A/C Condensation Pan

[BRBSTA]

Has anybody replaced the condensate pan on a cruiseair self contained A/C Unit it is leaking and should be replaced. I am looking to replace the pan and save the unit.

has anybody done this

16,000 BTU unit 2001 model

Cheers BRBSTA:huh::huh:

 

[Surprise390]

I've replaced both of the pans in my boat. They were rusting after a little more than a year leaving a stain in the sump and at the discharge fitting. I run the A/C in dehumidify mode year round so there is always water in the pan. Dometic sent me the two replacement pans, which were stainless and coated with a PVC material on the inside, for free. They were not covered under warranty. The ones they replaced were powder coated steel. I used to have a 1995 370 DA that had two Cruisair units that did not have any problem with rust. They must have changed materials at some point.
Not very hard to do yourself or you could pay an A/C guy about an hour per unit to do it for you.
This is what the old one looked like:

 

[carterchapman]

I just called Dometic, and like the "Soup Nazi" - "No Free Pan for You!".

They want $160 for the new pan to replace mine. I called an Ohio #, who routed me to Pampano Beach, who routed me to Richmond, VA. They were all very nice, but no free pan for me...

Anybody else have a better phone # for the "free" replacement pans?

 

[Great lakes pirate]

What is the process to get the pan out from under the forward berth? I looked at the A/C pan on my boat today and it looks like it would be complicated to get the pan out and replace it.

 

[Johnny D]

What is the process to get the pan out from under the forward berth? I looked at the A/C pan on my boat today and it looks like it would be complicated to get the pan out and replace it.

I just finished this job today. You have to unbolt the a/c unit from under the berth. The wires should be long enough to pull the unit out without disconnecting them. You will then need to drill out the rivets, remove the pan and re-rivet the new pan to the a/c unit and re-install to the boat.

This job was not hard to do,but you need to be very careful not to drill into the a/c parts. Start to finish was 2 hours.

I also recieved the part for no charge from the manufacturer.

 

[tobnpr]

You could pull the unit from the pan, and put a couple of layers of glass inside to waterproof. Or get a tad bit fancier and use the pan as a mold- and layup with some woven roving and make an all-fiberglass pan- alot cheaper than $160!

Why they don't use a composite/plastic for them is beyond me.