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Post by Edd505 on Feb 21, 2018 20:52:10 GMT -5
I am normally chasing the sun this time of year but am not able to right now, nights are getting to the mid 20's. Sitting here I looked up and saw the ducted A/C vents. Open or closed in the cold, does it make any difference?
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Post by jetzen on Feb 22, 2018 8:47:21 GMT -5
I am normally chasing the sun this time of year but am not able to right now, nights are getting to the mid 20's. Sitting here I looked up and saw the ducted A/C vents. Open or closed in the cold, does it make any difference? OK Ed505 this is my suggestion and what I have done/do.
The theory is that hot air rises and cold air sinks so what I do in really cold weather when I know that I will be using the furnace for an extended period I will close all the AC discharge vents to prevent as much heat loss as possible.
I also replaced all the furnace heat registers for 3 reasons with 10x2 metal registers with the regulator flaps. When closed this will prevent all of the cold AC air from escaping, keep a lot of dirt and debris from getting in the furnace ducts and to control where and how much hot air any given vent is delivering. You can really even out the heat delivery that way, you won't get blasted out of the bath/bedroom and won't be cold in the opposite end of the trailer.
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Post by johnr on Feb 22, 2018 11:29:16 GMT -5
Man, I WISH I could close my AC vents. I've got large slotted vents with no closing louvers. At night, we turn the AC down really low to get the upstairs to cool down, while the living room is an ice box. All I would need to do is close 1 or 2 downstairs to make all the difference. I've checked at multiple RV dealers and they all claim they've never seen vents of the size that are in the Durango.
As far as the original question (so I'm not completely hijacking a thread), I would think it might help. The AC ducts are right above the ceiling, so they may warm up a little by default. It definitely can't hurt to close them, except for the time you'll spend doing it.
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Post by Edd505 on Feb 23, 2018 5:24:26 GMT -5
I have closed them. Mine are circular and have lovers that can be opene & close or turned to ditrct the A/C. We cover swamp cooler here in the winter & I thought closing might help. Stil have a draft, may have DW put together a cover for the unit on top. She did a great job making a vinyl generator cover.
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Post by spadoctor2 on Mar 7, 2018 9:06:34 GMT -5
There is no connection between inside and outside air. If you want a good covering is the aluminum duct tape...easy to remove. Also the pillows in the roof vents make a big difference
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Post by jetzen on Mar 7, 2018 9:56:29 GMT -5
There is no connection between inside and outside air. If you want a good covering is the aluminum duct tape...easy to remove. Also the pillows in the roof vents make a big difference Yes there is a connection between inside and outside air. |
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Post by Edd505 on Mar 10, 2018 21:15:24 GMT -5
There is no connection between inside and outside air. If you want a good covering is the aluminum duct tape...easy to remove. Also the pillows in the roof vents make a big difference Yes there is a connection between inside and outside air. The unit has ducted A/C connected to the two roof A/C's. We use swamp coolers down here and we cover them over the winter as they are open to the outside, like the refigerated air on the RV.. |
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Post by Pergolski on Mar 16, 2018 14:51:56 GMT -5
Any diagrams or step-by-step instructions for winterizing our 2018 kz sportster toy hauler
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Post by lynnmor on Mar 16, 2018 18:41:42 GMT -5
There are slight differences in the location of plumbing parts, but basically all trailers can follow instructions on YouTube. Just Google: "youtube winterizing travel trailer" and watch some of the videos. If you can't find the information you need on a particular item, come back here and describe what you need.
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