Keeping cool
How do other Class C owners stay cool in the hot summer months? Do you drive with generator on and air conditioner running? Or do you use the engine air conditioning on the road with generator off...
Forum Discussion
Bordercollie wrote:
I guess we have a choice to believe the conclusion of "somebody's" test a few years back vs some "expert's" silly statement about use of RV generator and roof AC. It would probably be difficult to get reliable results comparing gas mileage with generator running vs use of dash AC, but we could try it on long runs over relatively flat land.
The “somebody” was Consumer Reports and their mileage on the small car was identical to that of the EPA’s testing.
But if you need a more reliable test, Jamie & Adam did a Mythbusters episode on A/C and couldn’t measure the loss in fuel mileage running A/C or not with the windows closed. With the windows open yes, the parasitic loses are significant.
I know that several on units I’ve come across including my 2 m/h’s and several of the V10 fleet units we have the OBD data stream doesn’t show any difference in mileage with A/C on or off.
