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Old 01-04-2011, 08:21 AM   #1
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QuietZone A/C, which Keystone lines??

Recently Dometic introduced a new A/C system that uses ducted return air. They claim 26% better cooling and 75% less noise. According to Dometic, three brands are using it, Dutchmen, Forest River and Keystone. I know one Dutchmen line is the Voltage toy hauler line, Forest River is the Crusader line. Anyone know which Keystone lines are using or planning to use the new A/C system in 2012??
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Old 01-04-2011, 11:10 AM   #2
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I believe that the Alpine is supposed to be one of the models. I think one of my concerns on the ducted return air is the lack of an air filter.

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Old 01-04-2011, 01:07 PM   #3
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Anyone know what it looks like? I had my 2011 Alpine in for some warranty work and the did an 'AC Recall' at the same time. Turns out they replaced the low profile heat pump unit in the rear with a much larger unit.

Wondering if this is the new one?
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Old 01-04-2011, 02:24 PM   #4
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DocData757,

There's a (rather small) photo on the Dometic website, but it might give you a visual to compare.

http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas...ews/QuietZone/


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Old 01-04-2011, 04:31 PM   #5
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That's the one they installed.

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Old 01-04-2011, 07:02 PM   #6
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That's the one they installed.

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What the roof mounted A/C looks like is not the answer. The complete QuietZone system means the roof cutout for the unit does not include cutting thru the ceiling, but instead there are two return air registers near the trailer side walls. So, without a full cutout, there is no direct path for compressor and fan noise to enter the main living area of the trailer. Therefore 75% reduction in noise. The return air grills are standard white rectangle metal house type grills. Also, it makes sense that with sidewall insulation having a lower R value than the roof, pulling return air from both sides of the ceiling is better than just pulling it from the center of the coach.
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Old 01-04-2011, 07:06 PM   #7
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That is exactly what I have in the rear. The front bedroom AC is the usual with a full roof penetration. My rear one has 2 intakes, one on each side of the ceiling and blows only through the ceiling vents. There is no ceiling penetration below the unit itself.
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Old 01-05-2011, 10:13 AM   #8
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That is exactly what I have in the rear. The front bedroom AC is the usual with a full roof penetration. My rear one has 2 intakes, one on each side of the ceiling and blows only through the ceiling vents. There is no ceiling penetration below the unit itself.
So, is it really that much quieter than the normal thru the ceiling A/C unit?
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I've only run it in heat pump mode so far and it is VERY quiet.
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I've only run it in heat pump mode so far and it is VERY quiet.
Heat pump systems should create about the same noise in either mode, so it will probably be just as quiet when cooling.
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:41 AM   #11
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I have it in my alpine how do you use it in heat pump mode? i have a furnace but does the heat pump work to a certain temp ?? i forgot about it and my thermostat is a real pain
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Old 01-07-2011, 05:43 AM   #12
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I have an HP option as one of the 'modes' in my Zone 2 (assuming you have the same Dometic thermostat that I do). I have to set the temp for that Zone/Mod to something above the current and this will trigger it to run as a Heat Pump. If instead I select AC for that zone and set the temp below the current, the unit runs as an AC.

Assuming you have the same programmable Dometic thermostat that I do (with the small circular digital readout in the middle), let me know because I found a bug in their programming and I will try to describe it (it is very confusing to describe but its there none the less.) I affects only affects the use of the HP in the programmable part.

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Old 01-07-2011, 08:10 AM   #13
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We can't seem to get the thermostat to do much so we just leave it alone till spring. we've had to reset twice and I don't know if it's the thermostat or the furnace. We live in it full time. I would like to replace it but haven't heard back if it can be upgraded or not
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Do you have the same as I? I have the black Dometic, rectangular with several square buttons build into the cover around a circular digital readout in the middle. It is programmable having 2 programs I can setup (for day and night).

The only issue I have had is that it appears the programming is messed up and the thing thinks 12 noon is really 12 midnight and visa versa.

I sent Dometic an email about it today. I've beeen meaning to for a while but kept forgetting it.
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Yes it's the same.We haven't got it to take any programming so far but we have heat.It's below freezing 24-7 now so I doubt the heat pump would work anyway.
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Yep. Sounds like it is too cold for the HP. My programming works (except for the noon/midnight mix up).

Domestic just blew me off on that time issue. I'm going to work a series of photos showing the problem in a new thread ( when I can) in the hopes that I can find others with the same issue.
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Old 01-07-2011, 06:47 PM   #17
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We have been in our Alpine 3640RL 2010 now for 10 mo. and we are fulltimers. Our thermostat is the same as yours and does the same thing, (the 12 o'clock thing). We have had a service department look at it with no help, called Dometic and said to have a service man reprogram it, we did that already. We also need some help on this problem, keep us updated.

Other then that, we really like our coach very much.
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Old 01-08-2011, 03:24 PM   #18
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We too like our coach (after a few necessary warranty repairs).

I'm hoping when I accurately describe the issue with the thermostat here on the forum in a new thread, enough people will try it and find they have the same issue. I'm sure it is a programming error in the PROM in the unit. I've been programming for 20 years and I can remember making similar mistakes like this myself. A good QA tester prevented it from going out before getting corrected.

Unless the unit has a removeable chip with the programming on it, the only way to fix it would be to replace the unit and I doubt Dometic will pony up to that.

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Can you just program it "backwards"? Sounds like what you are saying is 12am is 12pm...
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Nope. All the rest of the times are correct.
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