duty cycle on roof air conditioner
Hi all, I'm visiting a friend and wanted to see what the duty cycle was on their roof air conditioner. Each cycle was allowed to run twice. For each pair, the second number is the run time. Locatio...
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Questions:
- What was the starting interior temperature?
- Was it consistently sunny, cloudy, shady?
- Details of the rig: 28ft Class C from the signature but how many slides? Were you keeping the door consistently closed? Any out of the ordinary insulation?
If you started with the interior temperature equal to the exterior ambient temp, these results aren't surprising. Even though it's cooler outside early, you not only have to cool the air inside but also the solid objects in the camper. Later cycles, the interior is already cooled, so you are only fighting the solar gain. Plus, since you are raising the thermostat setting, it's keeping the temperature differential limited.
- What was the starting interior temperature?
- Was it consistently sunny, cloudy, shady?
- Details of the rig: 28ft Class C from the signature but how many slides? Were you keeping the door consistently closed? Any out of the ordinary insulation?
If you started with the interior temperature equal to the exterior ambient temp, these results aren't surprising. Even though it's cooler outside early, you not only have to cool the air inside but also the solid objects in the camper. Later cycles, the interior is already cooled, so you are only fighting the solar gain. Plus, since you are raising the thermostat setting, it's keeping the temperature differential limited.
