Greta idea for the service and board swap.Glad to hear you got the problem resolved reasonably.
I have repaired quite a few AC control units for boaters in the marina, and for friends.
I currently am repairing several boards just for something to do when I am not busy. I have considered taking this on more seriously. I intend to approach this situation with a credit less repair format. You order the board, it is sent out immediately, you return a repairable defective board, and are charged only the cost of repair, with a maximum repair charge agreed upon beforehand. Comments appreciated. I would appreciate anyone having a copy of the schematics to send me a copy. Anyone sending in a unit for repair that I do not have a copy of the schematics for, will receive a discount if the send a copy with the repairable unit.
I have always been under the impression that bad mouthing vendors on the forum was a no no. Did I miss something?
Whine about CruiseAir all you want, but from my view as a service engineer, they put out as good a product as one can find.
The industry all around has taken the attitude that repair is a thing of the past, the new name of the game is replace.
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Thread: CruisAir Component Repair
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Re: CruisAir Component Repair
"Designed by" and "made by" are now usually two different things but if the "designed by" company exercises sufficient QC over the "made by" product, where/who it's made by doesn't matter much.
Lots of products made in China, for example, are overseen by the parent companies from outside China and the products are as good as they could be made anywhere. OTOH...lots of them aren't!Mike P
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Kent Island MD; San Antonio TX
1980 53MY "Brigadoon"
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12-06-2012 10:51 AM #14
Re: CruisAir Component Repair
Last edited by fissioneng; 12-06-2012 at 11:04 AM.
Looking for another boat...not a Hatt
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True enough, and as the saying goes (re Boeing/Airbus), "If it's not a Boeing, I'm not going!"
Mike P
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Kent Island MD; San Antonio TX
1980 53MY "Brigadoon"
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12-06-2012 12:08 PM #17
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That is exactly how I look at air conditioning anymore - it’s disposable. It’s no longer a fixed asset on my books, but rather, it’s categorized as an expense. I can buy a brand new unit, drop it in place like a “plug and play” thing for anywhere between $1,100 and $1,400, depending on the room, and the cost of an AC tech chasing gremlins for a day would cost me at least half of that, if not more, and that’s no guarantee it can even be fixed. I seen too many tech just aimlessly throw parts at stuff hoping to find the problem. It's just not worth it to me.
You got that right!! I still have two 32-year-old blue condensing units that run strong. The new white ones...well, I can’t even get through the warranty period on those. So, I went to another manufacturer when the white one puked again.
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Re: CruisAir Component Repair
Along these lines, I've had two compressors lock up this this week c
Anyone have a good source? Need a 16k and 24k for the SMXII.
My local dealer is quoting about $3,000 and $2,200 each plus 2 days install (another $1,500).
Reversing valves shot, blowing breakers (already spent most of a day chasing start up capacitors and other stuff).
$6,500 is a lot of boat bucks....