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...]
5 Critical Things You Need to Know BEFORE Buying a Marine Air Conditioning System:
November 8, 2010 By
Free Marine A/C & Refrigeration Troubleshooting
March 24, 2010 By
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...]
Dometic Marine Air/Cruisair Pump Relay’s
March 24, 2010 By
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, with two 230V Triggers PR3X-3 $310.00 Pump Relay, 115/230V, with three 115V … [Read more...]
Marine A/C & New Refrigerant Regulations
January 27, 2010 By
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...]
Marine A/C Icing in Heat
January 23, 2010 By
It'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 year…It also applies to cooling in the summer, but is mostly about system Icing & the causes…I'm also going to link this article to a Forum post here on this site so that anyone that may have questions or need further … [Read more...]
To 2010 Boat/Yacht A/C Owners
January 5, 2010 By
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 to my store to allow you to order most of the common Marine A/C system items that I found you've needed, but … [Read more...]
Used Marine Air 16K Self Contained Cool/Heat A/C Unit w/Digital Control…SOLD….
November 13, 2009 By
Edit: This unit SOLD.....We now list used units in the classified section of Marine-AC.com...We presently have a Newer 16 K Cruisair unit listed See: http://marine-ac.com/classifieds/113 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 … [Read more...]
More on Pumps, Flow & Maintence…Larger Pump ?
September 2, 2009 By
Below is another copy of a post I made in the Meridian Owners Forum...If you want the full jest...http://www.meridianyachtowners.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1957&posts=15#M18424 Hi Mark...Don't know if you are still watching this thread, or if you have seen my thread over in the "Introduce Yourself" forum but here's my take... It seems that when the system was flushed, that it was flushed just well enough to break loose some stuff...Now it is floating around in the hoses and … [Read more...]
Backflush A/C ? & Marine Growth
August 24, 2009 By
Copy of recent e-mail to Marine AC.com... 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 concerning back flushing the sea water lines on marine air conditioning systems ? That is, do you think there is any benefit to occasionally (2 or 3 times per season), removing the water discharge hose and connecting a dockside water hose to the … [Read more...]
Pumps & High Pressure…With Manual Controls & Hi Pressure Switch
August 10, 2009 By
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...]
Marine A/C Pumps and Pump Relays
August 7, 2009 By
We have touched on seawater cooling and lack of...Now what about if you have a intermittent problem, or the pump won't start at all ? In boats with multiple systems running on one seawater pump there is most likely a Pump Relay to receive a signal from each system to tell the pump it needs to run...That is unless it has been bypassed and the pump runs 24/7 from the breaker ( I see this done fairly often) Lets start with the breaker in the main panel...Most are labeled A/C pump or … [Read more...]
Chilled / Tempered Water Marine Air Conditioning A/C
August 7, 2009 By
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...]
Innovative System Cools Boaters on Deck with Directional Jets of Chilled Air
July 6, 2009 By
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...]
