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Marine A/C & New Refrigerant Regulations
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Due to new 2010 EPA regulations regarding the phase out of our long used R-22 A/C refrigerant systems…
Here’s what I can share at this point from the Cruisair/Marine Air perspective & what I have been told.
Self Contained R-22 units are no longer in production…sort of…
Since 417a is a [...]
Marine A/C Icing in Heat
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsIt’s the time of year that we all need heat…Even here in Florida this year…Global Warming My…?
Anyway…
Below is a post I answered in the Hatteras Owners Forum, and it seems to be a subject that many of you all are searching for answers to this time of [...]
To 2010 Boat/Yacht A/C Owners
Hello All…A New Year again…Hopefully yours was good….
I started this site last year to “put my feelers out” about what owners and captains may want to learn and share about marine a/c.
The support has been more than I ever expected…
So… My New Year resolution to you is expand the site we created…Because of your feedback I am going to begin adding [...]
Used Marine Air 16K Self Contained Cool/Heat A/C Unit w/Digital Control…SOLD….
SOLD…..
Unit model VRE16K-H (Rotary Compressor) 16,000 BTU 115 volt.
Serial 11844
Digital Control is a Marine Air Passport AH (White)
The unit came from a Grand Banks Trawler that was for sale at a dealer I do service for.
It had a bad control board and a bad High Pressure switch…The new boat owner wanted to start out new.
I had a [...]
Background
Hey Everyone~
My name is Steve and I’m an A/C guy with over 30 years of boating & service under my belt…Starting out in a family owned boat yard in the mid 70’s to working in other yards in most all aspects of boat service, and then…23 of those as a A/C service guy covering the West [...]
Marine Air Conditioning Store
The Marine Air Conditioning Store
Welcome to our new Marine AC store. Marine-AC.com is an authorized supplier of Dometic Corporations lines of Marine Air Conditioning and Refrigeration products including:
Marine Air – Ideal for boats of all sizes, Marine Air climate systems from Dometic give that “large boat” feeling of comfort and luxury. Marine Air started building [...]
More on Pumps, Flow & Maintence…Larger Pump ?
The problem with this is the water runs are now much further than when the “Central” type systems were installed all in one location close to the pump…Back then we had very little growth problems (just scale buildup in condensers that was easy to remove) and flow was much easier to plan & maintain…
Backflush A/C ? & Marine Growth
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Hi Steve, love your web site – lots of great info. ! Our company does a lot of yacht maintenance / mechanical preventive maintenance type stuff here in Wilmington, N.C. – my question is, do you have an opinion [...]
More on Hold Over/Cold Plates
Join the forum discussion on this post – (2) PostsIn another forum I visit…I answered a post http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=130856 from a gentleman that was considering replacing his 12v standard plate system with a like system utilizing a Hold Over/Cold Plate in his factory (boat builder) built top loading box…The system he was considering is one of the package [...]
Pumps & High Pressure…With Manual Controls & Hi Pressure Switch
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsRecently I was on a boating message board and came across a discussion about pumps and some troubles folks had experienced.
The original poster had a March magnetic drive pump that would not pump water, and after the usual back flush & priming sugguestions he could still [...]
