2015 Oliver Legacy Elite I air conditioner replacement recommendation

[DBL-R]

Hello everyone, we’re looking for some advice on which A/C unit to replace our original Coleman Airxcel 47201A876 with.

We started this adventure by going to what was our local Oliver dealer here in Denver. Based on their recommendation, we were going to go with the Premier Products Eco-Cool unit.

That was until we discovered that the Eco-Cool’s shroud would cover one of the rear interior lights. Based on Oliver’s recommendation, we decided that wasn’t something we wanted to do.

The dealer is willing to install any other unit we recommend—but, sorry, we don’t do this for a living! 😁 Hence this post.

We’d really appreciate any recommendations from those who have replaced the original Coleman unit, particularly if you’ve found a replacement that fits without modifying the existing installation.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ron

[jd1923]

1 hour ago, DBL-R said:

We’d really appreciate any recommendations from those who have replaced the original Coleman unit, particularly if you’ve found a replacement that fits without modifying the existing installation.

Wow, that's on BIG air handler/plenum! We love our Furrion Chill Cube. The air handler is built into the upper unit making it 3" taller on the outside but it's flush to the interior on the inside. It is also square shaped inside and out, so MUCH smaller the our old Penguin or your Coleman. I had to patch some screw holes on the interior because it was smaller. The Chill Cube does not require interior screws into the ceiling. Not sure if the Coleman used screws into the ceiling that if so may have to be patched.

If you have a decent amount Ah in LiFePO4 batteries the Chill Cube can run A/C for hours, even days. I have linked my build thread below which shows the installation and interior pictures on page two. In the thread there is a mention of a model with heat pump if that is of interest to you. There are also mentions of a low-profile unit, but it is the tall non-ducted Chill Cube that is the efficiency beast! It's so quiet too. Half the sound on high and once it reaches set temp it will only whisper all night long! 😎

Watch the video on the Morton's web page:
https://www.mortonsonthemove.com/furrion-chill-cube-variable-speed-18k-review/

 

Edited 48 minutes ago by jd1923

[DBL-R]

Thank you, I don’t think that I have the garage height for that unit.  It appears taller than the existing unit

[CRM]

24 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

There are also mentions of a low-profile unit, but it is the tall non-ducted Chill Cube that is the efficiency beast! 😎

Actually, according to Morton's testing, the Turbro is a fair amount more efficient than the Chill Cube in BTU's per watts... though I have no doubt that the Chill Cube is quieter and has better temperature control. 

I still wouldn't recommend the Turbro to anyone not willing to modify it as much as I did mine, though. One I would take a close look at is the new Furrion low profile with heat pump unit that *looks* to be the same outside unit as the Turbro but also *looks* to have fixed most if not all the issues I have with the Turbo, especially the ability to have a wired external thermostat.

Going to try and check one of these out in the wild to see how they perform. I have a brother looking to upgrade his Dometic and might give him my Turbro if it works as advertised. 

 

 

 

 

[jd1923]

32 minutes ago, DBL-R said:

Thank you, I don’t think that I have the garage height for that unit.  It appears taller than the existing unit

Yeah, I just looked up your Coleman model and it's the lowest profile I've seen at only 8.25". The Chill Cube is 6.25" taller (we park outdoors).

I would take @CRM's lead on this. He has done more A/C research than any of us and looks like he may be in the market again with the "new Furrion low profile with heat pump."