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DIY Question about Marine A/C Wattage Draw & Operating on DC Inverter Power

December 9, 2011 By Steve Pooler

I Recently received an email from a gentleman named Tyler... 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. Since this "Air Conditioning on Inverter" question is being asked more & more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Questions, Inverters, Marine Air Conditioning Tagged With: Amperage, Boat A/C, Cruisair, DIY, Do It Yourself, Dometic, Inverter, Smart Start, Soft Start, Wattage

5 Critical Things You Need to Know BEFORE Buying a Marine Air Conditioning System:

November 8, 2010 By Steve Pooler

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. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About, AC/Systems, Featured-Home, Maintence Tips, Marine AC Tagged With: Boat A/C, Boat Air Conditioning, Cruisair, Dometic, Marine AC, Marine Air, West Coast of Florida, Yacht Air Conditioning

Marine AC Compressor SmartStart, Soft Start, Hard Start Assist

November 8, 2010 By Steve Pooler

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 installation video... Steve~ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cruisair Store, Marine A/C Store, Marine Airrrr Store Tagged With: boat ac troubleshooting, Chilled Water, Compressor Starting, Cruisair, Dometic, Hard Start Compressor, marine ac troubleshooting, Marine Air

Cruisair STX6 Stowaway Turbo Unit (SMXII) w/410A

November 6, 2010 By Steve Pooler

205561255 STX6 -410A 115V 6000 Btu 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. Note: Picture may show "Optional" compressor sound shield which is sold separately. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cruisair Self Contained "Turbo" Units, Cruisair Store, Marine A/C Store Tagged With: Boat Air Conditioning, Cruisair, Marine AC, turbo unit

Free Marine A/C & Refrigeration Troubleshooting

March 24, 2010 By Steve Pooler

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 in return is that you Consider me when buying replacement parts, or units...And that if local, you also consider my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Questions Tagged With: ac iceing, Boat A/C, Boat A/C forum, boat ac troubleshooting, Boat Air Conditioning, Chilled Water, Cold Plate/Holding Plate, Cruisair, Digital Marine A/C Controls, Dometic, Eutectic, Eutectic Refrigeration, Fix my A/C, Free Marine AC Troubleshooting Help, High Head Pressure, Marine A/C Controls, Marine A/C forum, Marine A/C maintenance, PR3X, PR8X, Pump Relays, Strainer, Yacht A/C, yacht ac troubleshooting, Yacht Air Conditioning

Marine A/C & New Refrigerant Regulations

January 27, 2010 By Steve Pooler

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. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About, AC/Systems, Cruisair, Maintence Tips, Marine AC, Marine Air Tagged With: ac iceing, Boat A/C, Boat A/C forum, boat ac troubleshooting, Boat Air Conditioning, Cruisair, Dometic, Fix my A/C, High Head Pressure, Marine A/C maintenance, Marine AC, marine ac iceing, marine ac troubleshooting, Yacht A/C, yacht ac troubleshooting, Yacht Air Conditioning

AC Filters, Coils & Pump Systems Maintenance & Checkup

January 6, 2010 By Steve Pooler

If it’s yourself doing the service…There are a few things you can do but since you are probably not equipped or trained as an A/C tech…There are of course some limitations…Hopefully I can point out and describe what you can do…And offer a few hints of signs of trouble without tools like gauges etc… … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air Flow, Maintence Tips Tagged With: 2PRP, 6PRP, Boat A/C, boat ac troubleshooting, Cruisair, Dometic, Fault Code, Fix my A/C, HHH, HI P5, High Head Pressure, LO P5, LO PS, LPF, Marine A/C maintenance, marine ac iceing, Marine Air, PR3X, PR8X, Pump Relays, Pumps, Strainer, yacht ac troubleshooting

Pumps & High Pressure…With Manual Controls & Hi Pressure Switch

August 10, 2009 By Steve Pooler

Recently 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 not get it to pump water…Just before I read the thread he had found that either something had gotten past the strainer (or he didn't have one) and had lodged between the impeller magnet and the pump housing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About, AC/Systems, Maintence Tips, Marine AC Tagged With: boat ac troubleshooting, Boat Air Conditioning, Cruisair, Fix my A/C, High Head Pressure, Marine A/C maintenance, marine ac troubleshooting, Pumps, Strainer, yacht ac troubleshooting, Yacht Air Conditioning

Chilled / Tempered Water Marine Air Conditioning A/C

August 7, 2009 By Steve Pooler

Dometic (Cruisair & Marine Air) tempered water systems are built for larger yachts and commercial craft. These two-stage systems use circulated water as a heat transfer medium. The warmed or cooled fluid is piped through a closed loop from the tempering unit in the engine room to any number of air handling units throughout the boat. Dometic's unique reverse-cycle design provides very efficient heating, even in relatively cold seawater temperatures, in many cases eliminating the need for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AC/Systems, Chilled Water Tagged With: Boat, Chilled Water, Cooler Marine Air, Cruisair, Dometic, Florida, Marine AC, Marine Air, West Coast, Yacht, Yacht Air Conditioning

Innovative System Cools Boaters on Deck with Directional Jets of Chilled Air

July 6, 2009 By Steve Pooler

Dometic has unveiled a new type of air conditioning system designed to provide cool relief for boat passengers in open spaces above decks. Developed through innovative engineering, this high-efficiency system blows chilled air through high-velocity directional jets aimed at people in the helm station, outdoor salon, fishing area or other locations. Just when rising temperatures would normally force passengers into air conditioned living space, they continue to enjoy their current location as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AC/Systems, Cruisair, Featured-Home, Marine Air Tagged With: Boat A/C, Cooler Marine Air, Cruisair, Yacht Air Conditioning