Coleman Mach 8 Cub ... impressions and power usage
It's hot out here in the Northwest. Well, hot for us. Last night on my trip back from Yellowstone/Tetons/Montana/Idaho/Wyoming/Oregon, we had hookups and tried out our Coleman Mach 8 Cub 9200. We previously had a Dometic 13500 in our 9 1/2 Double Slide Host Ranier. I replaced the Dometic because the tubing broke at the condenser. But, we had it for a few years. It certainly got cool enough, but we thought it was too much off/on. We were either cold or hot.
We heard good things about using a 9200, so that's what we got since the Dometic wasn't fixable realistically.
1. First, it looks great on compared to the relatively tall other models.
2. We like the controls in the ceiling. In some ways, that's a reduction in usage, but since the thermostat was quite a distance from our cabover, having the knob is actually an improvement.
3. We like that the temperature is more consistent. I'm sure it doesn't have the raw power, but after the startup, that isn't as big as an issue.
4. We haven't been using hookups this year yet, so it's been relatively quiet except for our furnace fan when needed. There wasn't a noise problem with our TC.
It seems to come up from time to time how much power draw there is, so I thought a video would tell people more than just trying to describe the startup. NOTE: the heating element probably didn't come on since it was over 90 in the TC. Take a look. It's about 6 minutes. Again, the primary goal is to show the fluctuation when the AC comes on. I'm using a Kill A Watt Meter. I may end up buying a 2000 watt generator that is quiet and runs on gasoline if it turns out we need a AC more when we don't have hookups. So far, it would mostly be a waste.
The video is here on youtube.
You can see how it looks in the picture below from our travels in Rockies in the last week. This is at Fairmont RV in Montana, and yes, they offer dry camp sites. ;)
We heard good things about using a 9200, so that's what we got since the Dometic wasn't fixable realistically.
1. First, it looks great on compared to the relatively tall other models.
2. We like the controls in the ceiling. In some ways, that's a reduction in usage, but since the thermostat was quite a distance from our cabover, having the knob is actually an improvement.
3. We like that the temperature is more consistent. I'm sure it doesn't have the raw power, but after the startup, that isn't as big as an issue.
4. We haven't been using hookups this year yet, so it's been relatively quiet except for our furnace fan when needed. There wasn't a noise problem with our TC.
It seems to come up from time to time how much power draw there is, so I thought a video would tell people more than just trying to describe the startup. NOTE: the heating element probably didn't come on since it was over 90 in the TC. Take a look. It's about 6 minutes. Again, the primary goal is to show the fluctuation when the AC comes on. I'm using a Kill A Watt Meter. I may end up buying a 2000 watt generator that is quiet and runs on gasoline if it turns out we need a AC more when we don't have hookups. So far, it would mostly be a waste.
The video is here on youtube.
You can see how it looks in the picture below from our travels in Rockies in the last week. This is at Fairmont RV in Montana, and yes, they offer dry camp sites. ;)
