air conditioner and generator while traveling
When we picked up our new class C the tech told us that running the generator for house A/C, would be more efficient than the dash A/C. We have a 4000W Onan/cummins. Doed anyone know if this rings tr...
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My Sprinter based Winnebago View has a privacy curtain that hangs across the back of the cab, even with the back of the bunk bed. I am usually by myself, and when running the dash A/C I keep the curtain down and it holds the cold air in the cab.
I do however, frequently find myself driving with the window open and the A/C off, to help keep the engine cooler. With the A/C on the engine is heating up much quicker and the viscous clutch fan is having to cycle much more frequently. Being a diesel, it has not only the A/C condenser in front of the radiator, but also has an intercooler, lot of heat going on up there.
I made a trip out to the Black Hills in August last year, and found myself only running the A/C once or twice the entire trip.
Charles
I do however, frequently find myself driving with the window open and the A/C off, to help keep the engine cooler. With the A/C on the engine is heating up much quicker and the viscous clutch fan is having to cycle much more frequently. Being a diesel, it has not only the A/C condenser in front of the radiator, but also has an intercooler, lot of heat going on up there.
I made a trip out to the Black Hills in August last year, and found myself only running the A/C once or twice the entire trip.
Charles
