Truma A/C CP Plus Panel

[JDB_Traveler]

We are scheduled to have our Dometic A/C swapped out for the Truma Aventa in March, does anyone have any thoughts on whether you should have the CP Plus panel installed or just stay with the remote.  The panel is an extra $600 so I want to figure out if there are any big advantages to having it.  When I looked at a video on how to use it it actually seemed like more of a process then the remote.

[Rolind]

We have a factory installed Truma Adventa with both the panel and the remote.  We never use the remote and have found it glitchy with poor connectivity.  It has to point directly at the ir receiver on the Truma, it often seems out of synch with the wall panel and the time is never correct for long on the remote.  However, You cannot access the dehumidification mode on the panel, only on the remote. We don’t use the dehumidification mode any more because it turns the trailer into a meet locker and we now use a small countertop  dehumidifier. 
Maybe we would have a better experience if we used the remote regularly instead of occasionally.

Just one man’s opinion!

[Zodd]

We have never used the remote. The Oliver is not that big, and it feels like more work to get the remote and point it in the right direction than just stand up, take 1-2 steps, and use the panel. 

[Rivernerd]

23 hours ago, JDB_Traveler said:

The panel is an extra $600 so I want to figure out if there are any big advantages to having it

I agree with, and second, the comments posted above by Rolind.  We also have the factory-installed Truma system with the CP Plus wall control.  Although there was a definite learning curve, we now find the CP Plus wall control fairly easy to use, and would not be without it.  In your shoes, I would grit my teeth (yes, Truma stuff is expensive) and buy the CP Plus wall control.  I expect you will not regret it once your are using your new Truma Aventa AC.

Edited 9 hours ago by Rivernerd