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Grandpa Hiker
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Topic: Air Conditioning Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 4:33pm |
Has anyone ever considered this as an alternative to the roof mounted Dometic that is way to loud?
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Rob & Becky
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techntrek
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Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 8:05pm |
I looked at that a long time ago. Basically just a converted window air conditioner for way too much money. See the thread below. The specific post I linked to shows steps I took to make the factory A/C quieter, but if you go back to page 1 and read through you'll see a range of options I explored in place of the factory A/C.
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Grandpa Hiker
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 12:12pm |
Thanks for the link. It was a very interesting read.
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Rob & Becky
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WillThrill
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 11:03pm |
Originally posted by Grandpa Hiker
Has anyone ever considered this as an alternative to the roof mounted Dometic that is way to loud? |
If I were to replace our stock Dometic AC, it would probably be with the Coleman-Mach 8 Cub AC. It draws 1550 watts at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the startup draw doesn't seem to be too bad from reports I've read, especially with a good hard-start capacitor. A 2k generator would probably run it just fine, and heavens knows it would have to be much quieter than the 13.5k BTU Dometic.
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techntrek
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Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 8:33pm |
And since it would run a bit longer on each cycle it will pull more humidity from the air. One of the downsides to using a 13.5k or 15k btu A/C in the pods is they cycle on/off too quickly. Humidity is more important for comfort than actual air temperature.
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FL RPOD
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Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 4:38pm |
Does anyone have any experience with what is involved or how hard it is to swap in a Coleman-Mach 8 Cub AC (or any brand for that matter) to replace the stock Demetic? Is it a home project or a professional dealer installation?
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techntrek
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Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 9:06pm |
You can do it at home, but it will be easier with two people. The hardest part of installing a RV A/C is cutting the hole and running the wiring, but that is already done.
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