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ac shroud

a few days ago southbound for yuma we encountered a severe storm that
relieved us of one of the ac shrouds.  the dometic shrouds are very fragile
and in my opinion, like several dometic products are built to fail.
I have found an aftermarket brand called icon. they claim to be much stronger
than dometic.
has anybody used this product or any other brand that works

Re: ac shroud

Reply #1 –
I can't recommend a replacement but you can get more life out of them by reinforcing them with fiberglass before they blow off.
 
1993 U225 Build #: 4285
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Re: ac shroud

Reply #2 –
Or even stainless steel fender washers.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Re: ac shroud

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Wayne Macauley –
a few days ago southbound for yuma we encountered a severe storm that
relieved us of one of the ac shrouds.  the dometic shrouds are very fragile
and in my opinion, like several dometic products are built to fail.
I have found an aftermarket brand called icon. they claim to be much stronger
than dometic.
has anybody used this product or any other brand that works

Duo therm roof unit

Dometic A/C shrouds from Icon Direct
Robert
Build # 5304
1998 34' U270 Cummins 6CTA8.3

Re: ac shroud

Reply #4 –
I have two in the garage ready to install.  They seem heavier than the OEM.
Rick & Rhonda
2003 U320 4220  Build #6199
Was
91 36' GV 300 Caterpillar, 92 40' U280 300 Cummins, 97 36' U295 300 Cummins, 2002
U320 450 Cummins
(Guess we're hooked)

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Re: ac shroud

Reply #5 –
when I had my roof units cleaned and checked out 6 weeks ago, the front cover was missing, the shop had a slightly used cover for $50.00, they put it on, next time at Xtreme, will have them match the paint.  Interesting, only 1 screw remained from original cover, guess the 3 others worked out, and then broke the cover off leaving the 1 remaining.
The great point, with all the dirt etc removed from coils etc, it now feels like move volume of air moving with less noise.  A win-win.