Adding front A/C - Need recommendations
Looking in to adding a front A/C unit for better cooling. I'm looking at the Coleman ultra unit w/o the heat strip. It's a 9K BTU unit and should be plenty for that small space. The 5'er isn't pre-wir...
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In our experience, as stated just above, the second AC is not so much for cooling the bedroom area as for assisting in cooling the entire trailer, especially after driving on a very hot afternoon. It really helped as we arrived here in Taos, New Mexico, day before yesterday.
In fact, we have never used the bedroom AC at night while we were sleeping. Sometimes we turn off the main AC in the evening and allow the beroom AC to keep the living area cool.
We wouldn't be without the second AC but, in our case, we actually run it far less than the main AC--probably not 10% of the time--or less.
We have never been in weather so hot that we had to run both ACs all the time. Once we get it cooled down the main AC handles the load.
Just sharing our experience.
EDIT TO ADD: We went ahead with a 15 K unit. Very little difference in cost. We got one of the last Carrier units because it was the lowest profile available. Sadly, no longer made.
In fact, we have never used the bedroom AC at night while we were sleeping. Sometimes we turn off the main AC in the evening and allow the beroom AC to keep the living area cool.
We wouldn't be without the second AC but, in our case, we actually run it far less than the main AC--probably not 10% of the time--or less.
We have never been in weather so hot that we had to run both ACs all the time. Once we get it cooled down the main AC handles the load.
Just sharing our experience.
EDIT TO ADD: We went ahead with a 15 K unit. Very little difference in cost. We got one of the last Carrier units because it was the lowest profile available. Sadly, no longer made.
