hobo Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Corcomi said: Hello from Hull 275, an Oliver Ellite ll 2017. I have been wanting to replace the Dometic air conditioner because my wife HATES the noise even when using earplugs. So I went to last week to D&N RV service located in Guntersville and asked to order me the Houghton H3400 caravan air conditioner. They placed the order and 3 days later they called me to tell me that it had arrived. Today, Monday August 23, I took the trailer at 8 am and they had it installed by 1 pm. This unit is a game changer, it is so quiet that my wife and I can have a conversation and watch tv within the horrendous noise we used to have with the Dometic unit. The remote control is great as I can have it on the nightstand and change the temperature without getting up. It doesn’t need the soft start as it has a ramps up without it. The only drawback was that they could not drain it with the drain that the Dometic use that drains the water down below the bottom of the camper but I will be installing a gutter so it doesn’t run down the window. Best ever. By the way the RV tech is name Brandon and he has won twice the National Championship of RV Techs. This was his first time installing this type of unit and he loves the unit. So it you are in the Guntersville area and want to have them exchange your unit, give them a visit. Curious as to how you have the controls for AC and heat configured now? Do you retain the original controls for the propane furnace (only)? Also, does your Houghton have a heat strip also? 1 2018 Elite II, Hull #414 (the very last 2018 produced). Trailer name "2 HOBOS" . 2018 F250 4X4 Crew Cab, 6.7L diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanapilot Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just completed 8 weeks in the Oliver. The Houghton A/C was flawless. We used the heat pump function most mornings in Alaska and the Yukon - saving us a bunch of propane. I've said this several times - if you can't stand the noise of the Dometic and don't want to spend what I expect will be several thousands to have Oliver replace yours with a Truma - the Houghton is an excellent choice and very reasonably priced. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcomi Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 7:18 AM, hobo said: Curious as to how you have the controls for AC and heat configured now? Do you retain the original controls for the propane furnace (only)? Also, does your Houghton have a heat strip also? The air conditioner has a remote control and also on the unit itself you can make changes in case you lose the control. My unit also has the heat strip. The original controls continue to be used for the propane furnace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcomi Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 9/21/2021 at 9:01 AM, Minnesota Oli said: https://www.recpro.com/rv-air-conditioner-low-profile-13-5k-quiet-ac-with-heat-pump-remote-non-ducted/ That’s what I paid too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanapilot Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 33 minutes ago, Corcomi said: The air conditioner has a remote control and also on the unit itself you can make changes in case you lose the control. My unit also has the heat strip. The original controls continue to be used for the propane furnace Does your a/c have a heat strip or is it a heat pump? Two very different things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 21 hours ago, Corcomi said: That’s what I paid too 21 hours ago, Corcomi said: The air conditioner has a remote control and also on the unit itself you can make changes in case you lose the control. My unit also has the heat strip. The original controls continue to be used for the propane furnace Thanks. 2018 Elite II, Hull #414 (the very last 2018 produced). Trailer name "2 HOBOS" . 2018 F250 4X4 Crew Cab, 6.7L diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesapeak Bay Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 For those whom have replaced the Factory AC with a Houghton unit, How did you wire the thermostat to run the heater ?? Hull 1144, FORD F150 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAP Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Can anyone who has done the Houghton install themselves go into a little gory detail of what it took? I would love to give it a go. Am happy to end up using a remote to control the unit as long as the heat could still run off the existing thermostat. 2021 Elite 2, Twin Bed, Lithium & Solar, 3000W Inverter 2022 Ford F150, 3.5L V6 EcoBoost, 4x4 Supercab, Trailer Tow Package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted February 24 Moderators Share Posted February 24 I think that has been covered, in a couple posts, for newer trailers. Our old school, analog t-stat 2008 was super simple. 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. Dc compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesapeak Bay Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Original thermostat works fine, though it flashes E5 which is an open circuit code because there is no more AC unity to connect to. Just toggle to thermostat to heat when you turn it on and the heater works as normal. 6 month now using the Houghton and we love it! Its quiet, the Heat pump works great, as long as outside temps are above 40" F. Runs 5-6 hrs so far on the lithium 640 amp Hr batterys. Hull 1144 LEll, FORD F150 2014 4 Hull 1144, FORD F150 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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