Tyler was inquiring about a DIY job installing Marine A/C on a 30 foot sailboat, and then running the Marine Air Conditioner on an inverter when he was away from shore power.
His question asked about wattage draw of a 8,000 BTU Cruisair self contained Turbo AC unit & if I thought the 8,000 BTU marine ac unit would be large enough for his 30′ Irwin
About Steve Pooler
Steve Pooler is a marine air conditioning specialist based on the West Coast of Florida. His marine repair background started in the 1970's at a family owned and operated boat yard in St Petersburg, Florida. Steve has a knowledge of most all specialties involved with marine and yacht repair. For the last 20 years (11 of which were for a Cruisair distributor) Steve's specialty has been yacht & boat air conditioning and refrigeration service.
December 9, 2011 By
DIY Question about Marine A/C Wattage Draw & Operating on DC Inverter Power
July 15, 2011 By
Marine A/C before Cruisair or Marine Air
50 or so years ago…Marine A/C was custom installed only (no production units)…This was what was installed in yachts for A/C…The system is what we call “Modulating” with a Semi Hermetic compressor, and each cabin had it’s own thermostat that shut the flow of refrigerant off to that cabin when it reached the selected temp. [...]
November 12, 2010 By
MARINE AIR 224110091 (6PRP) REPLACEMENT PUMP RELAY BOARD
Replacement board for 2PRP pump relay-Marine Air Part # 224110091 6 PRP circuit board Includes thermal compound packet for retrofit Call for details and shipping options 727-365-6123
November 12, 2010 By
Marine Air 224110090 (2PRP) Replacement Pump Relay Board
Replacement board for 2PRP pump relay-Marine Air Part # 224110090 2 PRP circuit board Includes thermal compound packet for retrofit Call for details and shipping options 727-365-6123
November 12, 2010 By
Marine Air 224110040 (2PRP) Two Unit Pump Relay 115/230 volt
Two Unit Solid State Relay,224110040 (2PRP) Two Unit Pump Relay Two Unit Solid State Relay 115V/230V 1phase Pump activation for two units supplied by one seawater pump Call for details and shipping options 727-365-6123
November 12, 2010 By
Marine Air 224110050 (6PRP) TWO TO SIX UNIT SOLID STATE RELAY, 115V/230V 1PHASE
224110050 (6PRP) 6 Unit Solid State Pump Relay, 115V/230V 1phase Marine Air Pump Relay 2 Units off One Pump 115V or 230V AC Call for details and shipping options 727-365-6123
November 8, 2010 By
5 Critical Things You Need to Know BEFORE Buying a Marine Air Conditioning System:
Some Good Info Here Folks in this 16 page PDF…What to Look For and What to Avoid, plus additional products to improve an existing system.
November 8, 2010 By
Marine AC Compressor SmartStart, Soft Start, Hard Start Assist
Got a Compressor that is a bit hard starting…Maybe marginal Shore Power or Generator causing Tripped Breakers, Lights Dimming, or Battery Backups beeping every time the A/C starts…This could be your answer… I have installed several and found the claims to be true… The instructions are pretty straight forward, but I can also provide an [...]
November 8, 2010 By
Marine Air Vector Turbo Self Contained A/C 6,000 Btu 115 volt
FEATURES BENEFITS Elite or Passport I/O Display Versatility in choice of displays w/Passport I/O technology High Velocity Blower Increased air flow with no motor overhang Rust-free Molded Composite Drain Pan Never rusts and minimal standing condensate water Blower Rotatable to Left or Right Hand Reduced installation time and SKU #’s Built-in Isolation Mounting System Minimizes [...]
November 8, 2010 By
Marine Air Vector Turbo Self Contained A/C 8,000 Btu 115 volt
FEATURES BENEFITS Elite or Passport I/O Display Versatility in choice of displays w/Passport I/O technology High Velocity Blower Increased air flow with no motor overhang Rust-free Molded Composite Drain Pan Never rusts and minimal standing condensate water Blower Rotatable to Left or Right Hand Reduced installation time and SKU #’s Built-in Isolation Mounting System Minimizes [...]
November 8, 2010 By
Marine Air Vector Turbo Self Contained A/C 10,000 Btu 115 volt
FEATURES BENEFITS Elite or Passport I/O Display Versatility in choice of displays w/Passport I/O technology High Velocity Blower Increased air flow with no motor overhang Rust-free Molded Composite Drain Pan Never rusts and minimal standing condensate water Blower Rotatable to Left or Right Hand Reduced installation time and SKU #’s Built-in Isolation Mounting System Minimizes [...]
November 8, 2010 By
Marine Air Vector Turbo Self Contained A/C 12,000 Btu 115 volt
FEATURES BENEFITS Elite or Passport I/O Display Versatility in choice of displays w/Passport I/O technology High Velocity Blower Increased air flow with no motor overhang Rust-free Molded Composite Drain Pan Never rusts and minimal standing condensate water Blower Rotatable to Left or Right Hand Reduced installation time and SKU #’s Built-in Isolation Mounting System Minimizes [...]
