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A dead short to ground should leave you with no brakes and a blown fuse, though if only one wheel is getting power on the blue wire it's possible it could be locking only that wheel up. Also, if that one problem wheel has a short in the electromagnet lowering it's resistance it's possible that most or all of the current is going to that one wheel only too. Brake controllers also all send a "phantom voltage" on the blue wire so they know when a trailer is attached, though I don't know if the current is enough to cause a problem if there's a problem with one of the electromagnets. Probably a little different with each model.

No way was that caused by a ply failure. You can tell by the wear pattern and the melted rubber buildup on one side that it was caused by a lockup.

Yep, and since nothing was found during inspection I'd be changing out all the brake components, at least on that wheel.

Can't hurt as long as you don't restrict airflow.

We got down into the 30's this morning so I decided to run a quick test of the heat pump function on the Turbro. After using it down into the 20's while camping over New Year's I already knew it performed well but wanted to put some stats to it. Starting cabin temp was 37.2 when the heat was first turned on. The unit takes about 3 min to actually start producing heat, which most likely to get the evaporator up to operating temp and prevent circulating cold air. Once the heating started, the outlet temps at the duct immediately went to up 114 and peaked at 118 which was much higher than I expected... Took a little over 15 min to get the cabin 10 degrees warmer but from there the temperature warmed quickly and got to setpoint of 67 in a total of 38 min. I left the setpoint alone for 15 min to see if there would be any fluctuations in temps from cycling, but it held steady the whole time. After this I bumped the thermostat up to max and within 8 min the cabin temp was 75 degrees. Ended testing there since we'll never have the heat set that high, though it's nice to know it can get there and probably even higher. It may have some issues, but heating performance isn't one of them!

On second review, it's not a straight rebadge. Looks like they're using the same outside unit mechanicals as the Turbro, which is it's best feature, and redesigned the airbox and electronics, which are it's worst features... and you can either have a wall thermostat or manual controls. https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/furrion_specsheets/ccd-0006147.pdf https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/furrion documentation/air conditioning/aftermarket/ccd-0009380-en.pdf Best part for us Turbro owners is that the internal airbox parts as well as electronic controls are sold separately and will most likely be able to be used with the turbo.

And it also looks like Furrion can't help but fib on Btu's. Turbro advertises 13.5k (tests at 12.5k) and they've bumped the rating up on it to 15K. The heat pump function puts out 17k so maybe they're taking using the average Btu's between heat and cool? 😂

Looks like it's just a rebadged Turbro / Pioneer.

I agree with most of this, though I think the efficiency and low BTU's provided in the low setting is actually a needed feature not found in any other unit I'm aware of. At cooler temps with high humidity this unit could act more like a dehumidifier than an AC unit and keep the cabin comfortable without having to drop the temps lower than desired to keep humidity in check. The Turbro invertor unit that I have can only ramp down to 7500 Btu's, which is lower than any unit other than the Chill Cube that I'm aware of, and in my experience this is not low enough to control humidity in low temp situations without dropping cabin temps into the low 60's or even high 50's. I also think having a thermistor in the remote is a HUGE feature. When set to "follow me" the remote will sample the temps at the remote itself every 3 minutes and override the internal thermistor. Think about all of us who have gone down the mod route to overcome this issue and void our warrantees. I do worry about the low Btu's tested by Morton though... My last AC unit was in this same Btu range and performed well in the high 90's with high humidity but it could take a couple of hours to get there and I'm not so sure the Chill Cube will be acceptable in higher temps in direct sun with low humidity. Time will tell and I hope it can handle it. Maybe his Btu testing was off? I still think it's the best AC option at the moment for those not requiring a heat pump function, and for those not wanting to mod their units.

Just took a peak at the manual and it looks like it has one thermistor in the unit itself, and one inside the remote too. You can activate the one in the remote by using the "Follow Me" function. This is an awesome feature to have!

I *think* the thermistor is in the remote itself, just like how many mini-splits do it. And they don't need an internal drain since they use the condensate to help cool the condenser coil through evaporative cooling to increase efficiency.

Yes, Hull 45 came with 225/75R15 tires and the inside width of the cover is 28 5/8. I'm guessing that the mold was changed at some point since @Ronbrinkhas a 225/75R16 tire spare which has a 29.21" diameter.

Mostly my fault since I don't know how to post a playable YouTube link. Easy to miss a text link.

