A/C question to ponder
Has anyone noticed how MH's seem to always have upwards of 5 A/C's on them? Whereas TT's and 5ers at most have 2 and cooling approx same amount of sq ft? Why do they have so many?
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- More glass = poor insulation.
- MH ALWAYS HAVE?
NO - Rich Folks* expect to be pampered so it's easy to convince them they need up to 5 air conditioners. You can hear the salesperson speaking to the other sales folks after the sale "...So I says to the guy you deserve to be comfortable so I'm adding 5 air conditioners and upgrading the generator to a 15KW model. You'll be the only RV'er in the campground that can freeze meat in your bedroom....and he bought it. I threw in the special exterior coating for free to sweeten the deal".
Us smart 5th wheel and TT owners know we can get by with one or two and have just as much fun as the rich crowd.
* if you can justify buying 5 Air conditioners for 500 square feet of room you must be rich. - A rig with 5 is probably a entertainer coach with bunks for 6-10 people. A few MHs will have 4 if it does not have the bus air conditioning system. I have three and usually only need 1-2 unless it's just after stopping on a hot day. I'll run all three to cool the MH down because of the heat from the engine if going to use the bedroom and after an hour 2 will be enough. I consider my third unit a spare one as I rarely need all three.
- You must be traveling in MUCH different circles than I am.
I don't remember seeing more than 3 even on road yachts that I'm sure cost close to $1M. - Always? No. Can't recall seeing 5, ever. But if you got the bucks, then you deserve it.
- I rarely see motorhomes with three let alone 5 AC's. Must motorhomes that I see have two AC's.
- You may be seeing those fancy air vents that look like A/C perhaps...
I believe I could get away with one of those two windows down 55 mph models - We very seldom turn ours on... Too much camping OFF-ROAD I guess...
Roy Ken - Can't imagine how big the genny would need to be ro power 5 units. You can't even run 3 at the same time with 50 amp shorepower.
B.O. RoyB wrote:
You may be seeing those fancy air vents that look like A/C perhaps...
Agree Roy that may be what he is seeing.
In addition a lot of the upper end Class A's have 'basement a/c' so there are no a/c's on the roof at all.
