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Old 09-06-2016, 03:07 PM   #1
waterfront
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City: Fairhope
Vessel Name: Waterfront
Vessel Model: Chein Hwa Present Sundeck 35
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Cool Air Conditioner re-do

Two years ago I replaced the hvac unit on my 35ft trawler. I bought a Dometic ecd16k unit from West Marine. Two weeks ago the air conditioner quit cooling. I had a tech to come and recharge the unit and he could find no leaks at that time. Two days later no more cool air. I removed the unit from the boat and we found that the heat exchanger or condenser, had a leak that went to the water circulation tubing. I called the Dometic tech support group, and was told that the units from big catalog stores (West Marine, Defender,etc. ) are not the same quality as units from them. Also they have only one year warranty on parts and 6 mo. labor. I am currently trying to get another condenser, as the tech gave me the part number. For $400 plus shipping, and then to have an a/c tech install and recharge the system $? I wonder if just biting the bullet and buying a new unit would make more sense? At any rate I won't buy another Dometic unit. That includes marineaaaaaair and Cruisair.
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