[C320-list] Air-conditioning problem

[Stan]

Hi Ronnie,

Can't comment on the Chesapeake but our 16K BTU worked well in the Milwaukee
area on Lake Michigan.  Once about five years ago it was 100 degrees at the
lakefront.  Very rare.  The humidity was high also.  The water was somewhere
in the mid 70s and our AC had no problem cooling the boat to 70 degrees.
Our boat now sits in Lake Mead, Nevada.  The middle of the Mojave desert.
120 degrees for the air Temp.is not uncommon.  5-10% humidity, 84 degree
water temp and the interior of the boat with the AC running continuously is
75 degrees.  When the sun sets and the temps drop into the  upper 90s the AC
will cylce and hold 65 degrees easily.  This is probably the one of the most
extreme tests for this boat / AC combination in the US and it still provides
reasonable cooling.

Like I said I cannot comment on boat cooling on the Chesapeak but it seems
all who have responded are happy with the 16K BTU units.  I'm kind of
curious how the 16K unit works in Texas with 100 degree temps and equally
high humidity.

Whatever direction you go, if it's hot where you sail you will sail alot
more if at the end of the day you can power up the AC and cool down the
boat.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:11 AM, <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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Stan
"Our Little Amusement"
C320 #744
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