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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Topic: A/C problems Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 3:08pm |
Congrats on the upgrade, Mark. We will be at Highmeadow in 2 weeks, for the first time.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Podsible Dream
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
Posted: 26 Jul 2012 at 8:33am |
OK, Mark. Maybe we can get together some other time this fall. We had a midwinter roundup last January at French Creek SP. cold but fun!
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Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
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KDHfan
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 9:21pm |
Would love to come... however... that's the same weekend as FARM AID 2012 in Hershey, PA. Camping at the Hershey Highmeadow Campground. Neil Young, Dave Mathews, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson are performing at Hershey Stadium. |
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Mark, Beth, Nolan & Madeline
2012 182G... "NoMad" TV - 2012 Nissan Armada SB/WDB |
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Podsible Dream
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 3:58pm |
KHDfan, we would enjoy seeing you a our roundup in September! We'll be up in Sullivan County, PA at the Pioneer campground. Please check out their website and our thread for the NE Roundup in the camp outs and roundups section.
We're going to have a great time! Walt |
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Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
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KDHfan
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 3:26pm |
Just to give an update. Dometic shipped a whole new unit and I picked up the Rpod today. Can't say for sure what it was, as there was no troubleshooting involved... just pulled the current one and installed the new.
One good thing that came from this is that i found my repair center for future problems. Close to home and fast turnaround. The only wait was getting the A/C from Dometic. He also quoted me $50 to winterize... $40 to summerize. Sounds like a bargain to me. I know it's not difficult to do myself... but for that kind of money, worth letting someone who does it for a living take care of it. We also took time during this little hiccup to re-assess our traveling needs. We decided to upgrade to a better TV. We purchased a 2012 Nissan Armada... towing was more of an added benefit, not a determining factor in purchasing. The wife was moving on from being a mini-van mom to an Accord, so we were looking for something a little bigger than the Trailblazer to take the place of our van. I wanted a Titan... she wanted me to have an SUV. I went with the Armada since it had the best tow rating (9000# w/ tow package). I must admit... it tows like a DREAM compared to the Trailblazer (5200# rating). Thanks everyone... time to plan for our next trip. We are so looking forward to FALL CAMPING in the beautiful state of PA. |
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Mark, Beth, Nolan & Madeline
2012 182G... "NoMad" TV - 2012 Nissan Armada SB/WDB |
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 1:27pm |
Different acoustics between the two campers. Good luck with whatever you do.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 8:06am |
The 11,000 BTU model in my pod is much louder than the 13,500 model I had in my popup. Very noticable as I stood directly underneath both of them.
Hodge-Podge, I've had an ongoing discussion of that very thing on this thread. Found an expensive option at first, then a cheaper one (but still not cheap), now at the suggestion of another member I'm considering trying to modify a window A/C which could be mounted on the tongue. I would add ducts to it, and as a proof of concept I would mount them through one of the windows. I wouldn't mount it through the wall or a window! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1433&title=possible-replacement-for-the-a-c
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 7:47am |
Any non-ducted unit in such a small space is going to be loud.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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Hodge-PODge
Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 2:31am |
Anyone thought of replacing the air conditioner with a "quieter" unit? It really is loud.
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2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge
2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
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KDHfan
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 11 Jul 2012 at 10:01pm |
Thanks, guys. It's not even two months old, so yes, it's under warranty... A/C is two years. With everyone's great info, I will hopefully know a little bit of the conversation with the technician. Hopefully they will replace it. I'll update the status when I have everything finalized. If anyone has anything to add, I'd certainly listen... Knowledge is power!
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Mark, Beth, Nolan & Madeline
2012 182G... "NoMad" TV - 2012 Nissan Armada SB/WDB |
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