Exactly, we have a 10 KW genny but I doubt I would run all the a/c's on the genny much at all even though the 10 KW would handle it. The Phaeton had a 12.5 KW with 3 15,000 a/c's and we were never too hot. I think I found a Dometic penguin that has a 17" X 17" inside grill that will work....hopefully.
zmotorsports wrote:
With our last coach we had two 13,500 Dometics and I replaced them with two 15k units. Couldn't tell a huge difference, very slight if any better. That was a 38 1/2' Beaver Contessa with NO slides. If I turned the A/C on earlier in the day the cooling units could keep up for the most part and keep us somewhat comfortable. If the ambient temperature would get into the mid-90's or higher and we didn't turn them on until we returned from sightseeing or a day playing in the sand dunes, forget about it, it was not going to pull all of that heat out of the coach.
When we started looking to upgrade in 2006-2007 we had an unusual requirement, we wanted to stay with a maximum length of 40', I wanted triple roof airs with a 10k genset. Almost impossible to find. Once you go to 42' and up triple roof airs and the larger gensets were pretty much standard. We lucked out and found a 40' with the Onan 10k and triple roof air conditioners that the original owners had special ordered.
What a difference! Now even with three slides adding cubic feet of interior space, we can turn on the A/C units in the heat and within an hour or so we are turning them down because it is getting too cool inside. Love the three roof air units.
Mike.
