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Re: This is a reason why Pop Ups aren't selling......
I'm trying to sell my 2000 Jayco 14SO Popup now. It is in great shape since its been garage stored. So it will be a bargain for someone vs the cost of a new one. We upgraded last summer to a TT and after having both, I love them both. The Popup we have is close to 3000 lbs, so it still takes an SUV or small/medium truck. But, it is so easy to get around vs the TT. Our TT is close to 30 feet and we love the room, convience, etc... At our age, we want the convience. When we purchased the Pup in 2000, we wanted the convience that it gave us compared to tent camping on the ground. Still like the feel that a pup is like you are tent camping with the convience. We enjoyed hearing, smelling and seeing the outdoors from the PUP. It was so much like the real camping we enjoyed so much. But dispite camping in the PUP in the summer with 95 degree temps and in the winter (one time with 27 degree temps), the comfort of all weather camping in the TT is hard to beat. Both are great and have their advantages. Wouldn't have given anything for our experience with both. BTW... the original premise is true. As they tried to build everything in a TT into a PUP, they price has really gone up . Yes, there isn't much difference in price. You can have most of the features of a TT in a smaller/lighter PUP.293Views0likes0CommentsRe: Water in AC vent.
Mine wasn't cooling that well for Texas in July, so I added a portable AC that I vented out the back window. Between that and camping in partial shade this weekend, it stayed really cool (no higher that 73 or 74 during the day and in the 60's at night). The problem is the gulf coast has high humidity, so in addition to the normal dripping from the roof of the trailer, I saw condensation dripping from many of the vents and even a couple of the light casings. It seems the plastic around the vents got really cold and the high humidity caused it to condensate to water. Even one of the light housings, which are plastic, had some cold air blowing on it and a few drops condensated there.354Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
Went out for the first time since my last post where I had problems with it cooling down on the beach at 87 degrees with no shade. This weekend, I went to the lakes where I had pretty good shade (hit and miss as the sun moved), but the temps were at least 10 degrees hotter (97-99). I also put a portable standing AC in the trailer (8000 or 9000 BTU) and vented it through the rear window. It stayed cold day and night. Even in the hottest part of the day, the inside temp was about 74 or cooler) and at night it was probably below 70). Not sure what made the most difference, the portable AC or the partial shade. But the fact it was at least 10 degrees warmer give me an indication that I can definitely deal with it. In fact, my biggest problem became condensation that dripped off some of the vents. The humidity was really high too.391Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
jaycocreek wrote: I've tried them and was not impressed, your better off to put your air on dump with a box fan below it pushing the cold air where you want it, like at night towards the bedroom. As I said, the window 5k unit works great put in the escape window drawing less than 5 amps and completely cooling the back area coupled with the 13.5 kept my trailer comfy in the middle to high 90's (hooked up)and the Honda 2k handled it with ease on stand alone without hookups boondocking. Putting a window unit in the rear escape window... did you remove it each time, or was there any problem of it staying in the window while the trailer was traveling. After all a normal house isn't hitting bumps.391Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
So how many have used portable AC's and how well do they work? I'm mainly interested in helping my cooling issue on hot days. But, Consumer Reports say that portable AC's are inefficient and barely work better than a fan. Anyone have experience?391Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
patperry2766 wrote: portable A/C You'd have to find a way to vent thru an exterior a exterior window, but this might be a option. I thought of that as an option. The spec says it is 8 amps. Not sure if I plug it into a wall plug and the trailer with a 35 amp circuit will work with the other appliances (mainly 15000 btu AC).391Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
The Rockwood 2910 TS has a 30 Amp circuit. To add a 2nd AC, you put if over the front BR and not hook it into the ducts. That would work fine. But, the dealer gave me a price of about $3,300 for a 13.5 BTU unit. The parts was about about $1700 (AC Unit about $625, the remaining parts were circuit box, wiring, etc. The labor was $1400. They would wire through the internal walls and make a 50 amp circuit. I don't know why Rockwood didn't wire it initially to 50 amp. My thought was whether you could put the unit in the same spot on the roof and run the electrical on the outside and just leave it as 2 30 amp circuits. Then you could come off the two 30 amp plugs into a "Y" adapter that had 2 30 amp females to a 50 amp mail. I think the cost would be cut to $750 for the AC and several $100 for labor. Any thoughts?182Views0likes0CommentsNew Rockwood 2910 TS AC not cooling enough
I just purchased a new Rockwood 2910 TS with the upgraded 15,000 BTU AC unit (standard was 13,500). On my first trip out it wasn't cooling well and the dealer checked it and replaced the unit. On my second trip, I went to the coast and the daytime temps were a high of 87 (high humidity). The first day it never got that cold (probably the fact we arrived at 11:00 AM was a factor). That night it got pretty cool in the trailer. But the next morning by noon, it was getting warm inside. Put a thermometer on the ducts when opened below AC and the air was coming out about 65. When those were closed so its pushing through the ducts, those temps are just several degrees warmer. But the temps in the trailer went up to about 80-82. The outside temps, was in the high 80's or close to 90. I would expect the 29 foot trailer to cool down better that that with the upgraded AC. Can't imagine what will happen in 100 degree summer heat. Has anyone else seen this with the Rockwoods? Should it have 2 units for a 29 foot trailer? It's wired for 30 amp, so a 2nd besides adding some weight to the front would require some rewiring. Am I expecting too much?6.9KViews0likes27Comments
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