Feedback from current Dutchman Voltage RV owners

[Straykats]

We have a 3200 Dutchman Voltage on order and I was reading their Facebook Page and read some horrible reviews about quality. (Voltage reviews 1&2 under comments)Would current owners please let me know the good and bad of this product. If bad did they take care of the problems. If yours is a 2012 built have they improved quality control? I have a very looooooong PDI list to check rig but concerned about all the issues. Thanks

[ernurse]

My husband and I are considering a Voltage. Reading some of the reviews has me a little concerned. We are looking at the 3818 model. Wanting the large garage. Have they made improvements in the 2014's?

Any input would be great. Its a lot of money to spend for something that is going to be in the dealer more than the barn. :?

[gscudder]

We have a 2013 3905, it took us a month to get it from the dealer as the main slide wouldnt operate when we went to pick it up. we leveraged the Customer service reps at Dutchmen against the service manager and got a Lippert tech sent out to fix the issue in a day.
I have e-mailed customer service at Dutchmen twice and both times within 30 minutes recieved a phone call to address the issues.
I have fixed a few minor things myself like a leak in the sani-flush line that was just a loose hose clamp.
It is currently at the dealer getting slide toppers installed and a new main awning arm replacement, as it got bent during a rainstorm for not dumping like it was supposed to. Again I called the Awning company and put them in touch with the dealer to get that replaced.

It has some flaws but after being in it every weekend this summer we love it.
Please feel free to ask any questions, we have gotten sooo much help from the good folks here and want to return the favors if we can!!!

Gregg, Lisa, Buddy and Izzycat!

[giannamyhero]

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[captjohn57]

rayford118 wrote:
So do y'all think a cyclone with 3 ACs will run all three at once if your on shore power?

If the water heater and microwave aren't in use, probably so. The converter has some draw even idling so any lights or other 12v items will affect it also.

[captjohn57]

jsdjr53 wrote:
On my 2013 3200 the garage ac duct work collapsed. The garage only has ac ducting from the main ac unit in living area. Dealer said they would have to remove the roof to repair it. Definitely didn't want them to mess with a perfectly good roof. So I worked out a deal with them. They put a 3rd ac unit in the garage ( at their cost and warrantied) instead of removing and replacing the roof.
However, they wouldn't tie it into the existing electrical system. I have to plug the garage ac into 110. They also told me that the generator couldn't handle all three ac units running at once.
My questions are can the gen handle all three?. Do I need a power management system? How difficult is it to install? How difficult would it be tie the 3rd ac into the existing electrical system so I can run everything off the 50amp shoreline?
If anyone has any thoughts on this I would greatly appreciate any input.

I plan to wire mine like yours and use an extra cord dedicated to the 3rd A/C and plug into the campground box. I wouldn't attempt to run 3 off the genny. 5500 watts / 120 volts = 45.83 amps. I'd figure each a/c to be 12-15 amps. I imagine there's a bit of wiring to install a load management system.

[rayford118]

So do y'all think a cyclone with 3 ACs will run all three at once if your on shore power?

[trthorn]

I have a 2014 Voltage 3905 with 3 ACs that I picked up 2 months ago. Even though I supposedly have a "load management" system, the generator will not run all 3 at once (unless load management means the garage AC shuts off & throws an error code).

Overall, I am happy with the unit, but that doesn't mean I haven't had a few problems already.

- Had to disassemble the shower head to remove debris.
- Had to disassemble the fuel pump on the toy hauler tank to remove debris.
- Had to open up the ducting from the bedroom AC (it was taped over).
- Air flow from the main AC unit is not what I expected. I'm still looking into ways to improve that.
- Oven temperature doesn't seem to coincide with numbers on knob, not even close. Still looking into that...

Now, to offset those issues, here's a partial list of really good things about it:
- Nice looking rig. Very roomy when set up.
- Tons of room in the garage (14').
- Easier to tow than I expected (but I do have an F450).
- With shore power, the 3 ACs are great!
- Refrigerator is big & works well.
- 160 gallon fresh water tank is huge. You can take almost normal showers.
- The recliners are very comfortable.
- Tons of storage space in the bedroom.

We looked at a lot of different brands before we bought this & they all seemed pretty cheaply built. The Voltages seemed a lot better than the others, but still not great by any means.

[jsdjr53]

On my 2013 3200 the garage ac duct work collapsed. The garage only has ac ducting from the main ac unit in living area. Dealer said they would have to remove the roof to repair it. Definitely didn't want them to mess with a perfectly good roof. So I worked out a deal with them. They put a 3rd ac unit in the garage ( at their cost and warrantied) instead of removing and replacing the roof.
However, they wouldn't tie it into the existing electrical system. I have to plug the garage ac into 110. They also told me that the generator couldn't handle all three ac units running at once.
My questions are can the gen handle all three?. Do I need a power management system? How difficult is it to install? How difficult would it be tie the 3rd ac into the existing electrical system so I can run everything off the 50amp shoreline?
If anyone has any thoughts on this I would greatly appreciate any input.

[M-1028]

Y-Guy wrote:
I agree call, or email. If you call get the name/position of whoever you talk to.

What I do know is my Winnebago has 30amp service/50 amp generator and energy management. With it I can run my dual A/C on 30 amp service, so if you had 3 with 50 amp service I think it can be done.

Thanks guys, I'll try and touch base with Dutchmen.

That would be awesome news cause my trailer is black and it's super hot around here, I'd like to think 3 A/c's running would do a good job of keeping it cool.

[Y-Guy]

I agree call, or email. If you call get the name/position of whoever you talk to.

What I do know is my Winnebago has 30amp service/50 amp generator and energy management. With it I can run my dual A/C on 30 amp service, so if you had 3 with 50 amp service I think it can be done.

[captjohn57]

M-1028 wrote:
If a new voltage has 3 a/c's it has the load management. I was told by two separate dealers you cannot run all 3 a/c's at once, but the load management allowed them to be cycled almost simultaneously. I could be wrong, I'm just the messenger.

Call Dutchmen and ask them. I've had good luck getting in touch with customer service. I don't trust salesmen to know how things work.

[M-1028]

If a new voltage has 3 a/c's it has the load management. I was told by two separate dealers you cannot run all 3 a/c's at once, but the load management allowed them to be cycled almost simultaneously. I could be wrong, I'm just the messenger.

[rayford118]

what is the load management? we were looking at ordering a cyclone with 3 but i havent heard of them having any load management system. we were also told we would only be able to run 2 at a time.

[rb71]

i was able to run all 3 (50 amp) but my voltage has a load mangement in it.

[sofar-sogood]

I added a third one on mine and ran all 3 on 50 amp shore power. The genny would only run 2.