Side mounted A/C - does the roof thingy serve any purpose?

[EnochLight]

Hello,

I have a 2013 Gulfstream Amerilite Ultralite 16BHC, and its AC is mounted on the wall and appears to be a regular low profile air conditioning unit. It's made by GE.

My question is: does the black roof vent thingy serve any purpose in this setup? I have no idea why it's even installed:



There doesn't appear to be any sort of drain line for the condensation, and often (on warmer humid trips) I find water spilling out from the bottom onto my bed! :S

[beemerphile1]

I don't know what that cover is on top, also don't know what you mean by "regular low profile air conditioning unit". That is a window unit modified for side wall use. Does it look like this on the street side?


It probably should drain out the back of the unit which means down the outside wall.

[EnochLight]

opnspaces wrote:
That looks like the refrigerator vent. Is the refrigerator in that corner of the trailer?

Hello,

No - the fridge is in the middle. Its vents are pictured in the middle as well.

Thanks!

[EnochLight]

Gsragtop wrote:
The black box allows the unit to breathe, with out it the surrounding air would cause it to over heat.. Remember in a window application like the unit was designed for the entire back end would be exposed.

How does yours cool btw? I have a similar unit and the ac does not cool worth a darn..

Thanks

Ahhhh gotcha - that makes complete sense. Thanks!

It's an 8000 BTU and cools the entire camper great. It's just that condensation becomes an issue. There's a collection tray but there doesn't appear to be a drain line or anything - the moment we pack up and leave, hit a bump, the tray spills out onto our bed.

I'm trying to work on a solution to adding a drain line of some sort.

[Gsragtop]

Also with my unit I have to tilt the unit before towing to drain the AC condensation.. I don't get any drips while sitting, but once I start towing it will spill.. The tilting seems to help..

[Gsragtop]

The black box allows the unit to breathe, with out it the surrounding air would cause it to over heat.. Remember in a window application like the unit was designed for the entire back end would be exposed.

How does yours cool btw? I have a similar unit and the ac does not cool worth a darn..

Thanks

[opnspaces]

That looks like the refrigerator vent. Is the refrigerator in that corner of the trailer?

[EnochLight]

bgum wrote:
That appears to be a "home brew" installed AC. I am not sure what black thing you are talking about. Tilting the AC unit down in the back will stop the water.

Hello,

It's not a "home brew" install. This sort of AC is common on smaller TT's made by Jayco and Gulfstream. Tilting is not an option, I do not believe.

[bgum]

That appears to be a "home brew" installed AC. I am not sure what black thing you are talking about. Tilting the AC unit down in the back will stop the water.