Wayne,

If don't mind, what's a unit like that cost & what was the amount of man hours involved in the insallation
TIA. Really a professioal job U done there looks Great

Norm,

BIGs Live On

Very nice install!! Looked at that unit last spring. I was thinking of mounting under fB seat and that would put main air in the saloon.

Do you know what the amerage requirements are?

thanks

dave

Norm, This unit cost $ 649. from Family rv Store (e bay store) comes w/ celeing kit. Heat strip upgrade extra $ 49. Took about 3hrs & did it myself , except lifting the roof unit up from the dock. Had to take down some of ceiling panel down to run 12/3 wire back to breaker box. Dennis,I had to cut a hole W/ sawall to cut thru the alun I beams in the foof. That roof is strong! I bet 6 of "Sorry Dogs's"girls could dance up there. Yes I used Titanium nitrate lights in the cabin . They give out a lot of light and I think the wood trim looks cool. Dave, the carrier web site says I think about 14 amps but I noticed It pulled 20amps when the compressor kicks on. I installed a volt & amp meter panel on the bulkhead to monitor the volts/amps of everything going to the breaker box. Thanks all for your coments. I know Jeff would be proud that took the "red neck" road and saved $ 1500. over a central unit I love this site!
( correction, this is a 15k unit not 16K ) Wayne

Didn't know they made a low profile unit!! Showed pics to my Mermaids, Got 5 so far to DANCE on your ROOF!! LOOK GREAT MON!! Sorrydog

Donkov , I think it has a slinger, but not sure. have not had any hot weather to try it out. It has a fan that vents out the top. It also comes with a drain fitting where you can run a hose thu the ceiling to a drain. I did not install that yet. It is quiet & the vents oscillates to sweep you with cool air. Wayne

Be careful spraying coil, you could knock out valves if you send liquid to compressor! Just my 2cents worth.

Roger

we have people down in these parts actually install misters around the outside of their condensers.....it makes a huge difference in cooling ability inside the home.....

i can remember at the race track we use to keep a sray bottle or two around with water.....and in between runs we would lightly spray the front of radiator with engine running......you could draw the temps down 50 degrees in just a couple minutes doing that.......water is an awsome conductor of heat !

I'm very familiar with the original (higher profile Carrier). I'm buying one of these for install in our 28 Express helm roof. With the new rear deck camper enclosure I'm building, I figure it will cool the whole boat (inside and rear deck) here in the hot Florida sun. IF not, I still have my Chinese $99, 5k BTU, inside Cabin AC that freezes us out as it is. Unfortunately, running the inside AC with the enclosure will make the rear deck unbearable.

I installed the higher profile Carrier unit on a large pop up camper (mostly canvas) and in 100 degree weather , with high humidity it would freeze you out. It only pulls about 12 amps when its REALLY working hard. Check the specs but I think they only draw 8 amps on low speed. These can be run on an EU2000 with amps to spare.

THey have a "shower of air" feature on the inside grate that forces ALL the output directly down and out of a 6-8" round center duct. Although you can set it to use the end (modulating) outputs, dumping all output through the center will cause, in my case, the cold air to blow down into the open cabin (cold falls). FYI, the end modulating duct things are all plastic and easy to break. (Be careful while cleaning, etc.)

Now on the new, lower profile units they draw slightly more (1-2 amps) and offer slightly less CFM's (300, vs. 325 as I recall). They use the same inside vent /duct/shower/modulator thing. The old ones (and the new) have slingers and when the water level gets too high they drain. The old ones drained wherever they wanted (lowest point), where the new low profile units have drain port so you can run a hose.

My only concern with the new low-profile is that it may not have the longevity of the original ones and they cost 300 more. The high (original) profiles can be had for $350 and they are very dependable, proven design. I'm sitting next to a Trawler Cat 36 with one of the original (high profile) Carriers. He has it mounted so the Air shower is directly over his $2500 helm chair where he sits in air conditioned comfort to drive his boat. This one is 5 years old (in Saltwater environment) and still running strong. (Down here most run AC all year to reduce humidity). He seldom uses his ducted engine driven, raw water cooled ac.

Last, should you get tired of the unit a standard RV hatch can be installed in the hole you cut to mount the AC.

The Coast Guard will frown heavily on you if you use one of those on your boat. Nose in the the shore and run the generator on the land, with a shore power cord connecting to your boat, and that's okay. Just don't get caught running one on the swim platform!

Jeff

The trend here is to put the generator on the bow pulpit and it seams to work. Saw at least 40- boaters anchored out last summer this way. CLOSE FRONT HATCH!! Also saw in Silver Glen Springs, Boaters tied next to each other with approx 2 in hose floating from there boats with life jacket on end of hose. this looked like that light weight bilge pump hose, turns out the have fittings on inboard generator exhaust dicharge to get rid of C O. Worked well. Had about 20 ft of hose. Sorrydog