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rob_engineer
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Jun 26, 2015

Advice for replacing ducted roof air conditioner

I determined my ducted roof air unit went bad. It is a Coleman 15,000 BTU ducted unit from about 1996. Can anyone provide advice on what I need to buy to replace the bad unit? The compressor is what went bad. I assume I will buy a new top unit. I'm not sure if I need to buy anything else to complete the job. I appreciate any advice you can give. RV is 1996 Gulfstream Friendship 102 diesel class A.

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    time2roll
    Nomad
    Jun 26, 2015
    This:


    otrfun wrote:
    rob_engineer wrote:
    . . . I'm coming to the conclusion that my old unit is toast.
    Sorry to hear your a/c may have bit the bullet :(

    FWIW, if/when you start looking at new a/c's, recommend a close look at the Coleman Power Saver units. Chances are you can reduce your LRA and continuous current draw 25-35% vs. your current unit. Not so much a big deal when operating on commercial power, but definitely a big deal when operating on generator.

    Also, there's a significant difference in performance between the NOS (new old stock) xxxxx-8xx series Coleman Power Savers and the latest xxxxxx-9xx series Coleman Power Savers. For anyone considering a Coleman Power Saver make sure you get the latest "-9xx" series.

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