AC runs hard to beat the heat

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Originally Posted by howellma

I broke out the insulation that i had left over from my HTT. it fit in the windows without tape or velcro, cut a little big and it fits inside the frame, easy to put on and take off. I also looked at the ac up top, it had 1/16" thick white foam. I covered it in insulation.

Nice...guess I need to do mine now since a lot of people are doing this mod!

[Prothos]

i was well pleased with the ac in the 2104s mini light i just bought. I think the ac is large for the TT. It has a 15k btu ac. it kept the place cool RV cold this past weekend. It was 103 outside and stayed 75 inside with AC running on Low. The thermostat would even shut off the unit some. I may still add some of the mods to reduce the stress of the Ac.

[Larry Tiner]

Having trouble visualizing... When this insulation is cut and 'placed' in window, is it:

1. Behind blinds/shades
2. Visible from interior of RV
3. Visible from exterior of RV

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Originally Posted by Larry Tiner

Having trouble visualizing... When this insulation is cut and 'placed' in window, is it:

1. Behind blinds/shades
2. Visible from interior of RV
3. Visible from exterior of RV

Good question...pics would really help

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Larry Tiner

Having trouble visualizing... When this insulation is cut and 'placed' in window, is it:

1. Behind blinds/shades
2. Visible from interior of RV
3. Visible from exterior of RV

Behind the shades, visible from interior if shades a up and visible from outside. Cut to fit snuggly in the window frame and you don't need Velcro or anything to hold it in.

[BigJohnD]

X2 what OldCoot said.

[Marshmstr1]

I have friends who have spray painted one side black so you can't even notice from outside. I found this pic of my camper on phone, top bunk window has foil insulation (not painted) and you can hardly tell it's there due to tinted windows

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Originally Posted by Marshmstr1

I have friends who have spray painted one side black so you can't even notice from outside. I found this pic of my camper on phone, top bunk window has foil insulation (not painted) and you can hardly tell it's there due to tinted windows

Great idea on spray paint method...

[BigJohnD]

Never bothered me to notice the foil, but I'm more after the functionality than looks. Most that see it know why it's there. The reflective silver on the bubble insulation reflects the light and heat, which is the purpose to start with.

[Larry Tiner]

BigJohnD, my thought exactly. While camping with little or no shade, it would seem that the reflective nature of the panel (on the outside) would create a major glare, much like a mirror in the sun. For some reason, we have very little tinting in our windows, so this glare would be blinding.

[BigJohnD]

We don't really have any tinting on ours either, but never noticed any issues with glare. If I were to paint them, it'd be white for the reflective properties, but really no need to. We have all but 1 window covered most of the time if in an unshaded park, and that's the small one over the sink. While traveling the one over the couch and by dinette get removed where kids can see where we're going. Whether in the sun or shade, you suffer a loss of heating or cooling through the windows, especially if not the dual pane, so most of the time we opt for the added benefit of all windows being covered with the insulation. In our case, we stay outdoors a majority of the time, so not worried about looking out windows much.

[Larry Tiner]

Thanks for your clarifications. We also stay outside. Had visions of frying with added reflection of sun...