My new adventure with PTL

Discussion in 'PTL' started by DenaliDad, Jul 10, 2015.

  1. Cranky Yankee

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  3. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    Well, that's a bummer. I walked right behind you. Ah, well...next time.

    I'm a little farther west now, about 30 minutes from my delivery tomorrow morning, and the temperature is 106. Sheesh...
     
  4. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    During this past week, I have learned an important lesson.

    My APU works. It is, however, a very old machine with more than a thousand operating hours on it. When put up against temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in a sun that beats down mercilessly in a cloudless Texas sky, its ability to cool the interior, even with all windows covered, can be somewhat...oh, let's call it diminished.

    I have my own fan helping circulate the cold air, which only comes out of one vent under my bunk, and the fan in the upper bunk area does a pretty good job keeping the very warm air at the top of the condo moving.

    It's still plenty warm in here, but it's nothing like what's outside these covered windows in Central Texas, and for that, I am happy to have the APU operating.
     
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  5. tow614

    tow614 Road Train Member

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    DD .. you should cool your truck down with your big motor before using apu...helps a lot
     
  6. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    Ah, but it was cooled with the big motor. I just didn't do it as the heat increased.
     
  7. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    when i had my condo kw the heat would get trapped up top
    i would open top window put the fan there and suck out the hot air
    close my bunk curtains and everything cooled off better
    but nothing really cools off 110 heat
     
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  8. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    Just got this week's pay review and I'm just a few miles short of 3,000 for the week. Joseph would be happy...!
     
  9. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    you under estimate joseph's ability for negativity
     
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  10. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    Perhaps it was more of a hopeful statement ... time will tell.

    :rolleyes:
     
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  11. Cranky Yankee

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    joseph might think 3000 miles was ok for you
    not for him
     
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