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campingnana2
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May 01, 2014

Alpha Ideal air conditioner

I am looking at a 1997 Alpha Ideal 36' 5th wheel. Good condition inside and out. I have concerns about the basement AC..One RV mechanic said stay away. It's a good price but I'm a little leary. Any views on this would help out. Never had a 5th wheel before. Thanks....
  • HMMMM... I have never seen a fifth wheel with the AC underneath. I don't know why it wouldn't work tho. The only drawback I see is it might be difficult to do repair work on it.
  • Had a 38ft Alfa Gold with the basement air system. Loved it, kept the trailer very cool and it was quiet. I purchased the trailer used and the fellow I bought from said the basement a/c didn't work very well for the first year he owned it.Finally he called a real tech that knew the system to have a look and they found a seal between the unit and the air duct not installed correctly. Put the seal where it was supposed to be and it worked great. I actually would go back to that system over the two roof units I now have. If you happened to be where only got 30 amp you got 1 fan on the a/c unit operational, if you had 50 amps you got a second fan working and cooled even better.