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Amish Upgrade

Yahoo Message Number: 85017
This was on another site about the change a person made on his Norcold...

Quote....I had our one year old Norcold cooling unit replaced with an Amish unit yesterday. $1250 with two new fans. Cost for the install was $450. We had it installed at Texoma RV in Denison, Texas. They have done several. I didn't add a fire extinguisher. They did a great job. Some say you can do it yourself but I don't recommend it. They did it while I waited.

Just letting people know.

Dave

07 Country Coach Allure 430 #31495 12 Jeep GC Toad Mountains of So Cal
Dave & Jodi
2007 CC Allure 40’ Tag #31495
2012 Jeep GC
Big Bear Lake, Ca & Henderson, Nev

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Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85027
I Just had mine change and the fans are much louder, is this common.
Thanks mike

2004 allure 31021

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Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85029
The Amish is much louder than the Norcold. Mine failed in June 2013.

Jock Vargo
205 Inspire
51428

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Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85033
When I had mine changed the Amish unit did not come with fans. The tech just remounted the original fans on the new unit. I didn't notice any change in the noise level.
BTW Jock why did you change yours when it isn't scheduled for failure until June of 2013. I know it was a typo but it struck me funny. Maybe Norcold does have a failure schedule. (BG)

Don Seager
Ex CC owner

Jock Vargo wrote:

The Amish is much louder than the Norcold. Mine failed in June 2013.

Jock Vargo
205 Inspire
51428

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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85034
I just ordered my Amish kit yesterday for shipping to Chris Snyder in Tucson. He has installed several of these and says the 2 new fans make the unit louder so he disconnects one of them. Cooling is still much better and faster with the one fan.

D Bradley

04 Intrigue #11830

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Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85042
We're going to keep Chris Snyder busy, he is installing ours in Tucson on Tuesday! I ordered ours with just one fan due to the noise issues but had them add the baffle near the top to direct the airflow to the right place.

Jim

2005 Inspire 51501

Currently at Desert Trails RV

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Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85043
Can anyone please give me Chris Snyders phone in Tucson. I would like to talk with him about the amish upgrade. Thanks Jim

2006 Allure 430
#31317

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Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85046
I just had my unit changed a couple of weeks ago and glad I did. The top half of the insulation was completely burnt thru.

A few of my thoughts:

Buy the unit from David Forte at www.rvcoolingunit.com. The main reason is the price is good and David is more than willing to answer you questions. He wants the job done right. He has a lot of information on his website and a you -tube vidio of the install. He will email you additional instructions if necessary. HE IS KEY.
The two fans were added as most install jobs are not baffled right. Look at the instructions for the original install from Norcold.
The baffle is necessary to direct ALL of the air thru the fins. They are not to remove the heat. I put one fan on a switch in case the summer heat is too much for one fan.
My fans turned on and off too quickly. Forte sent me a relay to make the fans run longer before shutting off. Ask Forte about putting this on in the beginning.

It is important to have the new install glued and foamed correctly. If not done right the heat will be greater. Follow Forte's instructions.

06 Allure 31443

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Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 85047
Bill,

Not that it is a big deal but I believe that his name is David Force but I could be wrong. He is or was the sole distributor for the Amish unit. Maybe that has changed since I did mine in Dec of 2010. You are correct that he is a nice guy and very helpful with any problems.

Don Seager
Ex CC Owner