Replacement Furrion Chill Cube w/ Thermostat That Controls a Furnace

Updated 07/09/2025 | Published 02/09/2025

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Furrion Chill Cube RV Air Conditioner w Air Distribution Box - Ducted - 18,000 Btu - White

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Question:

I currently have a 15000 btu dometic ducted ac with wall mount thermostat that controls both ac and propane furnace. I was looking at your furrion 18000 cubes and see two options ones with remotes and others with wall thermostats. If I went with the remote option I understand the ac unit would no longer be controlled by the factory wall domestic brand thermostat but would I still have control of my furnace using the original wall thermostat? I also see you have an option for wall thermostats. Could I replace my domestic wall thermostat head with a furrion brand thermostat using the existing coach wiring and have it operate both ac and furnace?

asked by: Kyle

Expert Reply:

Yes, you can Kyle! To operate your furnace and replace your Dometic ducted AC unit you'll need the Furrion Chill Cube RV AC w/ Air Distribution Box, Thermostat item # fr49td.

What type of RV do you have?

expert reply by: Jerred H

Kyle

2/11/2025

Thank you Jerred. I have a 2014 Palomino Columbus 320rs. Essentially what I’d like to do is replace the ac ducted unit I have and still be able to use my original domestic wall thermostat to control the new ac and still maintain my original furnace function. I found that there appears to be a wiring conversion kit/harness that may allow for this C-FACR15SA-A01. So what I gather is I should be able to buy a new Furrion Cube 18000 ducted version that allows me to reuse my original distribution box and controls as long as I also purchase the conversion wiring kit/harness. Feel free to correct me if I’m off base. If you could kindly confirm which Furrion cube model would do this I would greatly appreciate it.

Jerred H.

2/12/2025

@Kyle You're welcome! Sorry but nothing works with the new Furrion Chill Cube item # fr49td including the Coleman RV Air Conditioner Adapter Wiring Kit item # C-FACR15SA-A01. It's a brand new system and will not be backwards compatible with any older Furrion components or other brands.

Kyle

2/12/2025

So if I buy the fr49td just confirming I would not need anything else correct? Ac would be controlled with remote while I could still control my furnace with the old dometic thermostat.

Jerred H.

2/12/2025

@Kyle Yes, but also a little bit of no. You won't need your old Dometic thermostat anymore. Everything will be controlled by the one included with the Furrion Chill Cube RV AC w/ Air Distribution Box, Thermostat item # fr49td. The problem with the old thermostat is it's powered by the AC so your Dometic one will be useless.