Adding (back)air conditioner
After few years of not having Air conditioner we've decided to put it back. Couple of years ago we had decided not to replace when we rebuilt the roof. Only used once or twice a year and the expense. ...
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Replacement lid from Fan-Tastic Vent showed up.
They also sent a new lift arm assembly, not sure why but I went ahead and swapped it out.
New lid is smoke, wasn't sure what color I was getting. Its nice, can see thru it, and lets light thru, camera doesn't like it.
Ended up with 12" between the 2 14" holes. Forgot how much fun the Dicor self leveling caulk is. While I had the 2 holes open I should have prerun wire across the roof for when/if planned solar panel addition happens, hindsight.
More than likely I'm pulling off the shroud today, painting the AC base white and some of the metal bits exposed behind grill -it really stands out. Maybe it wont look as tall as it is but the black bugs me. Replace the shroud screws with stainless, slow the rust down a bit. Piddly stuff.
Edit:
New vent lid. Removed the shroud and paint most of the sheet metal bits and screws with zinc, painted what showed thru grill black (not condenser). Painted the base white.
I also sealed the hole that leads inside where wires pass. The hole is in one top of the plastic fan housing, looks like half a tube of sealant was squirted in but still didn't seal top of hole. From inside (with shroud off) I could see light. ? Where its at probably only would have leaked while driving in hard rain.
White base just looks better to me, less visible to my eye anyway. Now were done.
They also sent a new lift arm assembly, not sure why but I went ahead and swapped it out.
New lid is smoke, wasn't sure what color I was getting. Its nice, can see thru it, and lets light thru, camera doesn't like it.
Ended up with 12" between the 2 14" holes. Forgot how much fun the Dicor self leveling caulk is. While I had the 2 holes open I should have prerun wire across the roof for when/if planned solar panel addition happens, hindsight.
More than likely I'm pulling off the shroud today, painting the AC base white and some of the metal bits exposed behind grill -it really stands out. Maybe it wont look as tall as it is but the black bugs me. Replace the shroud screws with stainless, slow the rust down a bit. Piddly stuff.
Edit:
New vent lid. Removed the shroud and paint most of the sheet metal bits and screws with zinc, painted what showed thru grill black (not condenser). Painted the base white.
I also sealed the hole that leads inside where wires pass. The hole is in one top of the plastic fan housing, looks like half a tube of sealant was squirted in but still didn't seal top of hole. From inside (with shroud off) I could see light. ? Where its at probably only would have leaked while driving in hard rain.
White base just looks better to me, less visible to my eye anyway. Now were done.
