Atwood Air Command Roof AC

[thomasinnv]

Where did you pick up the DC supply for the Attwood Derrick ?, my bouts with Carrier and the electronic boards if you didn't have a DC supply you had no AC

No dc required on these units. Just the ac connection, the digital controls run off the main unit through a data cable. Remote control is wireless.

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[RJ]

Well, the new Atwood Air Command non-ducted AC units are installed and operating.  For those interested, I went with P/N 15026 on the roof, with the 15021 interior trim kit.

Initial use brought the interior temp from 92 > 80 in about 15 minutes in 95^o weather.

Better test starts tomorrow, with a journey to the hothouse known as Fresno, then over to the Bay Area before returning to WA near the end of the month.

Will provide progress reports. . .

RJ

[belfert]

These Atwood's are made in Australia according to a representative I just talked to and they all display degrees in Celsius.  So remember you can change C to F with this formula from Physics 101...

I think my Attwood Air Command defaulted to Fahrenheit when I got it.  I seem to recall it is made in China as the that is what the boxes said.  I don't think the Attwood units were ever made in the USA as they are a relatively new product.

I have three A/C units from different manufacturers and the Attwood is probably the best of the three.

[luvrbus]

They are made in China I went to a RV dealer here and we pulled the shroud on a new one,there are a few thing inside one that look a little cheaply made.The price is sure right if they last about 1/2 the price of the Penguin ll or the Coleman Mach 8.
I am going to try 1 on the camper van since I hit a low clearance bar at the LV air port and sorta of messed up the Carrier, I forgot I replaced the lo/Profile Penguin years ago on her van   

[muldoonman]

Mach 8's still made in the USA? Probably with chicom parts.lol

[luvrbus]

Mach 8's still made in the USA? Probably with chicom parts.lol

Nope they do have have some made in Mexico electrical capacitors in the Mach 8 and the compressor Copeland/Emerson are made in Brazil and the USA lol sounds American anyways    

[windtrader]

then over to the Bay Area before returning to WA near the end of the month.

@RJ - Make sure to toot when heading in. I got something to show you. Hope we connected, I'll be up in Oregon for the eclipse but back a few days after unless it's too pretty to return. LOL

[richard5933]

We got our Atwood Air Command installed today. Wasn't really that difficult - the unit is actually considerably lighter than the Dometic it replaced.

Couple of things we noticed:

The power rating on the Atwood is just over 16 amps for a 15K BTU unit. The old one was 19 amps for the same cooling. Apparently they make them more efficient nowadays.

There were two problems. First was that there was nothing included for making the connections to the 120v power. The manual referenced something, but we could not find anything in the box to match the manual. The other problem was with the wiring to the drop-down control panel. The wire cable was strung in such a way that when the panel was pulled down it put a great deal of strain on the cable going into the panel. Apparently enough to pull it from its place on the circuit board. Lights on the panel would come on, but no action with the a/c unit. Fortunately it's possible to snap apart the layers of the control panel to expose the circuit board, and the cable end just needed to be re-seated on the board.

All is well now - it cools nicely and is indeed quieter than expected.

Richard

[sixtyseven]

  The nice thing is that these come with a remote control so I can turn it ON/OFF and adjust the thermostat from the front seat so I no longer have to rely on the Cruise Control to adjust the temp when I am riding solo. 

Do you mix yourself a drink while you're back there also 

[OneLapper]

I'm in the market for 5 roof airs, so I'm very interested to hear RJ's report back.

Gree appears to be out of the roof air market.

Cliff and I both hate our Penguins.  Noisy, leak condensate water, freeze up, and worst of all, it STOPS making cold air if it's in the high 90s or above.

It seems we have no really good quality options, at any price level.

[luvrbus]

Mark, I ordered one of the Atwood's  for the Sonja's van to try,I removed the shroud you can tell they are Chinese made.
I don't think they are made for the long haul light weight and plastic with wiring that looks a little iffy to me.They are cheap enough in price though less than 1/2 the price of a Mach 8.
The dealer I purchased mine from says they may last 4 to 5 years in the AZ heat which is ok by for the price.
Seems like the AC units that would blow 50 degree air in the 100+ degree temperatures are a thing of the past now     

[bigred]

The three Dometics that I bought were also made in China!!!

[luvrbus]

Dometic should be made in Mexico mine are, what really worries me about buying the Atwood for the van a single unit is it going to work in the AZ heat when you need it lol 104 degrees is spring and winter time temps here but for the price I am going to give a shot,plus I am getting some heat for knocking off Sonja's roof top     

[Scott & Heather]

Guys, we've been running twin 15,000btu air commands in our bus for a year now. They are perfect. Two different models: one needs a 12 volt power source and the other doesn't. My advice is to only buy the ones that don't need the 12v source. They work perfect, and I have used them to heat our bus down to 0 degrees F successfully. They are awesome.


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[luvrbus]

Only time will tell how good the Atwoods are, how long have they been on the market 3 years now ?. They have a 2 year limited warranty you need to read the fine print in the warranty,I have one coming for the price they are worth a try IMO