a client of mine, took a regualar ac unit and cut a hole in the side of his pu, wired it into the sytem and used it twice already and said it worked great. Has any one else done this.
Quote from: smarch53a client of mine, took a regualar ac unit and cut a hole in the side of his pu, wired it into the sytem and used it twice already and said it worked great. Has any one else done this.
I have seen this on several PU and I pondered doing it myself if I bought a PU without AC. Sure makes sense..............$129 versus $700 or $800. I bet it is pretty efficient as well. I would be concerned about how it might cool with the unit being on the floor rather than on the roof (hot air rises/cool air falls).
Good luck and let us know how it works out.
Heres link to a forum member who rigged one to blow through the window in the side of their camper. There's also a link on this link to someone else's similar idea.
http://www.larryandhollycrockett.com/modifications.html
I have a standard ac in my Jayco eagle popup. It works great. It a remote control ac purchased at Sears. It is mounted in the rear of pup. Simple installation. Just cut hole for ac to set in, put two braces from bottom of ac to rear bumper, caulked around the opening with DAP Premium Elastomeric latex sealant. I just plug into a 120 outlet that was already in camper. I like it better than the roof mounted ac. We do use reflective covers over our pullouts. On hot days we set our remote on 60 degrees at at night turn it to 72 degrees, keeps our camper very cool.
Hope this helps you.
Ten years ago I cut a square hole in the front of our 1980 Coleman Gettysburg to install a small window airconditioner. To avoid the lift mechanism, the A/C partually blew into the cabinet. Still, it worked well for several years. I have relaced it with a GE 6000 BTU unit which sucks the return air through the cabinet. Works very well. A roof mounted A/C would be better, but my ancient pop-up roof and supports could not handle it. On the outside, the A/C rests on predrilled square pipe which is bolted to the frame. A plywood box covers the A/C from wind damage.