Roof air ...I'm not happy

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About 8 years ago I replaced the roof air on my '77 Kingsley.
Today is was 96* in my driveway. I turned on my roof air, a Duo-Therm unit
and let it run on max for about 20 minutes. My digital thermometer said the
air coming out of the A/C on the roof was 72*.

What are my options to keep cool?

Thanks

Mike in NS

--
Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
Right now its 98 degrees outside my house and I have my house set at 74. It feels very cool inside.

A 24 degree difference for a motorhome air conditioner is actually quite good.

If thats not cool enough for you some options are:

Put more insulation into the roof. Use honeycomb or insulated shades on the windows.

If you are using the original 13,000 but air conditioner that came with the GMC, replace it with a new one. A new 13,000 btu will actually give more cooling as it runs more efficiently and circulates the air better. You could also put in a 15,000 btu one as I did years back. Much cooler.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

>
> Netters
> About 8 years ago I replaced the roof air on my '77 Kingsley.
> Today is was 96* in my driveway. I turned on my roof air, a Duo-Therm unit
> and let it run on max for about 20 minutes. My digital thermometer said the
> air coming out of the A/C on the roof was 72*.
>
> What are my options to keep cool?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike in NS
>
> --
> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
>
> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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How hot was it in the coach? i.e. what's the drop across the A/C?

--johnny
--
76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
 
Johnny..I didn't do in coach temp, I was just trying to get cooled down..


Emery...I think the window coverings were open all day and it heat sinked
for hours. I never thought about closing them. Where do I pick up my
amateur card

Thanks guys

Mike in NS

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <

> How hot was it in the coach? i.e. what's the drop across the A/C?
>
> --johnny
> --
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
>
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
Also forgot to say if you are parked and have awnings put them out as they shade the windows and the side of the GMC.

Emery Stora

>
> Johnny..I didn't do in coach temp, I was just trying to get cooled down..
>
>
> Emery...I think the window coverings were open all day and it heat sinked
> for hours. I never thought about closing them. Where do I pick up my
> amateur card
>
> Thanks guys
>
> Mike in NS
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <

>
>> How hot was it in the coach? i.e. what's the drop across the A/C?
>>
>> --johnny
>> --
>> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>> Braselton, Ga.
>> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
>> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> --
> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
>
> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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I just installed Sunday a Atwood Air Command 15000 BTU heat pump.
Couldn't be happier. Cools the RV down nicely. I will know more in a few days when the temperature gets in the 90's here.
I am also putting a Dometic breeze 2 in the rear. Just started the install. fits nicely about 6" in front of the clearance lights.

Anyone want the old duo-therm 13500 BTU?
Works and has all the parts,thermostat,heat strip new gasket and bolts. Needs one captive nut for the mounting bolt.
--
1977 Kingsley 455 as stock as it gets except lots of Ragusa parts
 
Mike,

When I replaced the roof air units on Double Trouble I installed two Brisk Air 13,500 units. The only time we ever used the rear
unit was when we'd stop for the night to pull down the temp quickly and whenever I'd take a shower I'd open the bathroom door and
hook it to the closet side to seal off the bathroom and bedroom from the rest of the coach. I'd dry myself off standing sideways in
between the rear twin beds.

Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808


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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Roof air ...I'm not happy

Johnny..I didn't do in coach temp, I was just trying to get cooled down..


Emery...I think the window coverings were open all day and it heat sinked
for hours. I never thought about closing them. Where do I pick up my
amateur card

Thanks guys

Mike in NS

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <

> How hot was it in the coach? i.e. what's the drop across the A/C?
>
> --johnny
> --
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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Always start the a/c befor it get to 72 degrees.
Once the inside material gets hot, it take a lot to cool down the furniture
,walls and ceiling.

> Also forgot to say if you are parked and have awnings put them out as they
> shade the windows and the side of the GMC.
>
> Emery Stora
>
> > On Jul 17, 2017, at 6:03 PM, Kingsley Coach

> >
> > Johnny..I didn't do in coach temp, I was just trying to get cooled down..
> >
> >
> > Emery...I think the window coverings were open all day and it heat
> sinked
> > for hours. I never thought about closing them. Where do I pick up my
> > amateur card
> >
> > Thanks guys
> >
> > Mike in NS
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <

> >
> >> How hot was it in the coach? i.e. what's the drop across the A/C?
> >>
> >> --johnny
> >> --
> >> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> >> Braselton, Ga.
> >> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to
> me
> >> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Michael Beaton
> > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > Antigonish, NS
> >
> > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
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These units are 100% recirc so the interior temp of the coach will determine how long it takes. Your experience sounds totally normal and within a
couple of hours your coach should be down into the 70's. There is a lot of inertia in all of the contents and shell of the coach. Also humidity will
have A dramatic affect on the cooling performance. i think you are just fine with the amount of draw down.
--
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
 
The other day I was complaining about no cool air.
Today I shut it up tight and pulled the drapes and let it run for about an
hour....Errrr could it be too cold to work in?

Adjusted temp to low cool and all is well...no need for long johns after
all !

Mike in NS

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> These units are 100% recirc so the interior temp of the coach will
> determine how long it takes. Your experience sounds totally normal and
> within a
> couple of hours your coach should be down into the 70's. There is a lot of
> inertia in all of the contents and shell of the coach. Also humidity will
> have A dramatic affect on the cooling performance. i think you are just
> fine with the amount of draw down.
> --
> Bob de Kruyff
> 78 Eleganza
> Chandler, AZ
>
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
If you had just read the temperature in Celsius, you would not have felt anywhere near as hot.

96F = 36C.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
 
Now you're thinking !
I do temps above freezing in Fahrenheit and anything below in Celsius
...I'm lucky to be able to tie my own shoe laces !

Mike in Fahrenheit-ville this week

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> If you had just read the temperature in Celsius, you would not have felt
> anywhere near as hot.
>
> 96F = 36C.
> --
> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
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