Air conditioner for my 11 foot truck camper?
We need a small portable Air Conditioner for our old 11 foot TC after a sweltering camping week. Any recommendations? Researching online offers many choices but we cannot vent through the crank out wi...
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The problem with those portable a/c units is this:
They blow hot air to the outside of the RV. That exhaust air needs to be replaced with and equal amount of outside air coming into the camper, so the A/C is fighting a never ending battle of trying to cool the air it's drawing in from the outside (through an open roof vent or window) to replace the air it's shooting out through its exhaust hose.
Twin hose model solves that problem as described in an earlier post, quoted below:
They blow hot air to the outside of the RV. That exhaust air needs to be replaced with and equal amount of outside air coming into the camper, so the A/C is fighting a never ending battle of trying to cool the air it's drawing in from the outside (through an open roof vent or window) to replace the air it's shooting out through its exhaust hose.
Twin hose model solves that problem as described in an earlier post, quoted below:
valhalla360 wrote:
If you do go with a "portable", look for one with twin hoses. the single hose models, use already cooled interior air to cool the condensor and then dump it outside, along with all the cooled air. This drastically reduces the effective cooling power (regardless of the btu listed). The twin hose style pulls in outside air to cool the condensor and then sends it out the other hose making it far more effective.
