Air Conditioner
I just installed a Coleman Mach 8 9,200 BTU AC unit on my Northern Lite truck camper. The camper was prep'd for ac from the factory. The front of ac unit is fastened to the roof at the former roof hat...
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A/C unit is self supporting
Roof gasket needs to be compressed by 1/2 of thickness but not overtightened.
Tighten mounting bolts by hand then SNUG them up using a wrench.....'X' pattern
SNUG.......
40 INCH POUNDS if you have an INCH torque wrench (NOT FOOT POUNDS)
Otherwise SNUG. Which is just a little resistance when turning with wrench
If you overtighten ---gasket can get crushed, evap coil drip pan drain holes can get blocked (too close to roof) and then condensate will run inside rig and/or roof could wrap causing leaks from rain etc.
SNUG!
Roof gasket needs to be compressed by 1/2 of thickness but not overtightened.
Tighten mounting bolts by hand then SNUG them up using a wrench.....'X' pattern
SNUG.......
40 INCH POUNDS if you have an INCH torque wrench (NOT FOOT POUNDS)
Otherwise SNUG. Which is just a little resistance when turning with wrench
If you overtighten ---gasket can get crushed, evap coil drip pan drain holes can get blocked (too close to roof) and then condensate will run inside rig and/or roof could wrap causing leaks from rain etc.
SNUG!
