Can someone who has one of these units tell how much one costs?
Vanessa
The Trailer Lady
'56 Overlander
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From: terry tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] retrofitting my 1955 22' flying cloud with modern
amenities
> >At 11:47 AM -0400 2000/07/16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>Hi Wayne,
> >>
> >>In your note, you asked about:
> >>
> >>>-best rooftop air conditioner that can be mounted in my trailer's
> >>>middle air vent (is there also a
> >> >combo unit that also heats or has a swamp cooler type function for
> >>arid climates?)
> >>
> >>Question.
> >>Have you discounted the idea of a a/c heat pump on the floor as
> >>others with smaller Airstreams have
> >>done? It would free up the roof for a really good shine (including
> >>the vent lids).
> >
> >Actually, I didn't know my options. I'd rather keep the exterior
> >looking as vintage and original as possible, and had thought that a
> >modern A/C up top would look a little strange against such a classic
> >design.
> >
> >Any URLs you can refer me to for alternatives?
> >I am a computer geek, not an HVAC specialist, but learning fast.
> >
> >wayne
> >
> >>Terry
> >>1963 22' Flying Cloud (no a/c yet - just thinking)
> >
> =================
> Right back to you Wayne,
> Here's something better - right from the horse's mouth.
> Read on:
> Terry
> ===============
> I have a Toyotomi, Model 2300, 8000 BTU which I have used in my '65
Caravel for
> two summers. I install it in the rear bath area on a raised plywood
platform
> and vent it out the back window through a plexiglas panel which clips in
place of
> the screen. This is a temporary installation which takes 10 minutes.
When the
> A/C is operating the glass window is open and the plexiglas with vent hole
serves
> as the window. The cooled air blows straight down the length of the
trailer. I
> plug the unit into a receptacle in the bathroom and drain it with a tube
that
> runs to the shower drain. This is necessary because the internal tank in
the
> unit only holds 0.9 gal and fills fast.
>
> Advantages:
> 1. Ease of installation and removal.
> 2. Minimal modification to trailer, no cutting of holes.
> 3. Adequate cooling in the hottest of summer weather, Georgia and
Florida.
> 4. When unit will not be needed it is left home.
>
> Disadvantages:
> 1. A/C must be secured for travel, I put it in the tow vehicle.
> 2. Loss of shower space when A/C is installed
> 3. Unit inside trailer is louder than rooftop A/C when running.
>
> I hope this information has been helpful.
>
> Glenn Link
> #3853 '65 Caravel / '35 Bowlus Road Chief
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