We've just replaced the capacitor for the second time in a little over a year and hope that it will carry us along for a while longer, but thinking ahead if we need to replace our unit...has anyone replaced their unit themselves? We're not afraid of any of the mechanical or wiring, but thinking about how to get one of these heavy puppies up there and get the old one down has us stumped.I'm sure someone out there has a solution they figured out! Some sort of pulley system I would think, but attached to what?

A rope around the unit, top of the unit facing the side, 2 people on the ground and 1 on the roof. Cooling fins toward the ground. The 2 on the ground lift/ push it up the side, person on the roof pulling the rope, when high enough then person on the roof grabs the unit in the output hole and lifts it up on the roof and the centers it over the opening, everything else is done inside the motorhome.2ladders may be used on the ground if the ground people need to get the unit higher, I've done hundreds this way.

I used the bucket on my tractor to lift the new one up on my brothers motorhome.I seen on youtube where a guy took two 16' 2x6s and leaned them against his roof for a ramp, tied a rope around the box the ac came in and 2 on roof pulling with 2 on the ground pushing.

My dad built a frame around his Airstream when he installed a rooftop A/C. Basically wood scaffolding, that and a come-a-long worked for him.

I used an extension ladder..one person on the roof pulling up with a rope, I was behind pushing and making sure it was centered on ladder. A little awkward but worked fine...threw the old one off the roof.

Use scaffolding and 2 people to lift it from level to level to the roof.

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braindead0
Explorer
Aug 03, 2016
My dad built a frame around his Airstream when he installed a rooftop A/C. Basically wood scaffolding, that and a come-a-long worked for him.
wrgrs50s
Explorer
Aug 03, 2016
I used the bucket on my tractor to lift the new one up on my brothers motorhome.
I seen on youtube where a guy took two 16' 2x6s and leaned them against his roof for a ramp, tied a rope around the box the ac came in and 2 on roof pulling with 2 on the ground pushing.
Hemi_RT
Explorer
Aug 03, 2016
A rope around the unit, top of the unit facing the side, 2 people on the ground and 1 on the roof. Cooling fins toward the ground. The 2 on the ground lift/ push it up the side, person on the roof pulling the rope, when high enough then person on the roof grabs the unit in the output hole and lifts it up on the roof and the centers it over the opening, everything else is done inside the motorhome.2ladders may be used on the ground if the ground people need to get the unit higher, I've done hundreds this way.

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