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General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: Dennishunt on August 31, 2020, 08:14:55 PM
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Having trouble with one of my Dometic A/C units. Does anyone know if they are 13,500 BTU'S or 15,000 BTU's? with a heat pump?
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From the brochure: “Three 13.5M BTU Roof Air Conditioners with Wall Thermostat and Heat Pump (Malibu 42, Sunset 42)”.
Optional were: “Two 15M BTU Roof Air Conditioners and One 13.5M BTU Roof Air Conditioner with Wall Thermostats and Heat Pumps (Malibu 42, Sunset 42)”.
I assume your “43 ft.” is actually the 42’ 8” Sunset; no 43’ is in the pamphlet.
Joel
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Joel:
Thanks for the Air-Conditioner help. Of the 3 units on our roof, will have to climb up to see which one is the 13, 500 BTU.
Don't know about the length. I bought the coach January 2018 in Mesa, AZ and it had 13,500 miles on it. I have always been told it's a 43 footer, but you may indeed be correct on the 42.8 ft. length.
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If the option wasn’t used at the factory, Dennis, all your units are 13.5. You may not need to go on the roof; our units have ID labels that can be viewed by opening the roof access/vent door inside the coach. In my case the info on the labels is partially blocked by a 110v wire and a fluid hose, but they can be moved aside enough to read things... albeit with a flashlight and younger eyes ;).
As to length, manufacturers generally go by the nearest achieved whole foot length, even if it’s closer to the next highest whole foot. Thus Monaco would print yours in the brochure as a 42, and my 36’ 10” as a 36. But salesmen and owners selling theirs might quote 43’ and 37’ because longer sounds better, and is closer to the actual length.
Joel