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Old 05-29-2007, 08:01 PM   #1
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Who has done this and can show me pictures? I don't have a sliding front window; it is fixed.

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Old 05-29-2007, 11:03 PM   #2
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My Easily Removeable Air Conditioner

Mine is installed in a slider window, however.

Since your trailer has the entrance in the back, over the bumper, you might see if someone with a classic Casita has a rear window mounted AC. That would more closely approximate your situation.

I seem to remember that Suz posted her instalation, but it was pre-hack.
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Old 05-30-2007, 12:35 PM   #3
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Yes, that would be helpful, too. Front window seems a little easier, possibly, since the trailer frame is there to help support the AC if I do it, but essentially it should be the same job. My front window is pretty small- maybe twice the width of an AC.

I haven't really looked at other alternatives yet, and I'm not sure I need one, just thinking ahead.



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Old 05-30-2007, 01:11 PM   #4
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I liked the one that showed up at 2007 Bluebonnet in Bandera.

It was a room air conditioner that sat on the ground, street side rear, and the cold air was ducted to inside the Scamp with clothes drier flexible hose.

Quite portable and so I was told quite effieicent.
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Old 05-30-2007, 02:24 PM   #5
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Hi.. seems to me that if you were driving in any type of rain the a/c in the front window would be a water magnet, Paul Orlando fl
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Old 05-30-2007, 02:56 PM   #6
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I know this is not the way you intend to install your air conditioner, but here is the way I did it. inside and outside
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Old 05-30-2007, 04:54 PM   #7
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I know this is not the way you intend to install your air conditioner, but here is the way I did it. inside and outside
Well, that is a possibility, or something like that. If it is in the front window it would obviously need a cover during travel. I kind of like the outside idea; does that really work? Would it require a portable AC or could a room AC work?

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Old 05-30-2007, 06:20 PM   #8
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Would it require a portable AC or could a room AC work?

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I used a room AC. I took out the metalic cover of the unit, built a duct with 1/4" plywood from upper screen alongside the wall to bring outside air the open top of the unit, and I built an other duct to exhaust hot air to the lower screen.


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And that works very well.

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Old 05-30-2007, 08:56 PM   #9
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I like your solution, too, though it may be more carpentry than I want to do.

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Old 05-30-2007, 09:23 PM   #10
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My Compact has a 5000 BTU window air conditioner mounted in the front window. It was installed by a previous owner. It is supported from below by two steel L brackets bolted through the fiberglass shell and from above by two aluminum straps that are screwed to the window frame. When traveling I cover the outside with a simple vinyl piece. Works great and does not leak.

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Old 05-30-2007, 09:24 PM   #11
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Well, that is a possibility, or something like that. If it is in the front window it would obviously need a cover during travel. I kind of like the outside idea; does that really work? Would it require a portable AC or could a room AC work?

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The one I saw at 2007 Bluebonnet was just a standard 115 Vac 'window mount' a/c unit. It was set on a platform on the ground and surrounded by a small white picket fence. It was transported in the bed of the TV. It appeared to be easy to set up/take down. I did not get close enough to see how the duck went from the a/c to the Scamp.
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Here is a link to a photo (taken by Lindy) of the 13' Scamp AC. This is the one that Charlie is referring to.

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Thanks Tom, that's the one I was posting about.
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Old 05-31-2007, 11:27 AM   #14
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Thanks, Tom, I'd like to see closer up the mounting hardware, when you get a chance. I'm not going to do anything for awhile, though, first I'll see how much I need AC.

The non-mounted unit has advantages, too; especially the ability to leave it behind when AC is not needed.

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I have been thinking on this ac thing for a while, and I do like the idea of a non-mounted unit. Just where did the duct enter the trailer? Its obvious that you would lose some of your coolness from the duct, since it isn't insulated. But then, with it outside, none of the heat of the unit comes into the trailer. Is that a wash?
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I believe that a hole was cut in the floor under the street-side bench. All the ducting was the same as used for dryer venting. If you don't want to cut fiberglass, you could run the vent up to a sliding window and make a plywood plate that fit inside the partly opened window.

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Bobbie,
I found a photo of an AC installation with the duct through a window. This is in an Alite 400 but would work in any trailer.

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Just a quick question. How would you suggest protecting the AC electronics on a window unit from rain and such, while sitting outside? Would a small shroud do?
I don't really want to cut any holes in the Play Pac. The duct in the curb side windows would be doable.

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I used a room AC. I took out the metalic cover of the unit, built a duct with 1/4" plywood from upper screen alongside the wall to bring outside air the open top of the unit, and I built an other duct to exhaust hot air to the lower screen.


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And that works very well.

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