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05-11-2006, 08:06 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cinnaminson
Posts: 197
M.O.C. #5316
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Dometic Climate Control Thermostat?
I have read the articles on the Coleman and Hunter replacement thermostats for the fifth wheel. Have any of you tried the Dometic thermostat? If, so, how much was it and were the wiring instructions easy?
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05-11-2006, 10:15 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Haldimand County
Posts: 2,413
M.O.C. #122
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If we are talking about the Dometic Comfort Control Center, lots of people have replaced their remote thermostat with the CCC. As a replacement, it is not exactly "easy", but it is certainly not too hard to do yourself. You have to change both the wall unit and the circuit board in the AC.
It would be harder to use it to replace an analog thermostat because it requires a special telephone-like cable to connect the wall unit to the A/C, if that cable is not there to begin with, I don't think it would be possible to install it after the fact. On further thought though, you may be able to just solder telephone connector wire onto the ends of the existing thermostat wire. Why would you go to all that trouble and expense though? The standard digital thermostat like the Hunter and other similar units will work just as well for a lot less cost and effort.
I would only use the Dometic CCC to replace the Dometic Remote thermostat, for a conventional analog thermostat, use any battery powered household digital thermostat.
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05-11-2006, 10:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cooper
Posts: 1,230
M.O.C. #3029
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John makes has a good explanation for thermostat replacements. I had the Dometic remote system and had it replaced under warranty for the Dometic CCC.
It has the telephone type connectors on the wire connecting the thermostat and
the control board. I do not know what the replacement cost, but can tell you that it works considerably better than the remote system.
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05-11-2006, 05:10 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Spokane Valley
Posts: 43
M.O.C. #1425
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I just replaced my Dometic unit with a Hunter model I got at Lowes. Picked up the wiring info form other links posted sometime ago (do a search on this subject). Install was easy, quick and works just fine. The unit I picked up has the programmable set-back function.
Note: My unit has a flip-up lid or cover. The unit was just a bit to wide for my position so I cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to set the thermostat unit out from the wall.
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05-11-2006, 05:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Livermore
Posts: 5,148
M.O.C. #1920
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Art -
Are you replacing the current thermostat because of the remote control one not working? If so, they should replace it for free. Dometic sent my unit directly to me and I replaced it myself. We love the Comfort Control system, even if it does mean I have to walk over and change it manually.
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