One of my dock mates just sold his sail boat that had Ocean Breeze a/c's on it.
He owns an HVAC business where we live so his issues were not hard for him to find.
His biggest complaint about Ocean Breeze was some of the connections in the control box and the compressor were crappy kind of wire clamps called "tap to wire" or something like that. Small utility trailers have those same clamp on connectors instead of butt splices, and they will eventually fail.
Be sure to check out every connector on the Ocean Breeze systems, especially the one that has a fan issue.
I am in the market to swap from a split unit to a self contained unit in my salon to make room in the engine room. I sent a message about the physical size of the Ocean Breeze low profile unit I need and sent them the size of the space I needed to install it. They returned an email stating the size of the standard unit. After 3 tries, I gave up. They will not tell me the size of the low profile unit and it isn't on their website.
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Thread: Low voltage from 120 side
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03-14-2023 12:55 AM #41
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03-15-2023 10:14 AM #42
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Enough is enough. It’s time to bring someone on board, too many concerning discoveries that I feel comes back to this. Yesterday I realized the 2 under counter fluorescent lights in the galley are putting off significant heat, the light on the microwave is untouchable after being on for a few minutes. I’m in Jupiter if anyone has a recommendation.
'88 55'C hull 394 BEATs Therapy
12-71 TA's ZF BW190 1.5:1 gears
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04-02-2023 05:02 PM #43
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I took some advise and replaced the microwave with lower wattage bulbs and under counter fluorescent lights with LED. Despite these changes the new fixtures still feel excessively warm and other factory lighting that remains is untouchable after a few minutes of use. Since moving to a new marina we’ve had consistent 118/119v from the tower and throughout the vessel. Thoughts (other than the obvious that it’s a fire hazard) on causes of the excessive heat from the 120 side?
'88 55'C hull 394 BEATs Therapy
12-71 TA's ZF BW190 1.5:1 gears
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04-02-2023 05:07 PM #44
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Is this the transformer others have been looking for? In a galley cabinet?
'88 55'C hull 394 BEATs Therapy
12-71 TA's ZF BW190 1.5:1 gears
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What do you have in the fixtures that feel hot? Incandescent or LED? Fixture will feel hit with incandescent / halogens.
Some LEDs also emit some heat.Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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If you loose neutral voltage will swing high/low based on actual load and can cook motors, lighting, etc. Somehow the 208-240 whatever the source Is floats whenever neutral cannot be referenced. I don’t know how that works but know it to be true.
1966 34c
1982 46 HP
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04-03-2023 09:07 AM #48
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'88 55'C hull 394 BEATs Therapy
12-71 TA's ZF BW190 1.5:1 gears
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Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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05-23-2023 02:29 PM #50
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reviving this thread to try to keep like topics together. We have ordered new lights for all the units that were putting off excessive heat.
We have also decided to upgrade our shorepower system to include adding breakers. Interested in where and how some have installed. My 55c has a single 125/250 50amp to port and a 50 amp 125 as well as 50 amp 125/250 to starboard. I've read the arguments regarding the shoreline fuses and will entertain keeping them and adding breakers BUT one of my starboard fuse housings is badly burnt and needs to be replaced or eliminated. Before anyone asks, no the burnt housing isn't new, no we haven't been using that inlet, and no the second fuse housing has no signs of overheating.'88 55'C hull 394 BEATs Therapy
12-71 TA's ZF BW190 1.5:1 gears