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  1. redbaron

    How To Install a soft start in a Dometic roof top air conditioner

    Furion Units won’t work on all RVs, and they still benefit from having a soft start.
  2. redbaron

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    I fell for the Newmar claim back in 2013. I argued on the other site with a few that where trying educate me on a hard start vs soft start. I accused micro air of being snake oil, until I called and talked with their support. Turns out it was the inventor of it (or his son) that I was talking...
  3. H

    Question Generator

    ...here. If you're mainly interested in running the standard 13.5 btu ac , you could get by with a >2k watt inverter provided the ac has a soft start capacitor. Otherwise you'd need something in the >3k watt neighborhood. That model also comes with an optional high efficiency 11k btu...
  4. Neal

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    I think that’s the test you need to examine before returning them. Someone with a soft start to analyze the amp load at startup and compare to yours.
  5. J

    Generator for travel trailer

    Do you have a soft start on your AC, if not a 2k watt generator may or may not be good enough. Also with only 2k watts, you won't run it for long
  7. R

    Air conditioner change

    Thanks, exactly what i did. New AC unit board controlled 10-12 button thermostats and his is a 5. Wired up, AC & heat pump working fine. He ordered a soft start as well. The dealer sold him the AC unit and soft start and the soft start is the wrong one.
  8. S

    Question Micro Air Easy Starts

    I guess a question might be what is the expected life of a soft start? Mine are 5 yrs old. I haven't seen a post about one failing yet.
  9. G

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    I have been in all 3 of mine and no e had soft starts. Bone stock just like the 2 replacements I have had to do. I added micro air soft starts to all of them.. Now the non dometic ac units may have built in soft starts but I bet they are not as good as micro air units
  10. Neal

    New A/C install - Soft Start Recommendations

    For soft start recommendations I recommend Micro Air: https://www.microair.net/collections/easystart-soft-starters
  11. H

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    Or look inside the cover.
  13. Wemustrv

    Newbie Here from California

    ...thought if everything was is standard equipment the inverter sizing would be adequate to handle the AC . If it is not original then it could be that the inrush current is too high and the AC will shut down. You can instal a soft start drive in most AC units that will lessen the inrush effects
  14. Neal

    Resolved Soft start

    Fixed https://rvforums.com/search/349534/?q=soft+start&o=relevance
  15. Richpatty

    Question Micro Air Easy Starts

    I agree. I don’t have proof of extending the life of the units, but I had to replace an AC last year and it was the only on without a soft start….
  16. O

    Easy start

    ...3100 for running the A/C. I think this unit should be able to start an run my 13.5 A/C with no problems but I have been looking into the soft start products and came across this product on Ebay; RV A/C Starter™ Easy start your Camper Rooftop Air Conditioner, SIMPLE DIY! | eBay I was...
  17. H

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    It greatly reduces the wattage required to start and run an a/c. Dometic claims their Freshjet 5 with smart start will operate on a 2kw generator. I installed a Softstart on my 15 k a/c on a 30 amp system. Before it would trip out if both the a/c and microwave were running together. Now it’s no...
  19. H

    Question Why are Dometic roof top RV air conditioners lasting longer with Micro-Air Soft Starts?

    ...issues. In residential ac's when a compressor is struggling they install a hard start capacitor which extends the life of the compressor. Soft starts in RV rooftop units likewise ease the start up burden on the compressor. The less stress the compressor is subject too overtime I suspect...
  20. J

    Question Why are Dometic roof top RV air conditioners lasting longer with Micro-Air Soft Starts?

    ...the amperes.High amperes means more heat and lower voltage means motors need to work harder to start and run causing again more heat.A soft start device is basically a big capacitor that charges to a higher then required voltage to start the unit then trickles the over power at a rate the air...
  21. Kevin D Pem

    Question Why are Dometic roof top RV air conditioners lasting longer with Micro-Air Soft Starts?

    ...one failure. Because real A/C Technicians don't work in the the RV industry perfectly good units are being replaced. Digging further, soft start units reduce impact from abrupt starts. This in turn reduces wear on any coil that was improperly fixed in place by the varnishing process so...
  22. JoeHogan

    Tip Newmar Dometic A/C has softstart

    Today the Newmar mobile service Mark came to discuss installing the Micro Air soft start. He informed me that Dometic installs a softstart in all Newmar A/C from the factory. This is a Special Order from Newmar factory. Apparently DP units have softstart. I now have three unopened MicroAir units...
  23. J

    How To Install a soft start in a Dometic roof top air conditioner

    To chime in, I looked at these soft starts and as of today you can drop in a Furrion 18k chill cube which is basically a split unit in a box.The benefit over a soft start s the unit has a built in variable speed compressor and it works great for a top usage of about 1450 watts cranked up all the...
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