[C320-list] Air-conditioning problem

[Chris Burti]

Ronnie,
I believe it is accurate to say that the consensus of the postings
discussing the issue would be that a 16000 btu unit is sufficient
everywhere. A 12000 btu unit is adequate in Northern climes and a bit small
the further South you go. 5000 btu units will adequately cool the aft cabin
and some have reported they will cool the whole boat adequately in cooler
latitudes.

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:11 PM, <Ronniew326 at aol.com> wrote:

> I'm just curious, has anyone on the list ever bothered to calculate the
> interior cubic footage of the 320 for purposes of sizing an AC  unit?  I'm
> located
> in the Chesapeake Bay area and I was just wondering  what an appropriate
> BTU
> rating might be.  Would 1,600 BTUs be  appropriate?
>
> Ronnie  #326
>
>
> In a message dated 7/16/2008 10:27:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> ssweston at cox.net writes:
>
> Thanks  for the info..Sam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Moriarty"  <patm at psiurethanes.com>
> To:  <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:32  PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Air-conditioning problem
>
>
> > I'll  bet the fish just love the Drano. I used bleach and let it set in
> the
> >  system for a little bit the turned it back on and watched the crud fly
> out
>
> > the output. If you have a March pump it should not overheat in any
> > location so you probably have a restriction on the inlet. Have you
>  noticed
> > a reduced out flow?
> >
> > Pat  #130
> >
> >
> > At 02:23 PM 7/15/2008, you wrote:
> >>I  would check the water flow first. Clean hoses no Barnacles, clean
> >>strainer
> >>ect. That may be why it is heating up. With  lots of water running thru
> it
> >>should not run hot. I also take a  garden hose and empty the water, add a
> >>Barb that fits snuggly into  the A/C hose fitting, add Drano with a
>  Funnel
> >>and attach with  a hose clamp to the hose coming off the high side of the
> >>pump. Run  for just a second then let sit for 10 minutes. Then flush with
> >>the
> >>water hose run on high. That cleans debris out of  the Compressor and
> helps
> >>water  flow.
> >>Joe
> >>
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> >>-----Original  Message-----
> >>From:  c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> >>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]  On Behalf Of Suz & Sam
> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:16  PM
> >>To: C320-list at catalina320.com
> >>Subject: [C320-list]  Air-conditioning problem
> >>
> >>The pump which cools the  air-conditioning unit gets hot and
> automatically
> >>shuts the unit  down. It heats up, I think, because the pump is located
> >>under
> >>the aft-bed and consequently traps the heat and  shuts itself off. Any
> >>ideas
> >>other than removing the  matresses and removing the boards??   Thanks,
> Sam
> >
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC