Roof or basement AC

[Scott Forman]

My units are not ducted other than one small duct from the bedroom
unit into the bathroom. It has never been a problem, all three units
on high and you can hang meat in there on a hot day.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> There are many PTs in the mid-80s that offered either "cruise air"
> basement ACs or roof mounted ACs (usually by Duo-therm). Arguments
> can be made for either. The basement ACs offer less roof clutter
and
> are potentially quieter inside the coach than the roof-top units.
> Roof ACs don't take up space in the basement and are easier to
> service and/or replace. To the best of my knowledge, both systems
are
> ducted so run through air vents throughout the coach (although my
> knowledge of the earlier 80's era BBs is limited).
>
> One argument is that the cruise air units draw their input air
from
> near the "hot pavement" and that the roof top units get "cooler"
air
> from above. I don't know if this really makes much of a difference
in
> actual practice.
>
> From my view, the biggest issue would be the loss of basement
> storage space with the cruise air. Beyond that, it's mostly a
matter
> of personal preference.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road at Idaho Springs, CO
>
>
>
> On Aug 23, 2008, at 7:25 AM, bubblerboy64 wrote:
>
> > I am window shopping PT buses. I noticed the first two ads on the
bill
> > board are both for 36 PT's. One talkes about roof ac and the other
> > talkes about basement ac.s, The newer one says roof ac. I would
have
> > thought them the same. I thought all the PT's had the basement AC.
> > John Heckman
> > central Pa
> > 1973 FC
> >
>