Leaving AC on while away for extended time in AZ

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by Larry-NC

You can't compare Phoenix to Albuquerque. Phoenix to Las Cruces would be a more fair comparison. Both hot and dry.

(Lived in Las Cruces for two years, working for my uncle. Tent-camped at City of Rocks SP)

Isn't the City of Rocks fantastic? They have really improved that park over the last few years. Even have water and electric hookups now in one area. One of our favorite places for our RV group gatherings. The group area has a great covered area and access to an observatory. But it does get scorching in the summer!!!

[Chuck_S]

There's a reason we all had our refrigerators on the porch in the old days in the Old South -- they made the un-airconditioned homes of the day unbearable in the summer.

For this same reason a "residential refrigerator" is counter productive in a RV in hot weather as it heats the interior space. Makes your AC work overtime. Good, old fashioned LP refrigerators transfer all their heat out doors.

In the "but it's a dry heat" area of the country AC can take nearly every remaining drop of moisture out of the air causing wood and fabric to dry out and shrink and similar. I've often wondered if a humidifier would be helpful in those conditions like we use in the winter to prevent those problems.

-- Chuck

[NMWildcat]

What I have noticed with all our RVs, houses, etc, is that if it's going to crack or peel due to heat and dryness, it will most likely happen in the first year. Warranty.
After that first year, I rarely see any of that.

Originally Posted by Chuck_S

There's a reason we all had our refrigerators on the porch in the old days in the Old South -- they made the un-airconditioned homes of the day unbearable in the summer.

For this same reason a "residential refrigerator" is counter productive in a RV in hot weather as it heats the interior space. Makes your AC work overtime. Good, old fashioned LP refrigerators transfer all their heat out doors.

In the "but it's a dry heat" area of the country AC can take nearly every remaining drop of moisture out of the air causing wood and fabric to dry out and shrink and similar. I've often wondered if a humidifier would be helpful in those conditions like we use in the winter to prevent those problems.

-- Chuck

[babock]

Originally Posted by Chuck_S

I've often wondered if a humidifier would be helpful in those conditions like we use in the winter to prevent those problems.

-- Chuck

It would only make the AC less efficient since it would be using a lot of its energy removing the humidity you are pumping into the trailer.

[Larry-NC]

Originally Posted by NMWildcat

Isn't the City of Rocks fantastic? They have really improved that park over the last few years. Even have water and electric hookups now in one area. One of our favorite places for our RV group gatherings. The group area has a great covered area and access to an observatory. But it does get scorching in the summer!!!

Uhh, my experience was 1971 or 1972 with a tent and sleeping bags borrowed from the USO EM Club. Completely primitive. No water or electricity. But it was a great experience. No bugs. No other people at all. Great weather.

Larry

[Witch Doctor]

If your not paying for extra electric just leave it it set in the 80’s to keep air moving and save your interior. The rest is just opinions as mine is, mine is plugged in at home and set to 80 , 20 years never a problem.

[gazelleTT]

I leave my TT parked in driveway in between summer camping trips here in SW OK and leave it set at 87. Never had an issue and removes humidity from inside too. About a month or so between trips.

[BirdeeGirl]

Not sure if anyone else has had this problem but if I don’t clean my filters often I get water dripping in to the rv. Not sure how long op will be gone. I have Atwood ac units.

[jtesta1]

Just camp forever and don't worry about it.