Vegas 250 F

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May 14, 2001
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I am wondering about the feqasibility of mounting a generator and an RV style roof Air COnditioner to an enclosed trailer. Has anyone done this before? Will it work? It gets around 110 - 115 degrees here and we are looking for a way to stay cool at the track. (We are ordering a 31 foot FunMover RV, but it will not be finished until Latre August or September. I really need something for this summer! Any ideas or feedback will be greatly appreciated.
 

gasgasman

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Feb 15, 2000
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People do it all the time. A guy I work with, just put one on his trailer. He had to add an extra brace to support the A/C unit. It installs in any 14" X 14" opening in your roof.

The A/C will pull about 900 watts. But you will need a generator that puts out about 2500 watts, due to the initial surge when the A/C cycles on.

Check this site for more info on power requirements.

http://www.onan.com/na/pages/en/products/powergeneration/generators/powerrequirements.cfm
 

Jeeper

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Apr 3, 2002
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MY buddy has one on his also. I dont know about a generator as I have not seen it yet but he states it helps on the hot days. I think he plugs it in some place.
 

nikki

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Apr 21, 2000
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We have an A/C RV roof unit on our enclosed trailer - mounted right on one of the roof vent holes. Although our roof is the rounded style, we didn't add any extra bracing. 2 years later and no problems. We use a 5000 watt generator and have the trailer wired so one circuit runs the A/C and the other circuit runs everything else. It works great - really cools down the trailer fast (even in 100+ temps). Use the A/C with a fan or two for extra cooling.
 

KDX220rm

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Jun 3, 2002
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Find an RV dealership that repairs RV's and they may have some used units or units that people traded in for larger units. My friends got a nice unit for their popup camper for $95.00 and it works great. They found it at a RV repair shop. This one even had the heating coils to heat up the trailer during cold weather.
 
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