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    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 at 7:23pm
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To all,
It's a sad day and a happy one. We have moved up to a new RV and yesterday sold the pod.(Got more for it than I paid 2 years ago:) went to a wonderful woman in santa Barbara who lost her home in the mudslides and is going to live in it while she rebuilds. I have had so much fun with it and you all.Our needs changed with my desire to tow an off road toy that I have been building for adventure and fun!
I will still be hanging around to put in my 2 cents and such.
Thanks for all the fun!!
Cheers john
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Hate to see you go. I loved all you mods and it was great to get to know you. 
See you in the funny papers.
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Hey Guys,
I'm back!, with a new (2018) 180. Picked it up in Walcott Iowa, on my way out east.
Needed something for both coasts, Kids moves east and had Grandbabies. We plan to spend time visiting and touring the east coast for the next few years out of Richmond Virginia.
Just got back to CA and I have a few questions, 
Has anyone seen this a/c unit? the pod does not have a digital thermostat and the a/c controls are on the ceiling, It's either on or off, 3 speed and it's also a heat pump. Are they coming like this now?
 
And interior color mixing brown door,table and cornerblocks

Starting to think it was a near the end run of 2018's and they just used what they had lying around.
the dealer told me they bought 30 180'S and it was way less money than the last one I bought.
Good to be back! and I've already done a bunch of the smaller mods.
like the drawers,bath door to curtain,lift kit,elec panel move and radio move (see page 1)

Having fun being retired!
Cheers, John
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It is strange looking. Is the AC unit on the outside still a low-profile unit? How is is sound-wise compared to the Penguin II units? It does seem strange to have an analog unit instead of the digital thermostat. It also looks a bit strange to have some wood parts with a lighter color than other parts (or is that just lighting?).
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Hey Stephan,
The a/c is low profile, the 3 speed fan is quieter on low than the one that was in the 2015 and you can tell when it cycles on the cooling function. high is same as the old unit. the fan runs full time when on and there is a dial for temp control. I tested the heat pump and while its louder than the furnace, your using park power instead of propane.  
The whole interior is light grey except the bathroom door, corner blocks, and table.
 Are 2019 pods brown inside? I do like the color but not just for a few things, may have to make something that matches and replace the blocks.
Also it's an east coast pod and it has NO camber on the axle, straight as a level the whole way across. Noticed this when I installed the lift blocks.
And per forest river quality control All lighting circuits are wired different and sharing other things.
Also has a maxxfan instead of a fantastic fan. I like the maxxfan better.
Cheers, John
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Thanks. When mine went to the factory for repair, the Fantastic Fan was replaced with a MaxxAir Fan. I also like it better once I figured out how to modify my Fantastic Fan cover to fit the lugs to hold it in place on the roof (a little work with a Dremel tool to cut notches to fit).

What brand and model is the AC?
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2019 at 10:32am
Wow just found this whole thread due to it being bumped....lots of great ideas here!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2019 at 10:38am
The a/c is probably because the dealer originally ordered it without a/c, and then added it, either because the buyer wanted it or because it is a less expensive option to the ordering dealer. I have worked on a couple of pods, all from the north, except one, that had that arrangement and a/c.One was from GA, but she wasn't the original owner and didn't know the history of her rings pod.
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Stephan,
It is a Dometic unit, No identifying #s on the inside cover or outside cover. the outside cover is the black low profile just like the 2015 pod had. And i just looked and there is NO manual for it.
Since the fan on low is quieter than the old one, and I can set the dial to any temp I guess its just white noise when we sleep, like an airplane, and I don't have to deal with it cycling of and on. 
Just making excuses, wish it had a thermostat.
John



 
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