Mermaid Condensator

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Mon, 04/29/2019 - 18:13

True Wind

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Mermaid Condensator

I have a 16K Mermaid ac unit. I installed a venturi condensator valve about two years ago from Mermaid and paid about $200.00. It stopped working even though it has been throughly cleaned. Mermaid would do nothing about it. So I found out where they get theirs from. It's only $45.00.

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2003 Catalina 36

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Tue, 04/30/2019 - 12:37

Parsons

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Thanks - I was about to buy this Marvair kit from Defender for $160, but this is packaged with all the tubing and clamps (a $50 value!). Before it failed, how did yours work? https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|6880|2061076|2061077|2061085&id=2756613

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John Parsons
"Water Music" 1999 Catalina 36 Mk II - Hull 1771
Tall Rig, Fin Keel
Bay City, MI, USA

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 13:10

dpower

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I have had this condensator on our boat for over 18 years. It works great to remove the condensation coming off the air con..But, it requires some maintenance. Periodically, I clean the strainer in the discharge line off the condensation drop pan. I will also replace the tubing from the strainer to the unit as it becomes quite dirty, as does the back flow preventer in the nipple attachment on the condensator. I actually removed that back flow preventer and added an inline preventer immediately after the strainer. Finally, I did have a small barnacle in the condensator one time. Overall, I would not run out system without a condensator.

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David S. Power
Two If By Sea #1687
Burnt Store Marina
Punta Gorda, FL

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 13:27

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Parsons

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Which condensate remover do you have, the Marvair or the Mermaid that True Wind talks about? Want to know before I install one. Thx.

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John Parsons
"Water Music" 1999 Catalina 36 Mk II - Hull 1771
Tall Rig, Fin Keel
Bay City, MI, USA

Tue, 04/30/2019 - 14:12

dpower

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I have a Mermaid.

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David S. Power
Two If By Sea #1687
Burnt Store Marina
Punta Gorda, FL

Wed, 05/01/2019 - 10:04

True Wind

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When it works it works well. I spoke with Tom at Mermaid and he said that on occasion they will get a condensator in that for what ever reason will not work no matter what you do with it. He didn't know why that is.

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2003 Catalina 36

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