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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / May 2006

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jack - 26 May 2006 00:04 GMT
    I have my 35 foot Thor parked and hooked up on my half acre most of
the
year.  Southern Calif, close to Riverside.
   Instead of using air conditioning, would
it do any damage to the motor home to
hookup an external swamp cooler (evaporative cooler) through a window
with flexable ducting?  Sure would be a
lot cheaper to use.  Thanks for your
comments.   Jack
Tom  J - 26 May 2006 02:04 GMT
>     I have my 35 foot Thor parked and hooked up on my half acre most
> of the
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> lot cheaper to use.  Thanks for your
> comments.   Jack

Check around. You should find 1 made to fit 1 of your roof vent
openings. I've seen them mounted on the tops of RVs in AZ.

Here is 1 such model:
http://www.turbokool.com/

Tom J
Peter Pan - 26 May 2006 04:05 GMT
>     I have my 35 foot Thor parked and hooked up on my half acre most
> of the
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> lot cheaper to use.  Thanks for your
> comments.   Jack

Not sure why you even want to cool it when it is parked and empty...
I had mine parked (and hooked up) behind my garage, and just had a temp
control fan with the maxair vent (so rain wouldn't fall in).. If I wanted to
use it, then (and only then) I would kick on the ac. Could use the turbo max
when I was out and about too.
jack - 26 May 2006 06:15 GMT
    Thanks for input.  Tom J thanks for web site.  I do not want a
permanent
hookup to MH,  live in MH most  of year, and it is dry and hot in this
area most of
the year, if day gets humid can always
go to AC.  Thanks to Peter Pan,Miles &
Steve for your replies also.   Jack

miles - 26 May 2006 02:42 GMT
>      I have my 35 foot Thor parked and hooked up on my half acre most of
> the
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> lot cheaper to use.  Thanks for your
> comments.   Jack

Might be possible but the Evap cooler would be useless during most of
the summer months when the dew point is too high.  Great for the rest of
the year.
Steve B - 26 May 2006 03:18 GMT
>     I have my 35 foot Thor parked and hooked up on my half acre most of
> the
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> lot cheaper to use.  Thanks for your
> comments.   Jack

Check around you.  I think the humidity might be too high in Riverside.  Of
course, if you want to move to, say, Barstow ....................

Steve

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