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shiningstar76
Samba Brewer
Joined: July 12, 2003
Posts: 2689
Location: Savannah
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: Roof top AC BTU's? |
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I'm in Georgia, so, at some point we will most likely put an RV AC unit on the roof of the 72 westy. Why? Because I was born a New Englander and want to watch the sox in july sipping a large black dunkins coffee in a 65 degree bus. Any opinions on roughly how many btu's we might need to cool the bus? I don't imagine that it's too many compared to what is on the market for RV units, but was curious if anyone has any experience.
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TGOT
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Joined: January 30, 2008
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Location: Ashland OR
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| We had a 5k btu window unit fitted to the driver window for when we camped in Florida and it was not enough for those super hot sunny humid days in July/August. At night it worked well to make sleeping comfy. If I were to do it again I would try 8k btu if I expected a cool bus during the heat of the day. |
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Malokin Martin
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Location: E-burg
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TGOT
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Location: Ashland OR
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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I should mention that when I say it was fitted I mean it had a homemade plywood surround so it was sealed fully around the edges. I had come up with this after seeing someone on the samba with a similar (and much better executed) setup but before I had seen the canvas ac adapter. pictured above.
Like I said though 5k btu was not enough in the sun even if we closed the top to cut down on the sunload and the area needing cooling. |
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