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title: Building in an Air Conditioner to the 16SC
date: 2016-01-11T18:03:38Z
source: http://vintagecampground.blogspot.com/2011/03/building-in-air-conditioner-to-16sc.html
tags: travco
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As I mentioned earlier, I have been researching my idea to relocate the A/C in Dixie from the rear window hole to a cabinet above the rear bed on the curb side. I have only found one other retro-fit like this but I had some ideas that improved on how the unit will "breathe".
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There is a upper cabinet and shelf combination in the 16SC over the rear bed.
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![][3]View from inside the cabinet looking out the fresh air plenum
I decided that in order to intake cool air to flow across the compressor, I would create a plenum using half of the shelf and locate the intake vent about a foot from the exhaust vent. The shelf area is beside the wing on the outside.
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The wing sits off the trailer a half inch.
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I cut an opening and installed a grill that will be covered by the wing. I cut another opening for the exhaust and installed the hinge panel that used to be on the street side for the propane refrigerator access.
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I put in some rails for the A/C unit to sit on and a temporary drain pan and am now in the testing stage. So far the unit works great but it has not been above 80 degrees during testing yet so... I wait.
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I left some room for an electric fan to help circulate the cool air intake if need be.
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