Hello Everyone,
I purchased a brand new 2014 Montana Big Sky 382RL last week. I went through the trailer at the dealership and immediately took it to the local KOA and plugged it in for the night as I had to pack for a trip the following day. The 5th wheel has two dometic 13.5 AC in front and 15 in back. The ceiling is a curbed ceiling with the return vents on the ceiling. The thermostat has capacity for four zones with two active 1 in the rear of the roof and one over the master bed room. The trailer never cooled down more than 5 degree below the outside temperature. The airflow was very low also. The next morning I returned to the dealership all packed for our trip hoping the dealer would be able to diagnose the problem. After waiting an hour and a half they said the units were pulling 13.5 and they showed me that the duct design by keystone was actually very thin design molded into the curbed ceiling between the roof. The tech agreed there was a problem but he wasn't sure if it was the ducts or something else. Being that I was leaving on a 2k mile road trip I opted to leave it there and just stay in hotels on my trip (a real bummer and very expensive). I have heard from the dealer over the last week and they said they found some roofing material in the duct but it still doesn't seem to be effecting the airflow. I have searched online and found nothing mentioning problems with the big sky. This is the top of the line offering from Keystone in their Montana line. Has anyone experienced similar issues with these trailers?
I purchased a brand new 2014 Montana Big Sky 382RL last week. I went through the trailer at the dealership and immediately took it to the local KOA and plugged it in for the night as I had to pack for a trip the following day. The 5th wheel has two dometic 13.5 AC in front and 15 in back. The ceiling is a curbed ceiling with the return vents on the ceiling. The thermostat has capacity for four zones with two active 1 in the rear of the roof and one over the master bed room. The trailer never cooled down more than 5 degree below the outside temperature. The airflow was very low also. The next morning I returned to the dealership all packed for our trip hoping the dealer would be able to diagnose the problem. After waiting an hour and a half they said the units were pulling 13.5 and they showed me that the duct design by keystone was actually very thin design molded into the curbed ceiling between the roof. The tech agreed there was a problem but he wasn't sure if it was the ducts or something else. Being that I was leaving on a 2k mile road trip I opted to leave it there and just stay in hotels on my trip (a real bummer and very expensive). I have heard from the dealer over the last week and they said they found some roofing material in the duct but it still doesn't seem to be effecting the airflow. I have searched online and found nothing mentioning problems with the big sky. This is the top of the line offering from Keystone in their Montana line. Has anyone experienced similar issues with these trailers?