13.5 AC Unit
We are looking at a 30ft class C that only has a 13.5 BTU AC unit installed with 30 amps power cord. We are concerned that this set up will not be sufficient to get through these sweltering summe...
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Our Keystone TT with no slides had a 13.5 single (forced or ducked) AC. We never had problems cooling with it, even in hot temperatures.
When we got the 35 1/2 footer with 3 slides, the original 13.5 just didn't cut it. We swapped it out for a 15,000 (single AC unit) and it's done great every since, even in some pretty hot temps.
2 way to keep the camper cool.
1) start the AC in the morning and let it run. Don't start it once it's already hot inside the camper. This is true for any size AC unit.
2) If driving all day and the unit is hot when you stop, start the AC with all the slides in. This makes the initial cooling space much less, and even a 13.5 will probably cool a 30 footer, even later in the day when it's already hot. After it cools down inside, then open one slide at a time and the AC will be able to keep up. If you open everything at once at the offset, the AC most likely will not bring the temperature down. It's just too much space and the inside is just too hot.
However, you should not have a problem with scenario 2, as your's is a CLASS-C. When driving you will have your dash AC on, keeping the coach cooler than inside a TT or a 5er. Also, if you have a generator on board, you have the option to run the generator and run the house AC when traveling, unlike a TT or 5er that does not have generators.
Here again, before purchasing, have the seller turn on the AC and see how it works.
When we got the 35 1/2 footer with 3 slides, the original 13.5 just didn't cut it. We swapped it out for a 15,000 (single AC unit) and it's done great every since, even in some pretty hot temps.
2 way to keep the camper cool.
1) start the AC in the morning and let it run. Don't start it once it's already hot inside the camper. This is true for any size AC unit.
2) If driving all day and the unit is hot when you stop, start the AC with all the slides in. This makes the initial cooling space much less, and even a 13.5 will probably cool a 30 footer, even later in the day when it's already hot. After it cools down inside, then open one slide at a time and the AC will be able to keep up. If you open everything at once at the offset, the AC most likely will not bring the temperature down. It's just too much space and the inside is just too hot.
However, you should not have a problem with scenario 2, as your's is a CLASS-C. When driving you will have your dash AC on, keeping the coach cooler than inside a TT or a 5er. Also, if you have a generator on board, you have the option to run the generator and run the house AC when traveling, unlike a TT or 5er that does not have generators.
Here again, before purchasing, have the seller turn on the AC and see how it works.
