thermo King APUs running on trucks with Cummins motors? I have a new W900 with a Cummins X15 engine and a new Thermo King APU, if I leave the coolant line valves open to the APU while I am driving the truck it will spray coolant all over the APU and the back of my cab. It only does this while driving, not while idling the truck or while the APU is running. Any thoughts?
Do you know what would cause an apu to be hot to the touch without being on
is it leaking?
www.justanswer.com/medium-and-heavy-truck/8dxr9-carrier-apu-overheating.html
No
@@rachealjudware1929 it could be poor wiring or blocked (if it was on), where is the bunk heater in relation to it?
Awe it could maybe be the bunk heater it’s located under the bunk n apu is right behind it someone else mentioned to me that the coolant from the truck could make it hot as well not sure if the two things r related but last night apu was running fine at first had shut it off for awhile n when turned back on the heat n plug would no longer work n apu said under voltage thought that maybe it was just to cold where we were at didn’t run it for over 12 hours n when we stopped for fuel was looking at it n it was hot to the touch
The worst machine I dealt with in my life!
Buy a rigmaster thermo king is shit