Running the AC while driving
Hello all. This may be a silly question, but I wanted some input from some rv'ers who may be more experienced than we are. We own a 33ft Coachman Mirada. I know that the chassis ac is not for cooli...
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burghfan wrote:
Hello all. This may be a silly question, but I wanted some input from some rv'ers who may be more experienced than we are. We own a 33ft Coachman Mirada. I know that the chassis ac is not for cooling the whole unit, and have read that I can run the house ac with the generator running while driving. (Want to make sure our pets are comfortable while we drive!) Is this common practice and if so, does it add considerably to fuel usage? Thanks in advance for any info. If this has been covered elsewhere, my apologies.
Jeff & ShawnTae, Heidi and Bobo
Most everyone does, once it gets hot enough and not like chassis air, runs for free, even if it was adequate. With everything running on your genset, you can expect to burn fuel at the rate of .5 - 1.0 gallon per hour, depending on what you have and most likely around .75 with 2 ac's, when it's really hot outside and underway. This include the fridge, hot water ....etc...etc....
