Mermaid AC\Heat

Well I just got off the phone with Brian the director of sales with Mermaid and he answered my questions and then some concerning the AC\Heat units.
mmair.com

U.S. Toll Free: 800.330.3553

5,200 Reverse Cycle

and

12,000 Reverse Cycle

He also said the company is American owned by a Vietnam Veteran.

The units are made in the USA.

That they have the best warranty and if something did go wrong they would even send out a shipping box to send it back in.

Now of course he is a sales man. But still he was great to talk to.

He offered such good pricing that I almost or would have bought the units right then if the money was sitting where I could get at it today.

He aslo said the best way to quiet the units is with the upgraded thermostats.

They will slow the fan when the temperature is achieved.

With the upgraded thermostats:

They can be set to say 70 deg and the boat will be either heated or cooled to keep that temperature.

There is also an away function where the unite will come on fifteen minuets of every hour to dehumidify the boat.

He also offered a great price on the digital thermostats!

 There was more but of course I do not remember it all :)

So I would venture a guess that February is a good time to buy AC!


A snippet from a blog:
"  We found out from another cruising boat that they were using their little Honda generator to RUN AN AIR CONDITIONER while they were anchored out on their boat.  Uh oh!  After we found out this juicy bit of info, coupled with some HOT, no wind days and nights), we knew we had to pursue this.  LA found out that this little gem of a generator could power a 12000 BTU MERMAID a/c.  $1500 later.... we ordered and installed a Mermaid 12000 BTU reverse cycle air conditioner.  The generator uses about 1 gallon of gas for every 4 hours of run time.  LA set up an after-market 6 gallon fuel tank to extend the run time of the generator.  We are very happy (and cool!) with this setup. It has really made a difference for us on those nights where the wind dies down. Keeps the boat at 72 degrees, and us....well, we're sleeping like babies. Shannon 37?"