Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C
I would say some of you have seen the start of this build that my brother bgriffey had posted, Well I have now bought the RV from him and plan to post the pixs of the build I have found a lot of rot i...
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I pretty sure a standard furnace type thermostat wouldn't work, but I don't see why mounting a replacement A/C type thermostat "over there" and running some extra wire to it wouldn't work.
But...
( / captain buzzkill on )
If yours is set up like mine, the thermostat at the A/C unit doesn't really measure output air, it's catching the air that's being recirculated back in to the unit and regulates temperature on that, not necessarily the air "over there" in the cabin. In a furnace, it doesn't really matter (well, it does, but that's beside the point). In A/C setups like ours, kinda centralized like they are, the air has a better chance of being recirculated (even though it's being ducted away from the A/C outlet). The air coming back in to the unit could be a lot colder than the air "over there", and at the same time have a better chance of freezing it up. Then you gotta wait for X hours for the thing to thaw out...while you cook eggs in the cab-over.
( / captain buzzkill off )
( / mister optimist on )
But, hey, why not give it a shot. Nothing to lose.
Maybe get all crafty and mount 2 thermostat's, one on the unit, one "over there" and a switch on the unit that changes between the two thermostats.
( / mister optimist off )
But...
( / captain buzzkill on )
If yours is set up like mine, the thermostat at the A/C unit doesn't really measure output air, it's catching the air that's being recirculated back in to the unit and regulates temperature on that, not necessarily the air "over there" in the cabin. In a furnace, it doesn't really matter (well, it does, but that's beside the point). In A/C setups like ours, kinda centralized like they are, the air has a better chance of being recirculated (even though it's being ducted away from the A/C outlet). The air coming back in to the unit could be a lot colder than the air "over there", and at the same time have a better chance of freezing it up. Then you gotta wait for X hours for the thing to thaw out...while you cook eggs in the cab-over.
( / captain buzzkill off )
( / mister optimist on )
But, hey, why not give it a shot. Nothing to lose.
Maybe get all crafty and mount 2 thermostat's, one on the unit, one "over there" and a switch on the unit that changes between the two thermostats.
( / mister optimist off )
