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Got a chance to test the heat pump function last night and was pretty impressed with it's performance. Operating in the high 20's / low 30's it was able to keep the inside heated to 70 degrees. Built-in temp sensor reading was off even further than in cooling mode so thinking I might have it installed in the incorrect location to read temps right. That shouldn't matter soon since I'll be installing the Cielo Max thermostat which I hope will override the temp sensor.

What were your issues, and how did you resolve them?

Looks perfect!

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Gary- it's likely that the support arms got bent or damaged when the wind got a hold of it. You'll probably have to have someone pulling out hard on the awning while someone else cranks it to get it open to see what the damage is.

More than a few people have had issues with the ground and neutral connections inside the EMS itself. That's the first place I'd check.

This is exactly what I'm thinking about doing- adding an inch spacer in between the two inside covers to increase the plenum area. I have a sheet of thin white PVC that I can cut 1" strips from which will be easy to mold into shape to go around the outside edge between the two. I'll also have to do the same with the inner return air opening to keep the return and supply air from mixing. Will add better sound deadening foam too. I didn't measure the height off the ceiling, but I'm sure there's plenty of room to bring it down another inch, at least for 6' tall me....

I only had about an hour or so to play with it so I could have being doing something incorrectly in the settings. Looking forward to spending more time with it, especially once I get the Cielo thermostat installed. And, If the Cielo is able to override the internal temp sensor, that will be worth its cost alone.

Yeah, seems as though little thought went into designing a proper plenum to distribute the airflow and reduce sound. Aesthetics over function? It's amazing that it's as quiet as it is... If enough of us complain, maybe they'll redesign a new inside cover?

I think they might have been more concerned with the size of the cover than managing noise level. Might want to take a close look at how the ducting is ran before installing. I didn't have the time to do so myself but will when I return on Thanksgiving.

Yep, it would have saved me more than an hour if it were installed correctly.

That's another thing I should have added to the "not so good" list- the fan speed noise doesn't seem to change much between the low-med-hi settings. Maybe it was something I was doing wrong? I'll look closer at this when I'm using it over Thanksgiving. Also, I don't think adding foam between the two who do much since it's not vibration causing the noise, but who knows? I really think the air channels in the cover need a redesign to fix it, especially since airflow is only coming from a 1/3 of the register openings. That alone has to be creating some extra noise. Will definitely be experimenting! In the end, it's not horribly loud, but Just a little quieter would be icing on the cake!

Finally got around to picking up a Greenlee Turbro Inverter AC/heat pump to replace the original Coleman that came with Hull 45 back in 2009. Been wanting to do this for a while now and couldn't resist once @jd1923 posted the about the anniversary sale going on that knocked the price down from a list of 1,499 to 1,099 with free shipping. Install was a breeze. The hardest part of the job was cleaning the gunk off the roof after the Coleman was removed. The seal for the Turbro is preinstalled so it's just a matter of getting the unit centered over the opening and bolting it down through the inside mounting plate. Since it doesn't have a wired thermostat, electrical connections were simple too. Just the 120v power and connecting the wiring between the rooftop unit and the inside cover panel was all that was needed. I have separate thermostats for AC and heat which made it easy but if you have a single thermostat for both AC and heat additional steps may be required. The Turbro comes with a remote with a wall mount and it also has a phone app available. Once fully installed, I connected our power cord to a voltage/amps/watts meter and used an adapter to plug into a standard 15amp outlet. I also turned off all other breakers to insure I was getting only the draw from the Turbro during startup and running. There were two main reasons I purchased the Turbro unit- One, because it uses the same extremely efficient "inverter" compressor technology used in mini-split systems and two, because of this technology the system is able to "ramp down" once set temp is reached and continue to run at a lower capacity instead of powering down and cycling like a standard single speed compressor does. Running in this manner reduces or eliminates the humidity spikes common with standard compressor systems and is very important to those of us who live and travel in hot/humid locations. Added benefit is that no soft start reuired and it can be easily run off the Honda EU2000 that we have as a backup. Since my brother is using our Ollie for temp housing while his house is being finished I didn't have much time for testing after the install, but here are some of my finding and opinions for the short time I had. The good- Power efficiency is right about what I expected, which is excellent. The unit slowly ramps up starting around 120 watts and peaks just under 1000 watts. As it gets closer to setpoint, it begins ramping down and settles in around the 500-700 watt range. At set temp I was seeing watts in the 120-200 range but couldn't tell if the compressor was running or not at those watts. The compressor is so quiet that it was impossible for me to tell. The air output continued to be cool so I assume the compressor was still running. Cooling and humidity control were both excellent too. Cabin cooled quickly after which I changed the setting on the remote to "dry" mode which locks the fan on low speed with compressor running. No humidity spikes seen at all. Outside sound level is about the best I've encountered. You will not annoy anyone around you running this unit at night, even if they're in a tent right next to you. LED strips built into the inside panel can be left off or set to white, blue or yellow. I think this feature will come in handy for us at night when getting up to go the bathroom. The not so good- While not close to Dometic level loud, and quieter than our old Coleman, it's not the quietest unit out there. Quiet enough for us for sure, but if sound level is the most important feature you're looking for then you should probably look somewhere else. On the bright side, I think the sound issue could be improved with an updated interior cover panel alone. I loosened the cover and dropped it a couple of inches down and the sound dropped dramatically. Another issue that makes me think the cover panel is the problem is that the airflow only can be felt across about 1/3 of the vent openings on both front and back vents. The ability to adjust the airflow between front and back vents with a damper would be another nice feature... Temperature control... Wasn't happy here. It seems to be about 4-5 degrees off from actual cabin temp. Hoping that this can be solved with the addition of the external Cielo wireless thermostat that @Ronbrinkturned us on to and has had great success with. I wish I had more time to test and give better feedback, but I most certainly will update this post once I'm able to. I want to see how it performs in different environments, how the phone app works, and how it interfaces with the Cielo thermostat before I make a final judgement. For now I'll give it an overall rating of A-. On power efficiency alone, an A++

And, if they're only coming "naked" now, they should probably stop advertising the new models with front and side graphics. Or maybe they're just now an upcharge on new models?

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