How I did homemade Basement Air

[robertglines1]

Since I have just learned to post pictures (sort of)some have ask how it was done.so try link to photobucket album URL    http://s987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/robertglines1        I hope I did it right....2 window air 14700BTU 120 volt 300dollars each and one 10000BTU portable room air 265dollars total cost $865.00 used 5yrs in 90 plus degree weather. Use 20 inch ceiling fan mounted over drivers seat to pull air off ceiling(warm)     

[bevans6]

Most window ac units I have seen have a large warm air return screen/filter on the front of the unit, and a quite small cold air outlet at the top of the unit.  How are you handling the warm air return from the interior of the bus to the AC units in the basement?  Logically they would be best at the ceiling level of the bus, but my central air in my house just uses the floor level warm air returns.

thanks, Brian

[robertglines1]

air returns threw vents cut into floor open to bays...I insulated bays doors and floor..the one picture in side bays is ac filters where the return air enters...does not fit the scientific way..but it works and is much less expensive to operate than roof airs...we pay for elect in some parks and usually comes in half of what or sticks and staple friends pay for same time period...we are total elect.. the ceiling fan blows the warm air off the ceiling to the floor...mixes the air so floor return works..

[fe2_o3]

   Or you could...Cable
   


 

[Busted Knuckle]

I can vouch for Bob & Judy's set up being nice, quite and comfortable. I spent quite sometime visiting them in their coach and asking questions about how they did this and that while they were at out last rally!

One of the things I pointed out to Bob was "how nice it felt standing here next to this little closet in the bedroom" that's when he explained how he built his system and took me outside and showed me the "works" of it in the bay!

If you wanna see some real homegrown ingenuity & quality craftsmanship you really must see their current bus in person!
  BK 

[robertglines1]

I brought this foward for a fellow bus nut who wanted to see pictures...

[MARKMC7]

  thank you very much robert, looks like a very cost effective way to go. looks great

[DMoedave]

Michael Boyd down near Ashville does some pretty cool things with buses. We have a Silversides he converted and he also did an MCI-9. One of the very cool things was take a motel a/c unit like you see under the front window when you enter, and use that as a basement a/c with a 110 squirrell cage blower. The return is up front and the vents from duct work, one by driver and copilot and the rest on the floor front to rear. filter accesed front front bay. The unit takes up 2/3rds of  that bay. Works well.

[robertglines1]

Bump   I bumped this up for a new member    Bob  pic 38