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Gypsy Jo · 11-24-2009, 08:06 PM

Have a 30" sob mh put 13500 coleman wish I would have put 15000.

zipman · 05-10-2010, 08:53 PM

As far as I can tell, the only thing working on our unit is the fan. Anybody have any suggestions on trouble shooting? I'm an a/c dummy. Also, where can I find the nameplate info on this unit?

Jammer · 05-10-2010, 09:27 PM

Get thee to a commercial refrigeration contractor who does coolers for the grocery store and the like and do what he says. Better still find a guy out in the stick who fixes milk coolers for the dairy farmers.

Ahab · 05-11-2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Boondocker

After going back and forth on this I finally decided to just get the new one. Part of the finial decision was that while I am in TN I will have the tools and equipment to get the job done.

Carrier 13,500 BTU with heat strip $717.99 delivered.

I think you will like it. The new models are so much more efficient both starting and running.

JSTOTT · 05-21-2010, 05:40 PM

Thanks for all the discussion. I changed my order from the 13.5 to 15K BTU. I went with the carrier low profile with a heating strip. I'll need to keep my camper cool during the day. This will act as a cool spot for our 4 dogs when camping...if the bigger AC was for me my wife would tell me to "suck it up buttercup". But the dogs need a cool place to nap when it gets hot.
Russ

Boondocker · 05-22-2010, 06:10 PM

Today is the first day I am using the AC. Working great! I was tempted to try it out at City of Rocks SP on generator power but couldn't bring myself to make that much noise. I used the heat strip a lot over the winter and I am really happy I got it. One other note, after towing from TN to the Pacific Ocean and back to central NM, I feel pretty confident saying that the low profile AC has improved my mileage about a MPG.

SilverHoot · 05-23-2010, 08:38 AM

Rodney,

Did you do the removal of old unit and install of new yourself? Have read that it involves cutting a larger hole in the roof and some bracing. I don't even know if my old original unit works, I'm suspecting it doesn't and just wondering what I'm in for.

Boondocker · 05-23-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverHoot

Rodney,

Did you do the removal of old unit and install of new yourself? Have read that it involves cutting a larger hole in the roof and some bracing. I don't even know if my old original unit works, I'm suspecting it doesn't and just wondering what I'm in for.

I did indeed, it was a relatively easy job. The only hard part was breaking the old unit loose from the skin. THAT and cleaning up the goop used in the old installation was a mess. I used a bucket loader on a tractor to lift the old unit out and drop the new one in. The holes were the same size so no problems there.

SilverHoot · 05-23-2010, 08:56 AM

Was your's the original old Coleman or had it already been replaced once? I thought there was a lot more work(not that what you did was not a lot) than that?

Boondocker · 05-23-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverHoot

Was your's the original old Coleman or had it already been replaced once? I thought there was a lot more work(not that what you did was not a lot) than that?

If I recall it was a Dometic. My switch out was pretty easy.

loudruff · 05-23-2010, 10:17 AM

Hi Rodney,
Can you PM us with the phone number and order details of where you got the AC from? Sent you a PM but I guess it did not make it to your mailbox.
Thanks,
Lou and Larry....in temporarily sunny OH!

Boondocker · 05-23-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by loudruff

Hi Rodney,
Can you PM us with the phone number and order details of where you got the AC from? Sent you a PM but I guess it did not make it to your mailbox.
Thanks,
Lou and Larry....in temporarily sunny OH!

I got the PM, I am still looking to see if that stuff made it into the camper ( I am on the road). Its an outfit in FL. I will keep looking.

overlander63 · 05-23-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by loudruff

Hi Rodney,
Can you PM us with the phone number and order details of where you got the AC from? Sent you a PM but I guess it did not make it to your mailbox.
Thanks,
Lou and Larry....in temporarily sunny OH!

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Originally Posted by Boondocker

I got the PM, I am still looking to see if that stuff made it into the camper ( I am on the road). Its an outfit in FL. I will keep looking.

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