Roof Air Conditioner Conversion Kit?

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

Howdy, Y'all.
The local RV repair guy quoted us approximately $900 for a new Dometic
roof AC. Included was cost for a conversion kit. Anyone know what this
"conversion kit" is?

Regards,
Liz

Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Homesick Texans in SE. FL

[John Stiles]

Jack and Liz,

I'm biting my tounge here but conversion kit my ...... Join
Camping World Presidents club, get one of their "additional 10% off"
coupons and order a new Dometic in the $600+ range. A couple of
years ago I put two new Dometic Penguins on my 'bird by playing the
Camping World coupon game and I feel like I came out way ahead. I
think the big difference with yours is that the inside portion is
different since yours is ducted. It sounds like the outside portion
is all you are needing so I don't see where the $900 figure comes
from let alone a "conversion" kit. If I'm wrong about this someone
else pipe up......

John Stiles
1980 33FC
"My Navion"


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack and Liz Pearce"
wrote:
> Howdy, Y'all.
> The local RV repair guy quoted us approximately $900 for a new
Dometic
> roof AC. Included was cost for a conversion kit. Anyone know what
this
> "conversion kit" is?
>
> Regards,
> Liz
>
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> Homesick Texans in SE. FL

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Jack and Liz:

I agree with John completely. The roof AC units do come in 2 pieces, the AC
unit and the air distribution box. They are separate pieces and usually the
old air distribution box will not fit the new AC unit because of changes in
design or what ever. They also must be compatible if your Rig is set up
with the master/slave type of thermostat controls. Go to Camping World and
save yourself 2 or 3 hundred dollars. Installation should not run over
135.00 as a norm, over the marked up price of a new unit.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

At 10:17 AM 8/3/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>Jack and Liz,
>
> I'm biting my tounge here but conversion kit my ...... Join
>Camping World Presidents club, get one of their "additional 10% off"
>coupons and order a new Dometic in the $600+ range. A couple of
>years ago I put two new Dometic Penguins on my 'bird by playing the
>Camping World coupon game and I feel like I came out way ahead. I
>think the big difference with yours is that the inside portion is
>different since yours is ducted. It sounds like the outside portion
>is all you are needing so I don't see where the $900 figure comes
>from let alone a "conversion" kit. If I'm wrong about this someone
>else pipe up......
>
>John Stiles
>1980 33FC
>"My Navion"
>
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack and Liz Pearce"
> wrote:
> > Howdy, Y'all.
> > The local RV repair guy quoted us approximately $900 for a new
>Dometic
> > roof AC. Included was cost for a conversion kit. Anyone know what
>this
> > "conversion kit" is?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Liz
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jack and Liz Pearce
> > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> > Homesick Texans in SE. FL
>

[BLewis1035@...]

Converting your money to his dishonest pocket.

I have installed several of these airs and it can easily be done in less
than an hour.

The a/c units come complete and require no conversion kit.


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[gewans2]

I recently replaced the roof airs on my PT40 WB and learned the
following.

I replaced my Dometics with Dometics but had to change the
thermastat wire form an 8 pin type to a 4 pins type. The conduet
from the air unit to the thermostat (in my coach) was ribbed plastic
and very hard to pull the new wire thru, in fact on one unit I had
to reroute the wire completely. The thermostat has to be replaced to
the new 4 pin type as well. The air units innerchanged on the roof
openings and wireing easily with minor changes.

I paid about $600.00 each including thermostats.

Gene Shutt

1988 PT-40-WB



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
> Jack and Liz:
>
> I agree with John completely. The roof AC units do come in 2
pieces, the AC
> unit and the air distribution box. They are separate pieces and
usually the
> old air distribution box will not fit the new AC unit because of
changes in
> design or what ever. They also must be compatible if your Rig is
set up
> with the master/slave type of thermostat controls. Go to Camping
World and
> save yourself 2 or 3 hundred dollars. Installation should not run
over
> 135.00 as a norm, over the marked up price of a new unit.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm
>
> At 10:17 AM 8/3/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >Jack and Liz,
> >
> > I'm biting my tounge here but conversion kit my ...... Join
> >Camping World Presidents club, get one of their "additional 10%
off"
> >coupons and order a new Dometic in the $600+ range. A couple of
> >years ago I put two new Dometic Penguins on my 'bird by playing
the
> >Camping World coupon game and I feel like I came out way ahead. I
> >think the big difference with yours is that the inside portion is
> >different since yours is ducted. It sounds like the outside
portion
> >is all you are needing so I don't see where the $900 figure comes
> >from let alone a "conversion" kit. If I'm wrong about this
someone
> >else pipe up......
> >
> >John Stiles
> >1980 33FC
> >"My Navion"
> >
> >
> >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack and Liz Pearce"
> > wrote:
> > > Howdy, Y'all.
> > > The local RV repair guy quoted us approximately $900 for a new
> >Dometic
> > > roof AC. Included was cost for a conversion kit. Anyone know
what
> >this
> > > "conversion kit" is?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Liz
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jack and Liz Pearce
> > > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> > > Homesick Texans in SE. FL
> >