Traveling in hot regions
We are travelling cross country and are heading into the hot, hot temperature states. Are there things to be more aware of in our Class C diesel motorhome? I would like to take preventive measures to ...
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WILDEBILL308 wrote:
Allso when using the dash air have it on recirculate you are cooling the cooler air from inside and not the supper hot air from outside.
Right on with using the cab A/C ONLY in recirculate mode for travel in extreme heat. This reduces the load, and makes much efficient, the engine A/C as it is always pulling in only inside air (that it is constantly getting cooler and cooler) and cooling that further. Leaving the cab A/C on normal mode and a vent open somewhere in the RV means that the A/C has to constantly bring only the hot outside air in and try to cool it.
Leaving no vent open anywhere and the cab A/C in reciculate mode also provides the added bonus of keeping dust better under control inside the coach by preventing a constant flow through the coach of air from the outside.
