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Pet Cool installation

Postby Pottercounty » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:43 pm

Those of you who have a pet cool, I would be interested in how you installed yours. I have some ideas however, I welcome your advice and/or tips....
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Postby Arne » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:52 pm

well, I put my in/out on the front of my t/d because of dog hair.... better to put it underneath and maybe use some extensions on the inside to get if off the floor in the corners... I'd prefer not to have the in/out next to each other, but some have done that and it works ok for them (through a window)...
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Postby sid » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:42 pm

Ours is in the rear..... 8) with a vent out the side and PVC duct-work on the inside.

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Postby Shadow Catcher » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:12 pm

I used insulated hoses (still have them would like to get rid of them) to run up to one of the windows with a fitted adapter.
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Postby aggie79 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:34 am

I don't have it installed yet, but my petcool will be in the cedar chest tongue box I'm building. The picture is the back of the chest. There are doors that will open for the intake and exhaust side of the condensor.

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The supply air will be ducted through the back of the chest into the teardrop where it will split to two registers in my headboard cabinet. The return air will be ducted from the galley bulkhead under the teardrop to the wood chest.
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Postby Grid Runner Adventures » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:23 pm

what is a petcool
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Postby Loader » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:19 pm

Because ours is a 4x8 and limited space, we only bring it when needed and used insulated hoses.

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Postby Jason and Amanda » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:22 am

Mine travels inside the trailer, then when parked it sits on the trailer tongue. I ran PVC ducting through the bottom of the trailer at the front corners, and actually used paneling to fabricate ductwork inside the trailer and used an actual air vent. A couple pics are in my gallery. Probably not enough pictures to be clear. I am not in a position to upload more at the moment. But feel free to ask questions and I'll answer as thorough as I can.
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Postby sid » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:29 am

Grid Runner Adventures wrote:what is a petcool


It's a small 2,500 BTU AC/Heating unit that is built primarily for dog houses. The trick is trying to adapt it to a teardrop.

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Postby jamwius » Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:40 am

Did any of you relocate the controls for the Pet Cool? I am thinking of installing mine in a box on the tongue but would like to have the controls inside the cabin so I don't have to get out to shut it off in the middle of the night.

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Postby sid » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:58 am

If you are just wanting to be able to cut it off and on, and not have the ability to change the thermostat, you can get a remote cut off like what they sell to turn your christmas tree lights off and on.

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Postby Pottercounty » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:12 pm

sid wrote:If you are just wanting to be able to cut it off and on, and not have the ability to change the thermostat, you can get a remote cut off like what they sell to turn your christmas tree lights off and on.

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That's just a really good idea! More info to put into the pet cool folder!
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Postby sid » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:21 pm

Ours is mounted in the galley and butted up to the foot-board of the bed, so we have access to the controls, BUT, they are not the easiest thing to reach.

This works like a charm for an easy cut off and on........ ;)
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Postby jamwius » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:17 pm

Yeah, that's just what I need. Easy on, easy off. Thanks.
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