HP2000 APU not the one! Going with THERMO KING.

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by RHODES, Jul 6, 2012.

  1. Troady

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    Dometic AC system 7500 BTU cost in Us $8200.
    10,000 BTU system cost $10,000
    They are very good, no doubt, but very costly, will be a nice bargain to find a used one for 1/3 of the price.
     
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  3. Troady

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    Dometic system 7500 btu cost in US $8200
     
  4. Troady

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    You get sometimes 52 and 54 celsius (around 120-124 F) in south Spain, around Sevilla.
     
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  6. bigdaddy1988

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    Hp2000
    Buyer Beware
    Unit does not get cold.Little over a year old and parks industries now refuses to fix this unit.Only thing that works is battery tender.Everthing in the brochure is bs.No one has partstofix them and no one works on them.If you need more info email me at sbull2005@comcast.net park industries needs to be stopped for selling this junk in a box.
     
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  7. familymangum

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    Buyer Beware – This is one unit you do not want to purchase. I purchased the HP2000 in December 2017. With less than 100 hours on it, the external dryer failed and relieved the unit of all its freon, and vacuum. I quickly found out this unit has a severe vibration issue. This unit is literally vibrating itself apart. Within 200 hours, the stainless steel cabinetry on the left side of the unit started to come apart from the excessive vibration that was breaking the factory welds. Parks Industries did replace this panel but did not reimburse me the cost of the TA to tack weld and secure the piece to keep it from falling off, to prevent it from hitting a motorist or pedestrian. At first I could not keep belts on this unit. A wise mechanic at the TA, after several attempts said the belts were not aligned properly. He aligned and replaced the belts. Parks Industries refused to reimburse me for the cost at the TA, stating it was not a warranty issue. Next, the reversing valve failed once again; because of the vibration, it literally fell apart. Parks Industries did replace this under warranty and provided me a check for $211 for the freon and servicing of the dryer and reversing valve/ recharging of the system. Now, for the second time, the same panel that they previously replaced, the stainless steel panel, once again came apart. Literally sounding like a bomb went off behind the truck when it came off and was hit by the tandems and was then thrown up against the trailer. I do not know if it hit any motorist but you can clearly see where it hit the underside of the trailer. Parks Industries response was ” Now you don’t have to worry about it rattling”. Now with less than 700 hours, the high pressure side of the refrigerant line failed, literally rubbed apart from the vibration. Clearly a manuafacturing defect/ design. At this point, I can’t tell you all the other problems I’ve had with this unit but it has been “down” more than it has operated. It is truly not worth the investment and does not perform as described in the sales brochures. Their dealer network is non existent. Two of them that I called won’t even service the unit and claimed that Parks Industries does not pay their bills. Now, in May of 2018 – with less than 800 hours on it; the unit is down again because now the low pressure refrigerant line has now failed. Once again because of vibration/fatigue. Parks Industries is now not replying to emails or phone calls. I have now been forced to retain the services of a lawyer and will hopefully gain some satisfaction/restitution via the legal system. Stay tuned.
     
  8. familymangum

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    Buyer Beware – This is one unit you do not want to purchase. I purchased the HP2000 in December 2017. With less than 100 hours on it, the external dryer failed and relieved the unit of all its freon, and vacuum. I quickly found out this unit has a severe vibration issue. This unit is literally vibrating itself apart. Within 200 hours, the stainless steel cabinetry on the left side of the unit started to come apart from the excessive vibration that was breaking the factory welds. Parks Industries did replace this panel but did not reimburse me the cost of the TA to tack weld and secure the piece to keep it from falling off, to prevent it from hitting a motorist or pedestrian. At first I could not keep belts on this unit. A wise mechanic at the TA, after several attempts said the belts were not aligned properly. He aligned and replaced the belts. Parks Industries refused to reimburse me for the cost at the TA, stating it was not a warranty issue. Next, the reversing valve failed once again; because of the vibration, it literally fell apart. Parks Industries did replace this under warranty and provided me a check for $211 for the freon and servicing of the dryer and reversing valve/ recharging of the system. Now, for the second time, the same panel that they previously replaced, the stainless steel panel, once again came apart. Literally sounding like a bomb went off behind the truck when it came off and was hit by the tandems and was then thrown up against the trailer. I do not know if it hit any motorist but you can clearly see where it hit the underside of the trailer. Parks Industries response was ” Now you don’t have to worry about it rattling”. Now with less than 700 hours, the high pressure side of the refrigerant line failed, literally rubbed apart from the vibration. Clearly a manuafacturing defect/ design. At this point, I can’t tell you all the other problems I’ve had with this unit but it has been “down” more than it has operated. It is truly not worth the investment and does not perform as described in the sales brochures. Their dealer network is non existent. Two of them that I called won’t even service the unit and claimed that Parks Industries does not pay their bills. Now, in May of 2018 – with less than 800 hours on it; the unit is down again because now the low pressure refrigerant line has now failed. Once again because of vibration/fatigue. Parks Industries is now not replying to emails or phone calls. I have now been forced to retain the services of a lawyer and will hopefully gain some satisfaction/restitution via the legal system. Stay tuned.
     
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  9. mitmaks

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    Carrier I used to work for had several trucks with Dynasis units and they all had problems of some sort. Thermo king is by far most reliable unit out of all APUs
     
  10. Sam718

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    I can’t find this unit. Does it still exist?
     
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