OLD AIR CONDITIONING

This post is meant to inform our customers of an inexpensive and very reliable way of retiring those old, loud worn out marine air conditioners. For a few years now I have been selling the Webasto brand air conditioners at the Cleveland boat show and on the web site, http://www.marinediscounters.com/, with great success. The bottom line is that you the boat owner, can now get rid of that "Marine Air" or "Cruise Air" self contained unit that is loud, leaking freon blowing breakers or giving you faults. These Webasto units are literally about 50% to 80% less expensive to buy. They come with a 2 year complete warranty. They are reverse cycle. The kit comes with a digital control standard also a remote control. These are 100% self contained, meaning there are no shrader valves installed for recharging them. The question I get right away is "what about if I get a leak"? As a technician, allow me to fill you in on a secret. I shrader valve is almost always where the leak occurs. After all, how often do you recharge the refrigerator in you kitchen(also self contained).
The upgrade from 3 knobs "Marine Air" to digital is around 700.00 plus the mounting kit of 120.00 plus the cable of around 80.00. That is 870.00. Now if you hire someone to do this at 80.00 hr, assuming 4 hours to remove the old and install the new, you are at 1190.00. The new Webasto 12,000 btu reverse cycle with digital control and remote and a new 2 year warranty is only about 1600.00. The same Marine Air unit is 2900.00.
This is just value added information for our customers at http://www.marinediscounters.com/ and something to consider when thinking of replacement of an old air conditioner.

Happy Spring to all,
Brad
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