Noisy AC

[widgetwizard]

My guess would be less than 50 were made with Mach. We are hull 64 and it came with a Mach 8 which I switched out for an Atwood Air Command.

 

Well if any of you out there are still unhappy with the noise of the Mach 8 - here is a chance for you to fix that for free

 

Interested?.

 

What we are looking for are short videos that show how easy the install is and the noise difference between before and after.

We never seem to get around to making these things. So we thought - why not bribe our customers to do it for us.

Rules are simple - video the noise your A/C makes now, you installing the kit, then the noise it makes after (from the same place - no cheating).

Upload the video to YouTube somewhere and send us the link.

Best one (in our humble opinion) gets their money back on the kit.

 

Deadline for submission is March 31 2016.

Simple eh? What are you waiting for.

 

Cheers,

Jim

[hardrock]

When I purchased my Elite (18.5) in April 2015, I had the Coleman AC. On our first trip, we received some courteous complaints regarding the AC noise. The last night, we experienced some electrical problems. I contacted Oliver and arranged to have my AC changed out. I had a Dometic Penguin installed.

Comparison of the two

Coleman- noisy outside. Inside seems to be somewhat noisy, especially without a method to measure sound levels it becomes more of an opinion. My wife and I both agree, the Coleman is more noisy outside, less noisy inside.

Dometic- definately quieter outside. Inside, much more noisy than the Coleman.

Both units cool very well, no performance issues

My humble opinion- Coleman exhausts their noise to the exterior. Dometic internalizes the noise. I would choose the Dometic over Coleman. After a few minutes,I do not hear the AC, I can hear the TV, and most important of all, Moma's HAPPY !!

[trumpetguy]

I did the same thing except I paid for the Atwood Air Commander. It is very quiet inside and out and will run on my Honda 2000i generator.

 

The only downside is that the fan runs all the time. I plan to fix that with a thermostat controlled relay.

[Vector - Lanham]

When I purchased my Elite (18.5) in April 2015, I had the Coleman AC. On our first trip, we received some courteous complaints regarding the AC noise. The last night, we experienced some electrical problems. I contacted Oliver and arranged to have my AC changed out. I had a Dometic Penguin installed.

Comparison of the two

Coleman- noisy outside. Inside seems to be somewhat noisy, especially without a method to measure sound levels it becomes more of an opinion. My wife and I both agree, the Coleman is more noisy outside, less noisy inside.

Dometic- definately quieter outside. Inside, much more noisy than the Coleman.

Both units cool very well, no performance issues

My humble opinion- Coleman exhausts their noise to the exterior. Dometic internalizes the noise. I would choose the Dometic over Coleman. After a few minutes,I do not hear the AC, I can hear the TV, and most important of all, Moma's HAPPY !!

 

 

Cool, I was i was wondering about the differences.

[trumpetguy]

Update on Atwood Air Commander.

 

I finished the relay mod and now the fan shuts off with the compressor. Sweet. The Atwood may not be the prettiest unit but it is sooo quiet. The "dry" mode does a good job of de humidifying without running all the time.

[ScubaRx]

Good job, glad that worked out for you...

[Commanche]

Regarding the noise problem on the Coleman Mach 8, has anyone installed this hush kit? http://www.perfectcasita.com/fred.html

We only used our AC once last summer and since we are on the door step of summer, we are again thinking of this solution. The Casita folks seem to be happy with the lower noise volume. Just wondering if any of the Oliver folks had given it a try.

You would have thought the Coleman brainiacs would have figured it out on their own.

 

Stan

[trumpetguy]

Hey Steve. My surge protector arrives tomorrow so expect a call for some more coaching.

[widgetwizard]

Regarding the noise problem on the Coleman Mach 8, has anyone installed this hush kit? http://www.perfectcasita.com/fred.html We only used our AC once last summer and since we are on the door step of summer, we are again thinking of this solution. The Casita folks seem to be happy with the lower noise volume. Just wondering if any of the Oliver folks had given it a try. You would have thought the Coleman brainiacs would have figured it out on their own. Stan

 

 

 

We just got a nice testimonial from an Oliver owner - so yes - someone has given it a try on an Oliver.

 

Jim

[Bruce W]

The Atwood seems to be half as loud as the dometic penguin II. Use less power. But it seems to be 1" higher and 5 pounds less weight. The penguin's only advantage seems to be it is 1" shorter.

 

which do ya'll recommend?

[SeaDawg]

Every recommendation really depends on camping style and use. For us, any ac unit is fine/ superfluous, , since we have one, and (almost) never use it.

 

u075908@yahoo.com, do you have even a first name that you would care to share? We welcome your participation, but your profile is pretty empty.....

Most of us sign our posts with at least a first name.

Not demanding, just saying. If you would like to make a friend or two here, a name helps. ???? It's a pretty friendly group here, and we'd love to address you with a name shorter than u075908@yahoo.com. thanks.

 

Sherry

[Free2Roam]

2. The drip line is outside the trailer so there is always a stream of water coming off the trailer. Not an issue for me, and Dusten added some flexible molding to route the water away from windows..

 

Trumpetguy, How much water runs down the side?  We are supposed to go into production next week and just found out about the lack of a drain.  Do you foresee long term damage to the finish of the gel coat?

 

Thanks, Angela

[bradbev]

Thought I'd mention that I installed the "Hush Kit" on my 2014 Casita just before it's new owner picked it up.  I was impressed with the drop in noise level.  I assume the Mach 8 installed on the Oliver was rated higher so you might need to talk to Orbital Machine, aka PerfectCasita

 

Brad - Santa Fe

[KarenLukens]

There's also a huge sound drop in the Dometic after the Micro-Air Easy Start is installed. The compressor isn't ramping up under a full load anymore and it's a major difference that's really noticeable.

[trumpetguy]

Re:  Water draining down the side.  The water does leave a streak, but it is easily removed with some 3m compounding polish.  We sold 64 in September so perhaps Snowlakemike would like to comment on the water.