Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #25 – August 17, 2014, 01:07:41 pm I met a guy at MOT who sells the tubing to all the AC manufacturers. He just bought a coach as a test bed and he will be making a new roof AC soon. He has fixed his unit so that one will cool the entire coach in the TX heat. It involved more tubing up top for more freon and he said it worked well. They want to retro fit another coach and see how that works in use.I will be interested to see his answer that he comes up with. Very interesting guy to talk too. Now I too changed out my AC units in 2010 and I have one that is original still. NO real difference in noise. Then again I am half deaf. Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #26 – August 23, 2014, 12:29:40 am Hi everyone, Anyone give any thought to install of a swamp cooler instead of ac unit I live in Co. and use swamp cooler at my house with great success (nice and dry here) seems like it might be doable and the low amp draw could make it solar friendly. I know it would not work for everyone in Texas east vs west, that was like nite and day on my last drive across Texas but maybe one swamp and one ac thoughts anyone? thanks Bill Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #27 – August 23, 2014, 02:37:16 am Quote from: tonka – August 23, 2014, 12:29:40 am Hi everyone, Anyone give any thought to install of a swamp cooler instead of ac unit I live in Co. and use swamp cooler at my house with great success (nice and dry here) seems like it might be doable and the low amp draw could make it solar friendly. I know it would not work for everyone in Texas east vs west, that was like nite and day on my last drive across Texas but maybe one swamp and one ac thoughts anyone? thanks BillLazy days minis came with a swamp cooler long ago Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #28 – August 23, 2014, 06:06:24 am I think that one AC will not cut it if you get to the hot areas like tx or even when there is a heat wave where you are. It would need to be replaced for resale too. Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #29 – August 23, 2014, 09:09:58 am Stay Cool with TurboKOOL - Advanced RV Evaporative Air (Swamp) CoolersWant to determine water consumption. Giving serious consideration to this for salon when it stops working Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #30 – August 23, 2014, 10:52:45 am If you have the exact same model air conditioner on the front and back of your coach you can swap parts between the two of them until you figure out which part the problem goes with. Replace that part and it should be fixed. If it turns out to be the compressor don't bother trying to fix it. Today's refrigeration technicians won't know how to handle a compressor burnout properly. You have to flush all the acid and debris out of the entire system or it'll get into the new compressor and ruin it. There used to be burnout filters that could be installed in the line to catch all the acid and debris. The technician would change the filter cartridge multiple times over several days until the filter was completely clean. As far as I know they don't even sell those filters anymore, or at least I couldn't find any last year when searching for them. Also I don't know if flushing the system with a solvent is legal with today's environmentalist legislation. If the condenser or evaporator is bad and a new one can be found (doubtful) a very talented refrigeration technician could possibly replace it. I probably wouldn't risk it though. I'd probably try to find a matching pair of good used air conditioners if possible. It's nice to have the same exact model for parts swapping / troubleshooting purposes. Ultimately you'll probably end up buying today's lower quality air conditioners though... Here's a very expensive RV swamp cooler that I have no personal experience with:Stay Cool with TurboKOOL - Advanced RV Evaporative Air (Swamp) Coolers Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #31 – August 23, 2014, 11:01:25 am Little update, just 1.5 gallons of water for 6-8 hours ave on low with a hand pump pressure sprayer. A perminate install on a coach a water line should be ran. Think you could run it up through the refrigerator vent, seperate pump. need to think on this Quote Selected
Re: Replacement AC Units Reply #32 – August 27, 2014, 03:35:36 pm My 95' units were replaced with Carrier's. Although Carrier went away from the RV market there's no reason to not look around.Nice & quiet on low/med speed.. pc Quote Selected
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