Revolv HVAC Systems in Phoenix Manufactured Homes

About the brand

That matters in the Valley more than most people realize. Apache Junction, east Mesa, north Glendale, the parks strung along the US-60 and the I-17: tens of thousands of manufactured homes sit on Phoenix-metro lots, and a large share of their heating and cooling arrived through the manufactured-housing supply channel rather than a conventional HVAC distributor. When a Revolv furnace or coil turns up in one of them, it usually replaced an older Intertherm, Miller or Coleman Evcon unit that finally quit.

Bleuwave HVAC is an independent service company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an authorized dealer of Revolv or Style Crest, and those trademarks belong to their owners. We service this equipment because it is in the homes we serve, not because anyone appointed us to.

Product families found in Phoenix homes

• The E7 electric furnace is the more common of the two here. Many lots have no gas service, so an electric air handler with strip heat and a heat pump outdoors is the default. In a Chandler winter the strips rarely run long. In July the same blower is fighting a 112-degree afternoon through an under-floor duct that a skirting contractor may have crushed twenty years ago.
• The MG gas furnace shows up where propane or natural gas is on the lot. A sealed downflow furnace in a closet is unforgiving of dirty filters and blocked returns.
• Mobile-home split families are the matched outdoor units and coils. The outdoor unit is the first thing a homeowner notices and often the last thing that actually failed.

Common problems and repair considerations

That said, the equipment has its own habits:

• Airflow faults. A closet furnace with a door-grille return and a filter nobody has changed since the last owner will overheat on heat and freeze on cool. Check the filter and the thermostat first. If ice is visible on the coil, shut the system off and call.
• Capacitor and contactor wear outdoors. These parts live on a ground pad, cooking in heat reflected off skirting and gravel. Failures cluster in the first week of a heat wave. Do not open the unit; capacitors hold a charge.
• Strip-heat sequencers and limits on the E7. Nuisance trips are usually airflow, not the part.
• Condensate. A downflow closet unit drains through the floor. When the line clogs, the water finds the subfloor.

A web page cannot diagnose any of this. It can tell you what to check with the power off and where the technician will start.

Repair vs replacement for this brand

• The furnace, coil and outdoor unit must fit the closet and the duct. A conventional split will not, so the replacement pool is narrower and sizing is less forgiving.
• An older outdoor unit on R-22 is worth replacing rather than recharging.
• If the duct under the home is failing, new equipment will not fix the comfort problem. Evaluate the duct first.
• On an all-electric lot, a heat pump matched to an E7-type air handler is usually the right answer. Our note on the best heat pump for a manufactured home walks through the choice.

Financing on approved credit is available for replacements, and every replacement begins with an on-site sizing visit. Details are on our financing page.

Parts, warranty and service notes