HuckFinn410
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One thing that I really dislike is when the A/C water discharge drips on the curb / door side of the camper. It always seems to drip in a place that is annoying....over the outdoor cook stove, around the entry door, near the flaps for the storage cubby, etc.
I try to always level the camper so that it leans a bit to the street side to persuade the runoff to go that way, however it doesn't seem to work very often. With the trailer roof being concave or rounded at the top to promote rain runoff over the sides, I am having a hard time getting the A/C to drain the way I want it.
So, the question is, do any of you have any good advice or recommendations to get the runoff going to the street side of the trailer? Are there tricks or mods that will work? i.e..a drip edge or diversion device that can help? Has anyone attached anything the their roof to help with this? Can a person get up there and take off the A/C housing and reroute the drain hose or extend it to the other side?
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Wiscampsin
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Don't you have a gutter or drip rail system running the length of your TT? We do and always parked our TT so force the AC runoff to the rear of the curb side. Here's a link to something that may help, they also come longer.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/eze-rv-gutter-system-10/1782
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sch911
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Here is what we do: Tilt the trailer slightly to the side/corner you want the water to run off to. It's easy and free... And to you microscopic levelers out there, no it won't hurt the fridge!
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opnspaces
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If you have a gutter make sure it's clean. If you hang a thin rope off the end of the gutter the runoff will follow the rope to the ground.
Also as stated above, tilt the vehicle slightly to the front or rear so the water runs that way.
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QuietWater
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I've often wondered why they don't have a pipe/hose running from the drip pan down the side much like a home air conditioner. Would make things much nicer and could be recycled if needed.
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chuggs
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You might try this...it won't hurt anything to try.
Clean your roof to enable some non-leveling dacor sealant to adhere...in a line running adjacent to the a/c unit to the rear rain gutter.
Then...take an exacto knife and cut the end off the tube of sealant...then cut a "v" knotch in the nozzle...the idea being to run a bead of sealant along the line to act like a diverter. Let dry...and hopefully the next time the a/c condensation will follow the diverter down to the rear corner gutter, where you want it to go.
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HuckFinn410
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chuggs wrote:You might try this...it won't hurt anything to try.
Clean your roof to enable some non-leveling dacor sealant to adhere...in a line running adjacent to the a/c unit to the rear rain gutter.
Then...take an exacto knife and cut the end off the tube of sealant...then cut a "v" knotch in the nozzle...the idea being to run a bead of sealant along the line to act like a diverter. Let dry...and hopefully the next time the a/c condensation will follow the diverter down to the rear corner gutter, where you want it to go.
Great idea Chuggs! Thank you
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RoyB
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I always slightly tilt my OFF-ROAD POPUP to allow the air condition water to run off the back side of the trailer roof. I make it level from front to back so that door operates ok and then slightly tilt the trailer to the back side just enough to allow the air conditioner water to flow in that direction.
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JayWalker2009
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I have a gutter system and it not only directs the a/c run off, but I virutally never get any black streaks. My last TT without gutters was forever full of black streaks...that oxidized. Ugly.
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CincyGus
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I like some above, just level my trailer a little nose high so the water runs off the roof to each side (crowned roof) but once it hits the gutters, moves towards the back of the trailer, opposite where my door is (passenger front of the camper). Works like a charm.
The string from the end of the gutter to the ground to give the water a place to run works also. Water Adhesion is your friend. Give it a path and it generally will follow unless the velocity is go great, it over powers it. I've tied a string to a clothesline pin and stuck it on the end of the gutter spout, tied the other end around something and put it in a bucket. Kept a puddle from forming by the door and was relatively clean and usable water for about anything but drinking.
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