Ouch! Things get worse... Battleborn Battery MELTED?! 🔥🔥New Problem!

It would be nice if all the best features of the Chill Cube and Turbro could be combined into one unit! Love that the Cube has an actual variable speed blower motor instead of a 3 speed like the Turbro. I'm sure it's also quieter due to better internal ductwork located outside of the RV instead of in the inside cover like on the Turbro. Being able to lock in in 50% or 75% power is another biggie. Don't know why they rate the Cube at 18k though when it only puts out 9k-9.5K Btu's. That's a big difference from the 12.5K Btu's that Morton's testing showed on the Turbro. Hope that doesn't become an issue in the desert...

I'll be upgrading to Nev-R-Lube axles at some point this year and will be going with the Alcan 4 leaf spring pack too. Glad to know they give you the extra leaf, though I doubt I'll ever need them.

Yep, the heat works excellent with these units. IMO even better than the AC does. Camping in North Florida at the moment and on the first night we had temps in the 20's and were able to warm up the cabin in minutes We even had to turn the heat down in the middle of the night because it got too warm.

Easiest way I found to fish the walls is by using a long length of ball chain and a magnet. Used this method recently to add a fan switch circuit to my ac unit. Pushed the chain with a small piece of wood from the AC opening until I heard fall over edge of the curve in the roof. Then used a magnet taped to the end of a short piece of romex to retrieve it from above the cabinet. Used this same method a while back to fish a coax between the hulls for a new TV antenna too. Kits like this are available on Amazon and the included flexible magnet would probably work better than a magnet on the end of romex does.

I looked at that one too but really wanted a heat pump. A big plus with the Chill Cube is you can force it to run at 50% capacity if you want.

Nice, though I hope they come in other colors....

Haven't put a lot of effort towards that yet, but did cover the back vents with white tape and the noise dropped quite a bit. Didn't expect it to and was only trying to force more air forward in the cabin. Will probably add some sound deadening inside the plenum at some point to see if that helps further. It's really not too bad now, or maybe I've just gotten used to it? Other mods I've done to it are- I added a 52k ohm resistor onto the thermistor in parallel to trick the unit into thinking that the cabin air is warmer than it actually is. The thermistor was always reading 5 degrees or more than actual which became a problem since the unit only allows the temp to be set as low as 64. On cooler days in the 70's with high humidity it wouldn't run long enough to bring the humidity down, even in dry mode. Since the mod, it works perfectly. I complained to support about this temp differential and they told me it was "normal" since the sensor is reading the air inside the plenum, lol... I asked why they didn't put the thermistor inside the remote like they do with mini split's and all I got was crickets.. Hoping Cielo finally gets my thermostat working, but that's another story... I also added an On/On 4PDT Toggle Switch to control the fan speed circuit. One side to run the fan on low constant whether the unit was powered or not, and the other side of the switch to allow the unit to control fan speed normally. I did this mod since there was no way to keep the fan on constant while in heat mode. It was disturbing my wife's sleep by cycling on and off with the compressor and she wanted the steady sound of the fan. She's now happy, so I am happy! The last mod was to remove the speaker on the circuit board under the inside cover. Every time you make any adjustment to temp, fan, etc it would beep. To make matters worse, it conflicted with my TV remote and beeped whenever I used that too! All in all I'm happy with it now, though I wish I didn't have to do any mods to get there. If it weren't so efficient I might have just sent it back. I'm convinced this unit was designed by two separate set of engineers. One group designing the outside part of the unit and another designing the inside fan control and ducting.

Heck, I'd pull the cover off and inspect it while it's still mounted up top. I've had the cover off of mine and it looks like it wouldn't take long at all to see what's going on inside the evaporator housing. Could be an easy fix.

Oh, man... so sorry to hear this. Thankfully you got a full refund, at least. Sounds like they left something inside the blower wheel or evaporator housing. Might be worth pulling the top off the evaporator housing to see what's going on? Pioneer has a parts diagram with part numbers for their branded unit if it's an easily changed part. Diagram is here- Exploded parts diagram . I think I finally got mine working the way I want but it took more modification than I think most would be willing to do, especially since it will void the warranty. BTW- dealt with some of the same BS through support as you did when I contacted them with some of my concerns.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Clean install. In the planning stages of adding solar/lithium and it's nice to know that 900ah can fit in the battery box.