I was just in Colorado Springs, and before Waldo fire forced our evacuation, it was still pretty warm up there. I wonder why running AC from a generator is dumb? To me, comfort of kids equals DW happiness.
No real good answers or suggestions from me, except I don't think the OP's AC unit is working correctly. Our entry level Hideout (either 13.5 or 15k unit, can't remember) can get plenty cool. Last weekend in So. Utah, outside temps around 101, we were able to get down to about 75* or so. The unit runs full time to keep it there, of course, but the TT gets plenty cool for our needs.
And that's even with the AC shut off when we were out hiking and stuff.
relliott75 wrote: I was just in Colorado Springs, and before Waldo fire forced our evacuation, it was still pretty warm up there. I wonder why running AC from a generator is dumb? To me, comfort of kids equals DW happiness.
What he was saying was that when the weather gets hot, he moves higher up in the Colorado mountains as opposed to cranking up a genny.
This is something my wife and I were talking about last night. Where we're located at now the temperature is about the same as where we were parked at the past 2 years but the temperature inside is so much easier to keep cool now. At the other location where we were parked the side of the trailer with the doors were aimed due west and the afternoon sun baked that side of the trailer including the top and front. Where we're parked at now the front of the trailer is aimed South West and only the top and front get the full direct afternoon sunshine. We don't even have to put the awing out to keep it cool inside now. Yesterday it was in the mid 90's which is pretty cool compared to our usual 100 + degree days in summer and I noticed I was getting cold so I checked the temperature with my laser temperature gun and the floor temperature was 69 and ceiling temperature was 72 to 73 and the A/C unit was on the low fan setting. Before at the other location it was difficult to keep the temperature below 78 when it was in the mid to upper 90's and a real struggle to keep it below 80 when the temperatures were in the triple digits with the unit on high. Before we'd have to turn the A/C on early in the day to get a jump start on the heat to keep the temperature down by late afternoon. Location means everything when parking in direct sunlight. A couple of shade trees and I'd have to put on an over coat. The 15K A/C unit really does it's job especially with just a little direction change on where you park.
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If you want a cheap fix go to home Depot and buy a portable A/C. I got one for my 400 sq. ft.office and it will freeze you out. Less than $400 and you can use a short extension cord and plug it into the 20 amp outlet on the post.
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TomG2 wrote: Get enough cooling capacity and you can cool anything. 2 @ 15k should cool a pretty good sized leaky tin can which is about what campers are. A buddy told a full timer that buying a generator to run the AC was the, "Dumbest thing he ever heard". He goes to the mountains of Colorado in the summertime.
Your buddy might get disappointed
We were at 9200 + ft when the temps in Denver hit 105 last week. we had temps in the shade of 80+ and 96 in the sun.
Our single 13.5 AC unit dropped the temp inside of the TT down to 72 before I shut it off.
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Its seldom the lack of AC as it is the heat load that is somewhat controllable…
Window, side, and slide awnings help a lot… 4 bodies, running hot water for dishwashing, cooking and microwaving, burning lights, TV’s, air leaks, and many other things are building heat load from the inside…
Just like managing power, in extreme heat you need to manage the heat load…
To much AC will cool but not necessarily increase comfort…
While I haven’t been in 115 degree heat to much, mine works well in triple digit heat when it needs to…
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I guess there are simply too many variables to get a good answer, shade, cubic feet of the RV, altitude, number of slides, size of windows, direction you're pointing in the RV, and insulation are all important. It's too varied to determine what 'normal cooling effect' is which is what I was looking for.
We were at 9200 + ft when the temps in Denver hit 105 last week. we had temps in the shade of 80+ and 96 in the sun.
He and some other friends are in South Fork, where it may get all the way to 79 today but is 61 now. He knows Colorado quite well.
I'm sure he knows Colorado quite well, after camping in the high country for 25 years so do I. Still a heat wave is just that and the high in South Fork was 90 yesterday.
The average high in Jefferson near where I go is mid 70s at best. Few there install AC and they are cooking. That's 1000 ft higher than South Fork.
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The 15K A/C unit really does it's job especially with just a little direction change on where you park.
