Adding ac, what should I do with my fantastic fan.

I was going to say this topic was just brought up recently
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29382437.cfm
but same OP.
AC on the cab over does seem odd -Id suggest and agree as kohldad outlined verifying AC in the forward vent. Might get lucky-if intended location is mid placed (as I'd think it would be) might get to leave Fantastic intact.

Looked on line and every okanagan truck camper I see has the a/c mounted behind the cabover. While your truck camper may be prewired for a/c, are you sure it goes to the front opening (pulled the inside trim and seen the wires)? Just behind the cab-over, there is usually a blank cover outlet which is the location for splicing in the a/c which makes it very easy to install. This area will also be re-enforced to handle the extra weight (usually double joist).

May want to take some time and see if you can find someone with the same model as yours to get some dimensions.

A word of warning, make sure you don't oversize your unit. we have a 13,500 in out 8' camper and since it cools so quick, it never really has a chance to pull the moisture out of the air and everything gets a damp feel. If I was planning on keeping the unit a long time, I would go with a 8,000btu or such to make it run long enough to pull the moisture out of the air.

My thoughts are also will the reinforcement, that's why Ill proably stick it were the fan is because I k ow it prewired and meant to have the ac there if bought with that option

sasq40 wrote:
So I bought a ac unit for okanagan truck camper. Right now it's got the fantastic fan over the bed were a fantastic fan is installed. Now what I'm wondering is if I should move the fantastic into the bathroom and replace that one or should I cut up a new hole in the main area. Any tips appreciated!

Many - maybe most - of the better companies reinforce the roof where an air conditioner will go by doubling up on the roof framing on either side of it. Lacking that reinforcement, the roof can eventually sag, and water can pool there around the air conditioner rather than run off the roof, leading to inevitable leaks.

Because of that, I would not want to just cut another hole at some random location. If you luck out, the area around that fantastic fan may have the reinforcement, as well as the ac wires.

This is just a thought, but adding an AC unit to the hole that is wired takes very little time. Maybe 30 minutes, once you pull the Fantastic Fan and clean the cauk around the hole. Try it there with the Fantastic in the bathroom (or simply hold off on mounting the Fantastic until you try your camper with the AC over the cabover). If it works out okay it sure would be simply than cutting a hole, running wires, etc.

My two cents

Right now it the camper is setup with the fantastic fan over the bed, and the only other vent is in the bathroom. The camper is prewired with 110 to the over the cab vent. I'm not to worried if I have to move the wiring to get it to a different hole if I choice that option. If I add another 14x14 hole in the middle of the kitchen area do I need to take the whole roof panel off the brace it correctly?

We currently have no ac, but I over heat easy and with our new baby I want to make sure it's a nice comfortable temperature when we we put him down for a nap in the afternoon.

sasq40 wrote:
Yeah I'm not crazy about adding another hole. But would like the fantastic fan for our unpowered camping or when we were in town somewhere not dog friendly so they can sit in there.

And yes there is a 110v cable ran near where the fan is now

Could you not crack the bathroom door with the Fantastic in the bath for more air?

I would personally leave the fantastic fan where it is... Gives you the ability to draw or extract air quickly when needed. When the nights are cool I prefer it to A/C.. If you really want to move it my second choice for it would be the bathroom, as it is a far more effective and quieter fan than the small one in most bathrooms.

I wouldn’t want a fan in the bed area either. Are there only two openings in your roof for fans now? Or, are you trying to add a second AC?

I don't think I would want an AC in the cab over area. Noise and cold air right on you. I'd put it about 2/3 of the way back in the main area.