roof ac units
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NY_Dutch
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The roof units are the same. The ceiling units vary depending on whether the controls are on the ceiling or on a wall thermostat, and how the vents are arranged. The ceiling unit has to be compatible with the roof unit of course.
99winnemike
Member
so what your saying is that i can use a non ducted roof unit and just conect the wall thermostat ?
Or should I try to find out the difference is between the roof and the ceiling ? other than that i'm totally confuesed.
Or should I try to find out the difference is between the roof and the ceiling ? other than that i'm totally confuesed.
John Canfield
Site Team
What's the year and model of your Winnebago Mike? I assume the year is 1999 but what model?
Gary RV_Wizard
Site Team
An RV a/c is in two parts, one that goes outside (on top of the roof) and another that is inside, bolted to the roof unit from the underside (ceiling). The ceiling unit is where the ducts connect in a ducted unit, and where the controls are mounted on a non-ducted unit. Ducted units are always controlled by a wall mounted thermostat but non-ducted units have integrated controls that include its own thermostat.
In theory only the ceiling unit differs between ducted and non-ducted, but you need to make sure the two halves will fit together. When you replace an existing a/c, you can buy a new roof unit or a new ceiling unit or both. If you buy both units, you still have to deal with wall thermostat control vs integrated controls - you can't just plug in the thermostat wire into the ceiling unit if there isn't anything there to plug to.
To make matters worse, the wall thermostat interface on some older ducted units is incompatible with newer models.
In theory only the ceiling unit differs between ducted and non-ducted, but you need to make sure the two halves will fit together. When you replace an existing a/c, you can buy a new roof unit or a new ceiling unit or both. If you buy both units, you still have to deal with wall thermostat control vs integrated controls - you can't just plug in the thermostat wire into the ceiling unit if there isn't anything there to plug to.
To make matters worse, the wall thermostat interface on some older ducted units is incompatible with newer models.
99winnemike
Member
ok so i have been a little busy. i had a 1999 adventure until a junky set fire to it. i now have a 1998 chieftain
1 year older,2 feet longer and a lot more work needed. i have an old rvp ducted ac, all i can find are the non ducted. right now i have the dashboard out getting the odometer fixed. so nothing at all works right now. i am getting a lot of non electrical stuff fixed.
1 year older,2 feet longer and a lot more work needed. i have an old rvp ducted ac, all i can find are the non ducted. right now i have the dashboard out getting the odometer fixed. so nothing at all works right now. i am getting a lot of non electrical stuff fixed.
