WEBASTO reverse air & heat
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I would use http://king-air.net/ if I were you.
george smith
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Made in China.Service ports are an option how can you diagnose a simple problem without a service port.Poor build quality,heavy,painted poor quality steel.No where near the quality of Dometics Marineair/Cruisair units,Marvair or Pompanette units.
Don't know the pros or cons but can offer this. Dometic is HQ'd in RIC. Easy parts availability and service is why most folks go with them here.
The closest Webasto repair folks are a Westerbeke dealer who is always backed up. Something to consider.
The closest Webasto repair folks are a Westerbeke dealer who is always backed up. Something to consider.
The paint on my 4 year old Marine Aire units is nothing to write home about either. However I haven't really need much in the way of service other then a dirty flacky phone cord end on my stateroom 16,000BTU unit which I cleaned and fixed myself. I used a pencil erasor then some contact cleaner. Cleaning the evap filter is a must do on any boat that is heavily used. This is more of a maintenence item. The new Marine Airee and CruisAir units have ABS trays something I think is much better then the older drip trays for cleaning. In addition the optional soft starts are sweet and I am looking at them now. I found out my units already are V units so they have the Vector blowers this was confirmed when I installed a remote temperature sensor to stop my salon 16,000 BTU unit from short cycling last week.
I would go with Marine Airee if I had to do it again.
Bill
I would go with Marine Airee if I had to do it again.
Bill
I am not sure if the electric heat strips are an option for the Dometic units? I see it in the programming menu but I can't say if I have ever seen the heat strip for sale. Webasto does have heat strips a nice option for when the water gets around 40 degrees.
Does anyone know if this is a post installation option for the Marine Airee units and if so where can they be purchased?
Bill
Does anyone know if this is a post installation option for the Marine Airee units and if so where can they be purchased?
Bill
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I just replaced a Dometic unit with a Webasto 16K. West Marine did a price match of $1488. However the measurements in the West Marine cat are WRONG!!!! The unit runs great is quite and really puts out
cold air. Compared to the price of a Dometic unit its a not brainer, one little draw back is the fact that the blower is on all of the time. its puts out alot of air which is good,
cold air. Compared to the price of a Dometic unit its a not brainer, one little draw back is the fact that the blower is on all of the time. its puts out alot of air which is good,
george smith
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Dometic makes duct heaters in different sizes from 1kw to 2kw in 120 volts higher wattage in 240 volts.Just about all units can be retofitted some are easier to do than others some of the electronic controls support the duct heaters,plug and play.They are available from any Cruisair or Marineair dealer.
Does your new Webasto unit reverse for heating as well? If so more heat is generated when the blower is on it's lowest setting once the water temperature drops below 44-45 degrees. My Elite controls on my Marine Aire units have a heat setting in the program mode for the fan that inverts the display in other words full heat shows the fan on high when it is actually on the lowest speed, when the display is on the lowest setting the fan runs faster yet the unit produces less heat. This works well all the way down to 40 degrees of water temperatures. Below 40 degrees electric supplemental heating must be used.
Bill