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โSep-22-2017 12:29 PM
DallasSteve wrote:My elderly father, RIP, kept his about 80. He was thin. It was stifling to me, and I am also thin. I think age has something to do with it.
I keep my home at about 78 and sometimes that feels cool. But then my wife and I are thin. That seems to make a difference
โSep-22-2017 11:35 AM
SidecarFlip wrote:Dennis12 wrote:
How long will you be where you are parked. You may want to consider planting a couple trees for shade.
......:B
I don't even have air conditioning in my unit. Never needed it. In fact, out house don't have ac either other than the bedroom (window unit) and it gets turned on for a couple hours before bed and then turned off. AC ruins my sinus.
What s swimming pool, creek or river is for.
Man up.
โSep-22-2017 11:32 AM
time2roll wrote:ScottG wrote:Exactly. No air is drawn in from outside like a commercial unit.
There is no reason why an RV AC can't cool to more than 25 degrees lower than the outside temp. I think what get cofused is the the temperature drop through the AC is about 16~21 degrees. The more the same air circulates through the AC the cooler it gets. The rest is up to the insulation and overall heat load of the RV. The AC has no idea what the outside temp is.
โSep-22-2017 11:27 AM
DutchmenSport wrote:
This is one of the reasons why we opted for a TT over a 5er. 5ers have taller ceilings than most TT and even the slide outs have taller ceilings. The more "space" you have, the harder it is to heat and cool.
Basically, with the outside temperatures so hot and the amount of space the air conditioners are attempting to cool is to much, and probably the insulation and windows are not rated very good at all, your air conditioner just cannot keep up with the heat. You're trying to cool too much space.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR CHECKING OUT A CAMPER WITH SLIDES 'IN' BEFORE PURCHASING TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN ACTUALLY LIVE IN IT (WITH SLIDES IN).
There-in is about your only option to get the camper cooler (especially at night). Retract the slides and make the inside space smaller. The air conditioners don't have as much square footage to deal with, and you'll feel the difference, almost immediately. In the day time, open them back up. If it's still too hot, close the bed room slide during the day and leave the living room open. Any way to make the space smaller will help tremendously.
This is the same technique I use after traveling all day in high heat. The inside of the camper may be nearly 100 degrees. We plug in shore power, and then the (15,000 BTU ... only 1) air conditioner and within a few minutes, the entire camper is cooling down. By the time I get the camper stablized, jack down, unhitched, and everything set up, then we open one slide at a time so the air conditioner can keep up. This works.
So, a simple solution to your problem, make your space smaller if you have slides. Slide in the areas you are not using at that time of day or night and it WILL make a big difference on the inside temperature.
โSep-22-2017 11:26 AM
SidecarFlip wrote:If AC ruined my sinuses I might man up, but for now I'll use AC.
AC ruins my sinus.What s swimming pool, creek or river is for.Man up.
โSep-22-2017 11:25 AM
Dennis12 wrote:
How long will you be where you are parked. You may want to consider planting a couple trees for shade.
โSep-22-2017 11:00 AM
Dennis12 wrote:
How long will you be where you are parked. You may want to consider planting a couple trees for shade.
โSep-22-2017 10:26 AM
time2roll wrote:I've heard this before, even from an HVAC tech, but I sure had a hard time believing it since the air ducts fins feel very cold even in a hot trailer.ScottG wrote:Exactly. No air is drawn in from outside like a commercial unit.
There is no reason why an RV AC can't cool to more than 25 degrees lower than the outside temp. I think what get cofused is the the temperature drop through the AC is about 16~21 degrees. The more the same air circulates through the AC the cooler it gets. The rest is up to the insulation and overall heat load of the RV. The AC has no idea what the outside temp is.
โSep-22-2017 09:59 AM
โSep-22-2017 09:53 AM
Allworth wrote:
When traveling in the Southwest in Summer we have quilted aluminum foil panels cut to fit in the larger windows (rear, dining room, etc) that we carry with us and install when the sun really starts heating up the unit.
Foil is available at CW; Lowes; HD.
โSep-22-2017 09:47 AM
ScottG wrote:Exactly. No air is drawn in from outside like a commercial unit.
There is no reason why an RV AC can't cool to more than 25 degrees lower than the outside temp. I think what get cofused is the the temperature drop through the AC is about 16~21 degrees. The more the same air circulates through the AC the cooler it gets. The rest is up to the insulation and overall heat load of the RV. The AC has no idea what the outside temp is.
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