I've been following the "maiden trip from hell" thread since it's
inception, and I have to admit that it's dimming my enthusiasm for the
coach a bit. I made the mistake of letting my wife read over my
shoulder, and now she says "let's get an ad in right away!"
All of you sharing your stories (including Bob, who started the whole
shebang!) are to be commended for providing us with a lot of nervous
laughter...
Regarding the coach a/c capacity questions, we've had several big
coaches (a 35'er and a 38'), and both could be very comfortably cooled
with just the front (roof) a/c running while on the road. They both
had the Dometic (Penguin) units, if that matters to anybody. Our '76
Eleganza II has had it's one roof unit replaced with a 13.5K BTU Mach
III Coleman unit that seems to do a good job also, although we've only
been in heat up to about 100 degrees (with fairly low humidity). You
folks in the heartland that have both high temps and high humidity may
have a different story to tell...but with only 26' to cool, I'd be
surprised if more than one a/c was needed, even with all of the
windows!
My a/c experts here in the Seattle area (yes, we do use it around here
3 or 4 times per year!) tell me that the roof units to lose their
charge over time, as do most a/c systems, it seems. They recharge
them, but I didn't ask the price, as I've never had to have it done.
My $.02 - maybe only worth $.01?!
Bill Marx
E-mail: billmarx
'76 Eleganza II - for sale (really...), as it's just too small for us
to full-time in...
inception, and I have to admit that it's dimming my enthusiasm for the
coach a bit. I made the mistake of letting my wife read over my
shoulder, and now she says "let's get an ad in right away!"
All of you sharing your stories (including Bob, who started the whole
shebang!) are to be commended for providing us with a lot of nervous
laughter...
Regarding the coach a/c capacity questions, we've had several big
coaches (a 35'er and a 38'), and both could be very comfortably cooled
with just the front (roof) a/c running while on the road. They both
had the Dometic (Penguin) units, if that matters to anybody. Our '76
Eleganza II has had it's one roof unit replaced with a 13.5K BTU Mach
III Coleman unit that seems to do a good job also, although we've only
been in heat up to about 100 degrees (with fairly low humidity). You
folks in the heartland that have both high temps and high humidity may
have a different story to tell...but with only 26' to cool, I'd be
surprised if more than one a/c was needed, even with all of the
windows!
My a/c experts here in the Seattle area (yes, we do use it around here
3 or 4 times per year!) tell me that the roof units to lose their
charge over time, as do most a/c systems, it seems. They recharge
them, but I didn't ask the price, as I've never had to have it done.
My $.02 - maybe only worth $.01?!
Bill Marx
E-mail: billmarx
'76 Eleganza II - for sale (really...), as it's just too small for us
to full-time in...
