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Roof A/C install
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Wed May 06, 2015 6:27 amby gisclair615
How are you guys bracing your roof for A/C install? Would I be ok with just adding 1" X 1" square tubing to box in the roof vent area? My a/c is a Coleman Mach 8 low profile and weighs around 90 lbs. This is how my roof beams are now.
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Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 06, 2015 9:52 amby wtcreaux
Ordered mine beefed up from the factory........they doubled the transverse supports at the location (parallel to the originals, touching, welded together) then place the 2 short pieces perpendicular to make the vent space.
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 06, 2015 2:08 pmby nunrleft
wtcreaux wrote:Ordered mine beefed up from the factory........they doubled the transverse supports at the location (parallel to the originals, touching, welded together) then place the 2 short pieces perpendicular to make the vent space.
Ordered mine from the factory with the a/c support. It was done this same way.
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 06, 2015 2:43 pmby gisclair615
Do you have any pics of the way it's done? I think I'm understanding how it's set up.
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 06, 2015 10:35 pmby nunrleft
Re: Roof A/C install
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Thu May 07, 2015 1:16 amby gisclair615
Thanks for the photo. I'll just copy this with 1" x 1" square tubing. Thanks!
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 20, 2015 8:03 pmby gisclair615
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed May 20, 2015 8:04 pmby gisclair615
Trailer is due for a wash. It been sitting for a while.
Re: Roof A/C install
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Fri May 29, 2015 8:36 pmby wanabxtrm
How do you like the mach 8? its on my short list for A/c's at this point. Have/can you measure the amp draw for me by chance? I'm curious if it aligns with the published specs or is lower (as I've read elsewhere).
Any other issues or complaints with the install?
Re: Roof A/C install
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Sat May 30, 2015 12:26 amby RetchedOne
Re: Roof A/C install
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Sun May 31, 2015 7:03 pmby gisclair615
Nice find. I was looking for those but couldn't find them.
Roof A/C install
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Sun May 31, 2015 7:07 pmby gisclair615
wanabxtrm wrote:How do you like the mach 8? its on my short list for A/c's at this point. Have/can you measure the amp draw for me by chance? I'm curious if it aligns with the published specs or is lower (as I've read elsewhere).
Any other issues or complaints with the install?
I'm really pleased with it. I didn't think it would cool as good as it does being mine is only. 9200BTU. I only insulated with 3/4 foam board and it's been high 80's and upper 90's with high humidity and it freezes my trailer out during the day. At night it's on low with thermostat halfway. I don't have an amp meter to measure amp draw but I have a off brand 3k generator inverter and it doesn't struggle at all to run the a/c and fridge. Install was very easy and straight forward.
Re: Roof A/C install
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Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:19 pmby RetchedOne
gisclair615 wrote:Nice find. I was looking for those but couldn't find them.
Bought 4
Should be here today and welded in tonight!
A/C by the weekend!!!
Re: Roof A/C install
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:39 amby RetchedOne
Welded in the 4 roof bows i bought online.
Pictures are deceiving, but I added two roof bows front and two behind the AC hole.
Used 1/4 inch flat bar to tie them together.
I can now do pullups on the bars and the roof doesn't move.
By pull ups I mean hanging there flailing like a fish...
Re: Roof A/C install
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Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:08 pmby RROADKILLL
RetchedOne wrote:I can now do pullups on the bars and the roof doesn't move.
By pull ups I mean hanging there flailing like a fish...
Love it!!! Love it so much that it is now my singature!
