I'm trying to buy a 36' class A with 0 slides and only the one side door. It's an older model so single pane windows but I want to fix that.
I keep reading about RVs with 2-3 AC units but not the circumstances or performance.
How many watt hours will I need to run AC in 100? weather with no shade and a thermostat setting of 80??
I assume the third AC units are for RVs with a bunch of leaky sliders.
I assume my insulation will be pretty basic. Plan A is to photograph the interior with a Flir thermal camera and inject spray foam in the leaky spots but I'm not familiar enough with RV wall construction to know if that is practical or a good idea.
My end goal is AC that can run off of solar during summer. I'm planning a 1kw array with about 5kwh of lithium ion batteries.
Plan B which I intend to do either way is to find somewhere cooler to spend the summer and early fall. I want to travel mostly around the South West USA and figure out a loop that avoids steep long climbs, tornado season, humidity, high heat and freezing cold.
If anyone has a route to suggest, let me know.
Plan C is to remove the interior to add spray in foam thoughout. If anyone has tried full spray foam and dual pane windows in a class A with no sliders, I would love to hear how it worked out.
I have seen some bus conversions that seem close to what I may do but they usually have more windows and very few people attempt solar powered AC.
I keep reading about RVs with 2-3 AC units but not the circumstances or performance.
How many watt hours will I need to run AC in 100? weather with no shade and a thermostat setting of 80??
I assume the third AC units are for RVs with a bunch of leaky sliders.
I assume my insulation will be pretty basic. Plan A is to photograph the interior with a Flir thermal camera and inject spray foam in the leaky spots but I'm not familiar enough with RV wall construction to know if that is practical or a good idea.
My end goal is AC that can run off of solar during summer. I'm planning a 1kw array with about 5kwh of lithium ion batteries.
Plan B which I intend to do either way is to find somewhere cooler to spend the summer and early fall. I want to travel mostly around the South West USA and figure out a loop that avoids steep long climbs, tornado season, humidity, high heat and freezing cold.
If anyone has a route to suggest, let me know.
Plan C is to remove the interior to add spray in foam thoughout. If anyone has tried full spray foam and dual pane windows in a class A with no sliders, I would love to hear how it worked out.
I have seen some bus conversions that seem close to what I may do but they usually have more windows and very few people attempt solar powered AC.