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08-20-2022, 10:24 AM
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Thru the kitchen window? Can ya post a picture, just being nosey.
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2013 2619
80 watt solar panel/swing hitch/low profile A/C.
Enduro 4445 caravan mover
2016 Dodge Ram 1500 V8 Hemi
Installed powered folding tow mirrors
Stopped playing with airplanes, now I just enjoy watching them fly by.
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08-20-2022, 10:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Wa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidkraz
Thru the kitchen window? Can ya post a picture, just being nosey.
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I bolted a few scraps of aluminum angle to some plywood so it sits down over the wall securely. The ac unit just sits on the shelf. Cardboard and painters tape to seal the voids temporary.. I did have to pull the window trim to remove the window screen but i can put the screen back in later.
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08-20-2022, 10:51 AM
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Wow, are you planning to keep it for camping trips?
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2013 2619
80 watt solar panel/swing hitch/low profile A/C.
Enduro 4445 caravan mover
2016 Dodge Ram 1500 V8 Hemi
Installed powered folding tow mirrors
Stopped playing with airplanes, now I just enjoy watching them fly by.
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08-21-2022, 03:25 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Diego, California
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Originally Posted by Joelthewelder
Battery testing. I put a 500w wall shaker AC (smallest one i can find) into the kitchen window and ran it for 8 straight hours on the batteries yesterday. The counter said i could go 13 hours on the batteries but im not going to stress them like that. It was 85 degrees outside and it was 62 degrees in the TM.
Test passed.
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Congratulations on you new hobby........ Everyone has to have a hobby, RIGHT!!!. Might as well be a TrailManor.
Here's a suggestion for your A/C unit. I bought this 7,500BTU inverter A/C for our bedroom so that we don't have to run the central air while we are sleeping (kind dumb, in my mind).
I am amazed at how well this thing cools and it is a quite as the mini-splits. All we hear is a whisper light sound of whooshing air coming out of the air distributor. Can't hear the compressor at all.
I'm thinking of taking the roof A/C off our TraiManor and replacing it with one of this.
When I first turn it on in a warm room, it draws about 800W for the 1st 30 minutes or so. As the room cools, the wattage slowly drops (as the compressor slows) until about 300W, (I have a wall outlet watt meter).This type of compressor doesn't need that drastic surge of power that is a generator killer. This thing would easily run on a 1500W generator, I think.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V1BBWS9...t_details&th=1
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640W solar- 230AH LiFeP04 Battery
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08-21-2022, 03:50 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Wa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyboyTR
Congrats on your NU2U TM. I have enjoyed reading this thread. Good info! Thanks.
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Thank you Sir!
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Originally Posted by Wavery
Congratulations on you new hobby........ Everyone has to have a hobby, RIGHT!!!. Might as well be a TrailManor.
Here's a suggestion for your A/C unit. I bought this 7,500BTU inverter A/C for our bedroom so that we don't have to run the central air while we are sleeping (kind dumb, in my mind).
I am amazed at how well this thing cools and it is a quite as the mini-splits. All we hear is a whisper light sound of whooshing air coming out of the air distributor. Can't hear the compressor at all.
I'm thinking of taking the roof A/C off our TraiManor and replacing it with one of this.
When I first turn it on in a warm room, it draws about 800W for the 1st 30 minutes or so. As the room cools, the wattage slowly drops (as the compressor slows) until about 300W, (I have a wall outlet watt meter).This type of compressor doesn't need that drastic surge of power that is a generator killer. This thing would easily run on a 1500W generator, I think.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V1BBWS9...t_details&th=1
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Thanks, I have been looking at those, i like the inverter quietness
but did not realize they can hit 300 watts! Nice..
i had this westinghouse just sitting here. It draws 515 amps on startup and drops to 450 watts after a while. Scouring the web, i dont see anything smaller than it, that uses less power really until now.
Thanks again.
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08-21-2022, 04:06 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: San Diego, California
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Originally Posted by Joelthewelder
Thank you Sir!
Thanks, I have been looking at those, i like the inverter quietness
but did not realize they can hit 300 watts! Nice..
i had this westinghouse just sitting here. It draws 515 amps on startup and drops to 450 watts after a while. Scouring the web, i dont see anything smaller than it, that uses less power really until now.
Thanks again.
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Be careful about how small you go. The Coleman A/C on the roof of most RV's is (supposedly) 13,500BTU but they are horribly inefficient.
At one time, I had a 1998 2720 TrailManor and it had a 10,000BTU (window) A/C unit that was mounted about knee level, in the cabinetry, next to the stove. That's where the factory installed them at that time. Because of the way that the unit was installed, it wasn't very efficient. The TrailManor that I bought didn't have A/C at all so I installed a new 10,000BTU unit in the same place but I redesigned the airflow to the compressor unit so that it circulated better. It worked a lot better then the factory installation. However, trying to get cold air to rise is a challenge and the real failing of that installation location.
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640W solar- 230AH LiFeP04 Battery
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08-21-2022, 04:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Wa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wavery
Be careful about how small you go. The Coleman A/C on the roof of most RV's is (supposedly) 13,500BTU but they are horribly inefficient.
At one time, I had a 1998 2720 TrailManor and it had a 10,000BTU (window) A/C unit that was mounted about knee level, in the cabinetry, next to the stove. That's where the factory installed them at that time. Because of the way that the unit was installed, it wasn't very efficient. The TrailManor that I bought didn't have A/C at all so I installed a new 10,000BTU unit in the same place but I redesigned the airflow to the compressor unit so that it circulated better. It worked a lot better then the factory installation. However, trying to get cold air to rise is a challenge and the real failing of that installation location.
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The factory rooftop unit on mine draws 1200 watts when running, i can run it on my batteries for 7 hours if i maxed the capacity but i dont want that. This vintage wall shaker is loud but it produces a lot of cooling for a small foot print. (Fits under the couch and in the window)
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08-20-2022, 11:08 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Wa
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If we end up going some place hot and sunny for a few days, yes. It fits snuggly under the couch easily enough. If i added another 200w of panels i could run it without draining the battery at all during the day.. Hmm
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08-20-2022, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Wow! These are some really great and amazing upgrades! Thank you for sharing and keep on sharing as you do more!
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2021 TM 2922KB
2000 Dodge Ram Quad Cab 5.2L V8
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08-20-2022, 05:24 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Wa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BaconLover
Wow! These are some really great and amazing upgrades! Thank you for sharing and keep on sharing as you do more!
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Thank you! My list of things left to do is getting pretty thin.
Upgrade the rest of the outlets to the ones with usb's.
Finish a few bodywork areas.
Finish the table drawer slide install
12v meter for each battery. (X6)
Wheel bearings and brake check.
Recertify the lp tanks or convert them to upright tanks.
Pack it with sheets, blankets, towels, tp, plates, silverware and gear stuff and hit the road...
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