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HelotesAg
Explorer
May 08, 2013

Installing second AC, question about tilt of unit

Thanks to several posts on this forum, I've decided to add a second AC to my fifth wheel. My plan is to remove a vent at the front of the trailer and install the AC. The way my trailer is built, the...
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Ivylog
Explorer III
May 09, 2013
OnaQuest wrote:
Ivylog wrote:
Because they say not to and so the water will drain out. Turn the unit around so the front is facing to the rear. Unlike with a MH you will not be running it going down the road so air flow while moving will not be a problem.

....and let the wind resistance rip the shroud right off.

Guess you've never seen a rubber roof bubbled up at the front from the low pressure area created by the air off the front of the rig.
If Doug Rainer says it's OK sloped down... go for it.

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