AC on top or inside

[Leslie & Nick]

Originally Posted by mike-rm-cd

...... It IS noisy, mostly with the volume of airflow, forward and back into both ends of the new TM.

Just my opinion, but I'd put up with the noise, versus the "so so" cooling that my side-mounted unit provides. Guess it depends where you live though, the side mounted units might be OK in a more temperate climate, here in the deep south they don't do the job

Nick

I was in UT over the summer and it was 108. The roof AC brought down the temp into the 70's. Gave the kids a cold.

We have used our roof-mounted A/C only a few times. When we have, it has performed very well, and noisily.

The folks who bought our traded-in, 2720 SD, had the dealer install a side-mounted A/C.

That dealer (Auburn RV, Karen) called (after our order was in) to suggest that maybe we might want to rethink our (my!) decision to NOT have the factory install the roof A/C. Karen said that the last TM they had (new) sat in the dealership for a year, and that it always looked, "forlorn."

In 94 degree weather in Sept, the A/C paid for itself.

One thing nobody has mentioned as a side unit advantage is how easy and cheap it is to replace or upgrade. I pulled my factory unit out and put a bigger one in for about $150. There is alot of extra room inside the cabinet area to go bigger. The air flow from the top does sound like an advantage though.

[wbmiller3]

I'm glad to hear that. I was wondering how much trouble & expense I would have finding a replacement when that day arrives. What did you get, if you don't mind my asking?

Yes Bill, I put an 8500 BTU General Electric in that I bought from Brandsmart. It has the auto thermostat that shuts on/off automaticly as well as a remote control (needless!) My old unit was 7000 BTU I think and it has made it much cooler. The only extra work was replacing the metal shroud that was talked about earlier, conecting the drain ( a little bit of a headache) and redoing the cosmetic wood trim around the front panel. It was actually pretty easy. There was still some room left inside if I wanted to go bigger.

[B_and_D]

Mike, was your cabinet around the side A/C irregularly shaped? Mine was angled right towards the back where the vent it, and it took up a lot of room from the cabinet on the right. The outlet was mounted to the cabinet wall. I pulled out the A/C when it died, moved the outlet, and took out the cabinet wall. We just don't need a/c here, but it could easily be replaced.

B+D...I dont think so, its been about six months since I did it and dont really remember anything like you described.

[wbmiller3]

Thanks for the info!

Our 3124KS has the AC on the roof and it cool great in over 100 degree weather. We also epoxied an aluminum strip on the ceiling to direct the air more evenly. It works great.