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  1. Neal

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

    For those that have installed a Micro-Air Soft Start - please provide instructions for others to learn from. Let's collect information for those that want to install one, please provide a step by step guide, pictures, etc. https://www.micro-air.com/kb-easystart/cat_installation.htm
  2. Kevin D Pem

    Resolved Soft start

    I acquired a soft starter earlier this week. Yup I don't really need it, but I discovered a problem I thought I would share. No matter how I tried to search this forum I got (0) results on the topic. Seemed strange to me because I was involved in some of those topics. This post is a test...
  3. C

    New A/C install - Soft Start Recommendations

    ...few instances where breaker has tripped when A/C + fridge & other powered items were run at he same time. So I am thinking that adding a soft start module would be a good idea. Can anyone recommend a make/model suitable? I see such a wide range of soft start units that say "they work for...
  4. Neal

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

    So I was thinking this morning...why are Dometic air conditioners equipped with Micro-Air Soft Starts outlasting stock Dometic units for RV's? Then I remembered long ago when my residential A/C unit had a capacitor failure which seems to be the most common cause of failure in air conditioner...
  5. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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….
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  13. Neal

    Resolved Soft start

    Fixed https://rvforums.com/search/349534/?q=soft+start&o=relevance
  14. 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.
  15. Neal

    New A/C install - Soft Start Recommendations

    For soft start recommendations I recommend Micro Air: https://www.microair.net/collections/easystart-soft-starters
  16. 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...
  17. J

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

    What I am saying is the 1000 investment will return itself in energy savings and efficiency, while the soft start will just help reduce the load when the unit starts up.Most people who are installing these soft starts are doing so to reduce the cost of a inverter or allow a 3000 watt inverter to...
  19. H

    Question Micro Air Easy Starts

    I can only tell you that before the soft start capacitor I couldn't turn on the microwave in my 30 amp coach while the a/c was running without an overload and trip at the pedestal. After, I can run the microwave or a toaster with the a/c running without issue.
  20. J

    Harvest Host at Pine Drive Farm VA

    careful ! soft starts are just that, designed to control the inrush current needed to start the air conditioner. They will not reduce the required power needed by the air conditioners to actually run.That said, consider Furrions Chill Cube 18K, you can run 2 of these units on a 30 amp service...
  21. redbaron

    Harvest Host at Pine Drive Farm VA

    Careful….Newmar is not compatible with Furion. I personally love the furion, but that won’t help the OP. And soft starter does resolve the issue as the in rush is the problem. I only need 11amps to run a single 15k air unit or 33 to run all 3 This is down from the 21 starting and 18 running...
  22. J&JD

    A/C soft start units

    Looking for info from those that have installed soft start equipment on their a/c units. I know @Neal has and I pm’d him but thought it might be worth asking the group about their experiences with these units. There is a company called Softstart that is advertising units at $50 off and free...
  23. RVThereYet

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

    So let me see if I am understanding this correctly. So what I understand is that going out and spending $1000+ on a new Furrion verses spending ~$300 on a SoftStart for a new A/C unit is better? I would agree with that if your unit has gone south on you but to do that just to get an A/C unit to...
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