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przao
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Jul 20, 2017

Fighthing the heat: running a second A/C in a 30A rig

The first of several modifications to tailor our rig to exactly what we want. Actually the original RV A/C unit plus a portable heat pump we're using as the additional A/C unit. My wife vocally ...
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mikestock
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Aug 16, 2017
rickhise wrote:
Did I miss seeing how you hooked the cold air return vented
Would love to see some good pics of venting


Most secondary ac units are self contained, just like a home window unit. No additional venting necessary.

In a former fifth wheel I owned the second unit was pre-prepped. It had a 15 amp receptacle in the ceiling next to the second, added unit. Whenever we came upon a cg with 15/30 amp service I could run a 15 amp extension cord through the slideout and plug straight into the ac.

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