20' Enclosed trailer converting to luxury toy hauler

[roadinspector]

The outside air temp was around 90 something with about 75% humidity
R 3 3/4" foam board between the studs
Not sure what the ceiling has as it was already done when I bought the trailer. Probably similar stuff though
It sits in the florida sun all day long
It takes about an hour in the heat of the day if I try and cool it off after it gets really hot. Ounce the humidity is reduced inside it really feels a lot better. It will still be a bit warmer in the back of the trailer until it runs for probably 2-3 hours

You might consider placing a small oscillating fan about mid CT. We have done this for years in all our RVs to help with circulation. It should cut your cool down time by about 50%. It did for us.

Earnest

[Brian556]

Hi brian

thats pretty good for only 8,000 Btu in full sun at 90 deg ....
Did not think a small unit would work that well

don't worry about the front install, worst case after 50,000 miles you get a few stuck bugs.
I would however recommend not driving uncovered in the poring rain

when I get my insulation done, I'll let you know how mine turns out....
as bodies and appliances also produce some heat - not in my calculation.

im hoping 7 x 18 will do 100 deg full sun, with 5,000 btu on only solar
so far so good on shore power test & with empty trailer, but not sure if it works as well
because the inverter & charge controller make some heat also ?

jerry

Thanks for the input. I did do a test run with a 6500 btu window unit that was the same size as my 8K. It helped but didn't get it cool as I would like. The 8K only pulls around 7 amps and is the exact same size physically.

[hankaye]

Brian556

Brian556, Howdy;

Question about why you installed it on the front, aren't you concerned
about damage to the cooling fins on the condenser? Perhaps you've designed
a cover for it you haven't fabricated and have ready to show us yet.

hank

I know, I stressed about that for a while but decided I wanted mount it permanently so I could lock it down solid and seal it up real good. I am concerned about the issues of having it on the front but am determined to figure out a way to make it work. Funny enough I noticed one of the crappy gray plastic storage bins I had in my garage actually fit over it pretty well....Gonna have to see what we can do with that.
I figured worse case if I don't have anything worked out by Monday it will be trash bag and ratchet strap style

I was thinking along the lines of some aluminum sheet metal, a piece of piano hinge
and maybe a bungee or something else to hold it in place while traveling.
Just throwing a thought out.

hank