Air conditioning performed admirably.
These unheard of high temps presented me with an opportunity to test out the A/C in my old trailer. The ducted Coleman Mach III is 17 years old, as is the 24' stick and tin trailer it's installed in....
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3 of us had no problem with the AC keeping us cool in 120 UT heat in the summer, in a black camper. Key is insulation and cubic feet of cooled space. We only cooled the front part and the roof had 5 inches of insulation.
We got back around 3pm and turned on the AC and it cooled quickly.
Windows are modest size, except the windshield, but we put cardboard on the camper glass while gone to keep heat out. Kept the van windows cracked and the curtain closed to keep cabin heat out of the camper, and kept the roof vent open and fan running while we were away.
Many of you have large spaces, poorly insulated walls and roofs and lots of window glass. Good luck is all I can wish you...
We got back around 3pm and turned on the AC and it cooled quickly.
Windows are modest size, except the windshield, but we put cardboard on the camper glass while gone to keep heat out. Kept the van windows cracked and the curtain closed to keep cabin heat out of the camper, and kept the roof vent open and fan running while we were away.
Many of you have large spaces, poorly insulated walls and roofs and lots of window glass. Good luck is all I can wish you...
