A/C Performance

[theblet]

The temperature of the air coming out of the center front vents is about 43 to 45 degrees. The problem is the volume of air. On auto, the fan indicates it’s on speed 6 of 7. When I put the system on Max AC, the fan indicates speed 7. The airflow is like medium on other cars and there is very little air coming out of the rear center console vent. The back seat area remains extremely hot. I’m currently in Reno and the temperature is 80s to 100 and the car can’t maintain a comfortable cabin.

Take out the cabin filter and see what that does.

 

[Dyeelitt]

I have and changed it. No difference

 

[theblet]

I have and changed it. No difference

Take it out and see how hard it blows

 

[Dyeelitt]

I have. No difference

 

[theblet]

Weird. Maybe your blower is going out. When i remove my cabin filter, it blows way harder.

 

[llando88]

I'll keep monitoring the system and will let ya'll know if I see anything significant. But at the moment, I am glad to have the new filter. Even if it just results in more air flow through the system, it was money well spent.

Just posting back 2 months later. I'm still glad I put the K&N cabin filter in. The truck is cooling better, perhaps mostly due to the increased air volume, but better. Both my wife and I noticed it independently. I'd say this moved me into the "acceptable" category for A/C performance, that I don't have any current plans to install the hack.

 

[Dyeelitt]

Dealer said it was the filter. I used a Bosch hepa filter. They put the oem in and it does blow a little stronger

 

[HSKR R/T]

Dealer said it was the filter. I used a Bosch hepa filter. They put the oem in and it does blow a little stronger

There really is no need for a HEPA filter in a vehicle.

 

[Eighty]

There really is no need for a HEPA filter in a vehicle.

Tell that to this guy.

 

[theblet]

Tell that to this guy.

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That’s misinformation. They wear 3 masks now.

 

[theblet]

Dealer said it was the filter. I used a Bosch hepa filter. They put the oem in and it does blow a little stronger

Makes sense. Hepa is thick and will make the blower struggle

 

[6of36]

Tell that to this guy.

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While he has the window open, and he has a beard, so it doesn't fit tight to his face.

 

[theblet]

While he has the window open, and he has a beard, so it doesn't fit tight to his face.

Doesn’t matter. The appearance of compliance is all they are worried about. The neck gator I wore during the scamdemic just to not be harassed by store employees while shopping was so thin you could see my mouth through it. But I was “following the rules” and “slowing the spread” so everyone was happy.

 

[Slutzk]

Dealer said it was the filter. I used a Bosch hepa filter. They put the oem in and it does blow a little stronger

i work for a company that manufactures cancer medication in ISO clean rooms. WE use hepa filters. no need to for that in a truck, would need a much bigger fan to get same results as other folks.

 

[Slutzk]

Tell that to this guy.

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lmaoooooo. wearing a mask outside and their cabin filters plus home filters aint been changed in years.

 

[Slutzk]

no one...... people who wear mask in their trucks.

 

[Bigga826]

2020 ram 1500 bighorn. Have had AC issues since purchase. Crappy performance. Just recently have found the sweet spot and AC works flawlessly.....setting to 64! Any other one its crappy. Don't understand why, but it just works.

 

[HSKR R/T]

2020 RAM Built to Serve. Built May 2020

Sitting comfortable in the cab as ai drove home from work. Truck sat outside in the sun all day. 35% windshield tint, 20% film on all other windows. Sunroof sunshade was open to first position. HVAC on Auto and 70 degrees.

 

[ZombieSlayer]

2020 ram 1500 bighorn. Have had AC issues since purchase. Crappy performance. Just recently have found the sweet spot and AC works flawlessly.....setting to 64! Any other one its crappy. Don't understand why, but it just works.

I'm going to try this as setting it to "low"and "max a/c" doesn't work all that well. If that doesn't work then I'll go with the valve that others have used.

 

[SkittleRam]

I have found that Auto @ 72 works good for me