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fulltimin
Jul 12, 2020Nomad
Like I said, I was watching the dust particles move around the motor home today, and it dawned on me.
Most coaches will have a vent somewhere towards the middle of the coach, installed in the ceiling.
As anyone knows, who owns a Class A moho, the number one place for heat to enter, will generally be at the front, because of the windshield, and the massive amount of glass up there.
Yes, I know, put a cover on it. Yes, they help a lot, but there is still a lot of air up front that will get heated up.
So, what do we do? Open the vent in the middle of the coach, and suck all that hot air up front, into the middle of the coach.
Say what? Ah, yea. Why would I want to pull hot air from the front, into the middle of the coach to get rid of it?
Would it not be better to pull the hot air out of the coach, right where the hot air is? You know, open the side windows, assuming your rig has them, and pull cooler air from the rear, and just let the hot air up front just go right outside.
Even better, if possible, would be to have vents near the ceiling, up front instead of pulling that hot air through the coach.
Now, remember, I am talking about those times when it's cool enough to use comfortable outside air, not the excessive stuff, where the only thing that will do, is running the air conditioner.
Another option would be to have the front seating area, separated from the coach area, whether by a clear wall, insulated curtains, or something else, depending on whether or not you want to see out the front window.
Guess I am going to have to look at that a little more, to see what I can do to eliminate some hot air from the front, getting into the center of the coach, to make it easier to cool the coach area.
Most coaches will have a vent somewhere towards the middle of the coach, installed in the ceiling.
As anyone knows, who owns a Class A moho, the number one place for heat to enter, will generally be at the front, because of the windshield, and the massive amount of glass up there.
Yes, I know, put a cover on it. Yes, they help a lot, but there is still a lot of air up front that will get heated up.
So, what do we do? Open the vent in the middle of the coach, and suck all that hot air up front, into the middle of the coach.
Say what? Ah, yea. Why would I want to pull hot air from the front, into the middle of the coach to get rid of it?
Would it not be better to pull the hot air out of the coach, right where the hot air is? You know, open the side windows, assuming your rig has them, and pull cooler air from the rear, and just let the hot air up front just go right outside.
Even better, if possible, would be to have vents near the ceiling, up front instead of pulling that hot air through the coach.
Now, remember, I am talking about those times when it's cool enough to use comfortable outside air, not the excessive stuff, where the only thing that will do, is running the air conditioner.
Another option would be to have the front seating area, separated from the coach area, whether by a clear wall, insulated curtains, or something else, depending on whether or not you want to see out the front window.
Guess I am going to have to look at that a little more, to see what I can do to eliminate some hot air from the front, getting into the center of the coach, to make it easier to cool the coach area.
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