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Stand alone AC

Postby tandempair » Sat Jul 01, 2017 6:42 pm

Been doing some thinking about AC, Incase we head to warmer climate this winter. Don't really want to cut a hole and use a mounted AC. I know they make portable , stand alone, AC units. I would think one of those would easily cool a 6 X 12 cargo trailer, even in a hot humid climate. I did a search on this and came up with noting relevant, although it has. Probably been addressed before. I am wondering what others experiences with stand alone have been. Is it adequate to cool your CTC?
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby jwhite » Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:05 pm

they are a waste of money they don't work well at all unless you only want to be cool at night,
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby CoventryKid » Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:26 pm

Our standalone unit works just fine - used it to cool our rig last spring when outside temps were 101F down the east coast of the US.

It's a single hose unit. We store it in the closet on front side of our kitchen. Pull it out, point it towards the rear, connect the 5" hose and turn it on.

It does take a while to cool the rig but the cool/cold air coming at you is great. The area at the front of our trailer (behind the A/C) is definitely warmer as the cold air doesn't really get back there.

But it works for us and it runs off a 15A circuit.

Hope this helps!
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby tandempair » Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:29 am

Thanks. I am not very familiar with the stand alone units, and wasn't sure how the hose figured into the equasion. Can you plz post a link or a pic of what you have? We will be using our CTC mostly in MI in the summer months, will hopefully head south for part of the winter, so I doubt we would be dealing with temps over 80 or 90 degrees at the most, so perhaps a stand alone would be adequate for us.
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby Iconfabul8 » Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:22 pm

You won't find many people on this forum who have much good to say about these things. A lot of builders have gone to the time and expense only to find that portables wouldn't do the job. However, If you go this route be sure to keep us updated good or bad.
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby Builder-Billiam » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:30 pm

The first conversion I did, I used one of these, and it was a giant mistake!! It was absolutely Inadequate in every way. Big, Heavy and DID NOT COOL any better than a fan hardly.....lol
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby jwhite » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:35 pm

I had to sit right in front of it to get any cool air? worked ok after dark ? wasted 350.00 buy a window AC
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby tandempair » Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:01 pm

Well, none of that is what I wanted to hear....It seemed an easy way to solve the problem. Alas, things are not always as they seem.
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby CoventryKid » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:49 am

Tandempair:

Sorry for the delay. Here are pics of my standalone A/C unit:

Outside louvered vent:
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A/C stored in closet - outlet pipe stored above, permanently connected to vent:
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Outlet connected - ready to use:
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View from living room:
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Our A/C cools our trailer quite nicely. It is noisy when it's running, but I'd rather have that than the heat!

I like the standalone unit because it runs off a 15A circuit.

Hope this helps!
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby tandempair » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:50 pm

Thank you. Very helpful info and pics.
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Re: Stand alone AC

Postby rebar » Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:20 am

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