Houghton Heat pump.

[sofmerc]

I bought the Houghton for the Airconditioning and reported quietness over the Dometic unit. I have been at the Fl Egg Rally for the last 4 days.Its been cold during the day since Friday and very cold (for Florida) at night. Last night in mid 20's. tonight is the same... I have had the Houghton keeping my 5.0 toasty without external cube heaters or other boosters.. Heat pump seems to keep things toasty. I put the furnace on for 15 minutes after being out for several hours yesterday and chilled to the bone. I'm very satisfied with this unit.. Samuel from Escape was in trailer yesterday afternoon and was impressed how quiet the unit was..

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by sofmerc

I bought the Houghton for the Airconditioning and reported quietness over the Dometic unit. I have been at the Fl Egg Rally for the last 4 days.Its been cold during the day since Friday and very cold (for Florida) at night. Last night in mid 20's. tonight is the same... I have had the Houghton keeping my 5.0 toasty without external cube heaters or other boosters.. Heat pump seems to keep things toasty. I put the furnace on for 15 minutes after being out for several hours yesterday and chilled to the bone. I'm very satisfied with this unit.. Samuel from Escape was in trailer yesterday afternoon and was impressed how quiet the unit was..

Glad you showed Samuel. Maybe Escape will start installing them!!

[sofmerc]

Samuel commented on it before I brought it up...I had forgotten that they don't offer them..

[splitting_lanes]

When we were finalizing our 5.0 a little over a year ago I asked about Houghton heat pumps. I guess they still don’t have a source for them or something.

At least the Coleman is decent, not too loud, and has heat strips.

[MTA]

Hi. Thanks for info. Noise being a big concern, we also wondered about the Houghton for our upcoming 5.0, but opted for factory install of the Coleman. Can I ask which Houghton model you installed? Also, I had wondered if the 5.0 roofline might be an issue when the manufacturer website indicated (at least for the 13.5K unit) "Best installed on a flat roof - less than 5 degrees inclination".

[Tosh]

I have the Houghton 3400 atop my 21 - it was installed by the original owner. We're very happy with it.


Though it is very quiet, we found that the trailer shakes a bit when the compressor kicks on; enough to disturb our sleep. So, we use the furnace at night if we need some heat.


Last summer we experienced 107F and the Houghton kept our trailer interior <80F under full sun exposure. Pretty good, in my opinion.

[sofmerc]

Originally Posted by MTA

Hi. Thanks for info. Noise being a big concern, we also wondered about the Houghton for our upcoming 5.0, but opted for factory install of the Coleman. Can I ask which Houghton model you installed? Also, I had wondered if the 5.0 roofline might be an issue when the manufacturer website indicated (at least for the 13.5K unit) "Best installed on a flat roof - less than 5 degrees inclination".

I have the 13,500 version Same size as the Coleman that Escape offers. Coleman wasn't available during my build earlier this year . I friend of mine manages a HVAC biz locally. She had her techs install it. I took them about an hour and a half. She wouldn't take any payment for install, so it worked out great for me.

[RF Paul]

Anybody know if Escape would be willing to install a Houghton if a customer delivered it to the factory? If they won’t, I wonder if there’s a shop in the area that you could take a brand new escape to and have one installed right away?

[splitting_lanes]

Originally Posted by RF Paul

Anybody know if Escape would be willing to install a Houghton if a customer delivered it to the factory? If they won’t, I wonder if there’s a shop in the area that you could take a brand new escape to and have one installed right away?

Try Trademasters in Chiliwack. It’d be worth a call.

[Lorraine Pittsburgh]

Originally Posted by RF Paul

Anybody know if Escape would be willing to install a Houghton if a customer delivered it to the factory? If they won’t, I wonder if there’s a shop in the area that you could take a brand new escape to and have one installed right away?

My build was completed in Oct of 2022, & as of that time, they would NOT install a customer provided unit.

[Jeremy Kessenich]

We completed our build sheet just before X-mas 2022 and asked about the ETI supplying it. I was told they haven't made a decision yet. So it's on my build sheet as a note that IF they do make a decision before it goes into production I would like it installed. And no they won't install it if I supply it.

[gklott]

Originally Posted by sofmerc

Last night in mid 20's. tonight is the same... I have had the Houghton keeping my 5.0 toasty without external cube heaters or other boosters.. Heat pump seems to keep things toasty. I put the furnace on for 15 minutes after being out for several hours yesterday and chilled to the bone. I'm very satisfied with this unit.. Samuel from Escape was in trailer yesterday afternoon and was impressed how quiet the unit was..

We are finding the same - warm and toasty inside when outside temp was 24 this week. We are really pleased with the Houghton 13.5k BTU heat pump.

73/gus

[brroberts]

I do the same with my Coleman heat strip.

[NEWYORKHILLBILLY]

I like the sound of these units. It does look like a Honda 2000I generator would not be enough power for Houghton 3400.

[RF Paul]

Originally Posted by splitting_lanes

Try Trademasters in Chiliwack. It’d be worth a call.

Splitting _lanes - Thanks for the advice! I contacted Trademasters, and am currently awaiting quotes for an Anderson hitch and a Houghton 3400 install. Also, related to another thread your advice has helped me with, I’m getting a quote from them for 400ah of lithium capacity installed. Might as well see how they compare to ETI’s price.