The Bus has A/C, again, for real this time, seriously.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:09 pm

After much mucking about and spending money patching up the bus A/C, I have given up.

I got one of the A/C units like I have on my Winnebago installed on it:

It wasn't really hot enough today to test it, so I put a space heater in it and ran it until it was pretty hot in there, then I turned on the AC and let it duke it out with the space heater. The AC won and it was nice and cool on the bus.

I put a small generator in the trailer to run it and a yellow 50' 10GA extension cord. The generator should run all day on a tank of gas. Please use the 10GA cord that I provided, as using a smaller extension cord may produce suboptimal results:

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

That's great Roger. I have to ask though, on really sunny hot days, wouldn't an awning on the side of the bus help reduce thermal load and help keep the bus cooler?

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:05 am

Any shade helps, and based on my experience with my old short bus, the main culprit is the windows. Since we need to see out of it and can't block those off, I'd recommend a spectrum-specific film for them, maybe even with a moderate tint. I've used that before with excellent results. I can ask the guy that did my minivan what it would take to do the bus.

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:45 am

Did you tell Ryan the bus is now taller?

Patrice Bousquet · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:41 am

Michael Westerfield wrote:

Did you tell Ryan the bus is now taller?

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:10 am

I would not recommend driving it under that low bridge in Durham.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:06 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

That's great Roger. I have to ask though, on really sunny hot days, wouldn't an awning on the side of the bus help reduce thermal load and help keep the bus cooler?

Subtle.....

:lol:

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:09 am

Maybe Roger is too smart for sarcasm? Like Dr. Sheldon Cooper, he needs a sign.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:17 am

I've never understood the awning references. I'm guessing that I wasn't involved in bus stuff when whatever that is referencing happened.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:25 am

Roger McDaniels wrote:

I've never understood the awning references. I'm guessing that I wasn't involved in bus stuff when whatever that is referencing happened.

I can't wait to see who decides they would rather sweat to near suffocation than listen to a generator roar in their delicate ears.................. :lol:

Purists...... :stick:

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:46 am

That generator is surprisingly quiet. My other two generators are much noisier.

FrancisChan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:26 pm

I take it we shouldn't try to run the timing equipment off the genny?

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:46 pm

FrancisChan wrote:

I take it we shouldn't try to run the timing equipment off the genny?

I don't see why not. It is a cheap Sam's club generator, and I don't have an o-scope, so I can't speak for the quality of the power, but it should at least be a sine wave.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:14 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

Did you tell Ryan the bus is now taller?

Beat me to it! :lol:

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Roger McDaniels wrote:

I've never understood the awning references. I'm guessing that I wasn't involved in bus stuff when whatever that is referencing happened.

My apologies for catching you in the crossfire of a literally 15-year old joke :lol:

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