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Seeking Advice on Basement AC Units

Started by OneLapper, June 27, 2014, 10:11:35 AM

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Mex-Busnut

Two more shots. I have one bay dedicated to this, and the battery bank and storage area in the middle.
Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.

bcbusman

Here was my solution. I used the new generation AMCOR 14 000 BTU house A/C that only consumes 1200 Watts at full blast. Put it in my bay and cut the control panel and extended the wires so I can control it from the inside. My exhaust is vented to my generator room. It works awesome, super quiet, remote controlled and shoots ice cubes  :)

gumpy

Ok, just wanted to note that I had several people contact me about the A/C unit I mentioned earlier in this thread. I'm considering it sold at this point.

Craig Shepard
Located in Minnesquito

http://bus.gumpydog.com - "Some Assembly Required"

gumpy

Quote from: bcbusman on July 02, 2014, 09:21:11 AM
Here was my solution. I used the new generation AMCOR 14 000 BTU house A/C that only consumes 1200 Watts at full blast. Put it in my bay and cut the control panel and extended the wires so I can control it from the inside. My exhaust is vented to my generator room. It works awesome, super quiet, remote controlled and shoots ice cubes  :)

I wasn't aware you could actually make ducts out of duct tape!   ::)

Sounds like a nice solution.
Craig Shepard
Located in Minnesquito

http://bus.gumpydog.com - "Some Assembly Required"

bcbusman

That's what I like about this site, so many ideas and some ideas work and some don't, but we all learn  :)

OneLapper

All the different info is great!  Thanks to everyone for contributing their ideas and setups.

The Coleman Two Ton basement unit looks like a good solution.  I like that it has two compressors that both run on separate 20 amp circuits, basically enabling 24k btu output with 120 volts. 

Has anyone seen or experienced Marine AC units installed in a conversion?  I recall that Clifford mentioned that some of the professionally built coaches were using marine units.

I'll keep updating this thread as I progress with this project....

Mark
OneLapper
1964 PD4106-2853
www.markdavia.com

TomC

Cruiseair has air cooled condensers that you can use with most any of the marine evaporators for basement use. They use the condenser in the basement with the Freon lines coming up to the evaporator-less space then a 6" duct in and a 8" duct return. Expensive, but long lasting. Good Luck, TomC
Tom & Donna Christman. 1985 Kenworth 40ft Super C with garage. '77 AMGeneral 10240B; 8V-71TATAIC V730.