November 8, 2010 By
Marine Air Vector Turbo Self Contained A/C 16,000 Btu 115 volt
FEATURES BENEFITS Elite or Passport I/O Display Versatility in choice of displays w/Passport I/O technology High Velocity Blower Increased air flow with no motor overhang Rust-free Molded Composite Drain Pan Never rusts and minimal standing condensate water Blower Rotatable to Left or Right Hand Reduced installation time and SKU #’s Built-in Isolation Mounting System Minimizes [...]
November 6, 2010 By
Cruisair STX6 Stowaway Turbo Unit (SMXII) w/410A
6000 Btu 205561255 STX6 -410A 115V
NEW FOR 2010, Includes SMXII power/logic box and a TSEP5… SMXir & SMXht keypads, and CXP cable are sold separately.
Call or E-Mail for discounted pricing.
November 5, 2010 By
Marine Air Conditioning System Maintenance
Without water flow….You have NO cooling !
Service people on the docks (at least the better ones) can walk down the dock during the summer and tell which boats they are likely to be getting a call from next just by the flow of water (or lack of) going overboard on each boat….Lack of seawater flow can cause other problems besides loss of cooling…
October 30, 2010 By
Sentry Battery Chargers
Greetings All, It seems that there is some confusion/misconceptions about Sentry battery chargers…Actually all chargers, but with the recent years of newer technology in battery charging (switch mode or multi stage) when compared to the older (time proven) technology of Sentry & others being Ferro Resonant transformer type…below is a bunch of excerpts from a forum I [...]
July 16, 2010 By
A/C System Ices Up
I notice from the Google searches…That A/C System Icing is a search done often.. Though there can be many reasons for system icing…There are a few that the DIY boater can rule out before calling the service guy ( I can discuss other reasons in the forum but here are a few of the basic answers) Direct Expansion [...]
March 24, 2010 By
Free Marine A/C & Refrigeration Troubleshooting
Greetings All… This is just a note to confirm that I offer FREE Troubleshooting help for your Marine A/C & Refrigeration issues…But I ONLY do this in the FORUM section…If you can’t take the time to register & ask in the FORUM…I usually won’t respond…(this section is not setup for dialog/discussion…it’s only setup for comments) My only request [...]
March 24, 2010 By
Dometic Marine Air/Cruisair Pump Relay’s
Marine Air PUMP RELAY PANELS 224110040 $245.00 (2PRP) Two Unit Solid State Relay, 115V/230V 1phase 224110050 $275.00 (6PRP) Two To Six Unit Solid State Relay, 115V/230V 1phase Cruisair Pump Relays and Triggers PR3X $285.00 Pump Relay, 115/230V, Up to 3 Triggers (not included) PR3X-2 $285.00 Pump Relay, 115/230V, with two 115V Triggers PR3X-2C $285.00 Pump Relay, 115/230V, [...]
March 15, 2010 By
Cold Plate/Hold Over Refrigeration
For many years Hold Over/Cold plate refrigeration was the way to go for long distance cruising yachts, and over the road refrigerated trucks…The function is Just as the Phrase Implies…Hold Over…For extended periods with a minimum of refrigeration system run time.
The Advantages, and Disadvantages of a Hold Over system are similar to a block of ice because that is essentially what is done…
February 22, 2010 By
Marine A/C Cabin Controls
Since they are not like home A/C controls…Sometimes marine A/C controls are misunderstood…Hope this can clear up some misconceptions…
They do provide the same function as in home systems as they are designed to keep the temperature in the cabin/room at a selected temp within a few degrees…
But different than Home…They can (and most do nowadays) offer more/different features than we use at home depending on the type of marine control that is installed…We can cover some of those features here but first we need to define which type of control is installed…Although there have been and are many types and models of controls with several variations…
January 27, 2010 By
Marine A/C & New Refrigerant Regulations
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.
January 23, 2010 By
Marine A/C Icing in Heat
I have been experiencing an a/c problem also but on the heat mode side. I have 4 A/C system with one giving me a icing problem on the compressor unit. Starting on the suction side and loop tubing of the remote unit is freezing up with heavy ice. The compressor is hot to touch. Check air handling unit… High fan, clean filter giving out warm air. Water flow thru compressor unit and 3 other unit’s has a high flow rate. Water temp is around low 50′s.
January 6, 2010 By
AC Filters, Coils & Pump Systems Maintenance & Checkup
If you can get a good look at the aluminum fins…Check to see that they are not also clogged…If they are…That’s another story, and it’s probably time to call you’re A/C guy to clean them because he has access to cleaning solutions that work real well for this…and also likely has the equipment to do the job right…With less mess…
January 5, 2010 By
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 [...]