Comfortpro Apu Maintenance Manual
The latest generation of ComfortPro diesel-powered auxiliary power units (APUs) from Carrier Transicold includes upgrades that improve reliability, reduce maintenance and double the length of the service interval. Among the latest enhancements are a new automotive-style multi-V drive belt and a tensioner that automatically adjusts the belt to help maintain full voltage output of the generator when the APU is running. This eliminates manual belt tensioning, as periodically required with earlier models. Also, the system now uses high-performance CK-4 heavy-duty engine oil, enabling the maintenance interval to be extended from 1,000 to 2,000 hours.
Ryan Rubly, product manager, alternative power, Carrier Transicold, said, “When Carrier Transicold acquired the ComfortPro line last year, one of our top priorities was engaging our engineers to improve the APUs based on feedback from our dealers and customers. These latest design revisions significantly advance the product in terms of service ease.” By providing cab climate control and other capabilities, APUs reduce truck idling. This helps drivers comply with local and regional anti-idling regulations while saving fuel and reducing wear and tear on truck engines. ComfortPro diesel-powered APUs offer air-conditioning, heating, cab power, engine warming, truck battery monitoring and charging, plus optional shore power connectivity. These models provide 12,000 BTUs of cooling and up to 10,000 BTUs of heating for year-round driver comfort.
The 6-kilowatt generator provides ample power for hotel loads, while helping to maintain the truck battery’s charge and automatically keeping the truck engine warm in cold weather. A shore power option enables functionality by plugging into a 110/120-volt source instead of running the APU engine. Carrier Transicold offers three diesel-powered ComfortPro APUs: integrated, stand-alone and an integrated version with a ClearSky diesel particulate filter to further reduce emissions as required in California for certain applications. A fourth, power-only model provides electricity for household accessories for applications where no cab climate control is needed.
With the integrated models, tractor engine warming is provided via APU coolant exchange. The stand-alone model provides the same capabilities, but the tractor and APU coolant systems are independent, with the APU’s generator powering the tractor’s block heater to warm the engine. Additional details on ComfortPro diesel-powered APUs can be found in a 12-page brochure, available online. For more information, visit.
Due to the continuation of awful reviews on the Comfort Master product we can no longer recommend the Comfort Master. It was a brilliant idea poorly executed and flawed by it’s many failed contracts with fly-by-night manufacturers in the shady parts of Michigan. I am told the latest in this parade of criminal and near criminal organizations is a company called Acemco out of the same area. According to customers, Acemco has deliberately driven Comfort Master into the ground in an effort to rid itself of the original owner and founder of Comfort Master. In doing so it has destroyed vendor relations and made any chance of providing warranty impossible due to a complete lack of parts from it’s vendors. Whatever their internals struggles might be one thing is clear, their actions have left their once loyal fan base (AKA their customers) face down in the mud. While they currently have no phone number or website if these guys do manage to reincarnate this failed company again our recommendation is to steer clear of the Comfort Master product and it’s many clones.
A few these troubled past assemblers from this area of Michigan include Weldmation, Michigan Gage and Manufacturing, Prater Industries (AKA – Koppy Corp) which is now known as. When it comes to Semi-Truck APUs Comfort Master Pro 1 and Pro 2 truck APUs are as good as it gets. With 33,000 BTU’s of heat and air pushed out at 650 cfm this APU out performs every other APU or truck generator out there. Our exclusive patented DC to AC APU design is years ahead of the competition. Made in America with American components we offer a highly durable and highly efficient truck APU for your truck. WIth the outrageous costs of truck fuel and new anti-idle laws popping up everyday this unit pays for itself in a hurry.
Don’t wait to save money – stop idling and start saving! Call or email us to find the best Semi- Truck APU dealer near you. Review by James, November 13, 2010.
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Serviceability. Effectiveness (AC & Heat) 1 Overall Rating Quality Dependability Serviceability Effectiveness (AC & Heat) These APU units suck!!!!!!!!!!!! So many issues and problems.
They spend more time trying to figure out how to place the blame on you then they do to just fix this POS!! I recommend to EVERYONE looking at an APU, DON’T DON’T DON’T DON’T waste your time and especially your money on these worthless P O S units!!
They are terrible and I mean terrible. We had two of them and they are both worthless. We now have the Willis APU’s and they are perfect. So don’t waste your valuable time and especially your money!!!
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Review by LongHaul Paul, November 24, 2010. Overall Rating. Quality. Dependability. Serviceability. Effectiveness (AC & Heat) 4.4 Overall Rating Quality Dependability Serviceability Effectiveness (AC & Heat) Just my experience, but I picked up one of these apu units a couple years back after the idle laws changed. The install was pretty simple (because they did it for me), and it looks pretty slick next to my cab.
I’m not really sure what constitutes a great APU other than it simply works. Mine has been running on hard use since purchase and thats whats important to me.
Review by Carmen, February 1, 2011. Overall Rating. Quality. Dependability. Serviceability.
Effectiveness (AC & Heat) 5 Overall Rating Quality Dependability Serviceability Effectiveness (AC & Heat) Had a RigMaster (AKA RigBlaster) on the truck when purchased. It never ran more than 2 or 3 weeks till it needed something else fixed.
After much research, decided on the Comfort Master APU. Have had this unit for 2 months. Had a small issue at first. Returned to have the upgrades done & this unit has been working hard ever since.
This is a high quality unit. It runs very quiet. I could not be happier with this APU or the customer service.
Thank You Tyler! (The small issue that they had with the unit has been figured out and I am sure they have corrected all other units before they are installed.). Review by RG, July 25, 2011.
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Serviceability. Effectiveness (AC & Heat) 1 Overall Rating Quality Dependability Serviceability Effectiveness (AC & Heat) What a Joke!!! Works for a little while then goes to hell. If you can ever get them to answer a phone or call back they try to blame everything on the owner.Don’t waste your time or money!!!! Write a Review of Comfort Master APU – Discontinued Overall Rating Quality Dependability Serviceability Effectiveness (AC & Heat) Name Mail (will not be published) Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.