Air Conditioning
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Topic: Air Conditioning
Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Subject: Air Conditioning
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 4:33pm
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Has anyone ever considered this as an alternative to the roof mounted Dometic that is way to loud? http://www.climaterightair.com/applications/rv-trailer-air-conditioning-and-heating.html - http://www.climaterightair.com/applications/rv-trailer-air-conditioning-and-heating.html ------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 8:05pm
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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.
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1433&PID=49114&title=possible-replacement-for-the-a-c#49114 - http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1433&PID=49114&title=possible-replacement-for-the-a-c#49114 ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 12:12pm
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Thanks for the link. It was a very interesting read. ------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
Posted By: WillThrill
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 11:03pm
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. ------------- "Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien 2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 8:33pm
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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. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: FL RPOD
Date 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? |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 9:06pm
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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. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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