The Coleman cover cracks. Click for a larger image.
No, it wasn't installed wrong. If it was, the material wouldn't be so
brittle as to break off in your hand. This cover is nine years old.
Look
at how thin the material is.
On my first and second Winnebago I suffered
failures of the Coleman air conditioner covers. My introduction to this
was an explosion on the roof of the first Winne. The cover broke off and,
luckily, sailed to the side of the road. It didn't kill anyone. I
replaced it with another Coleman cover. My second Winnie, at age nine, had
stress fractures around the bolts. I pulled lightly on the case and it
cracked easily. Rather than chance losing the covers on the road, I
replaced them with MaxxAir covers designed for the purpose. They are many
times the cover that Coleman makes; they are substantially thicker.
The new Maxxair Coleman cover. These
will outlive the motorhome.
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