RV A/C Unit On Truck

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  1. crackinwise

    crackinwise Medium Load Member

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    Anyone ever put an RV air conditioner on the roof of their truck instead of getting an APU? Also would be a good idea to buy a truck that has one of these installed already or would it make resale more difficult?
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    why would you worry about resale of the truck?

    Yes there are a bunch running with an RV A/C unit, but they run off of a generator.
     
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    crackinwise Medium Load Member

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    I was thinking that cutting a hole in the roof would make it difficult to sell in the future. If its a pretty common thing then maybe its not that big a deal.
     
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    If you're thinking about running it off the truck's batteries I don't think you'd have much luck. Any of the units I'm seeing that run off 12 volts look like they are pulling 50+ amps. Your battery group will probably be dead in around 6-7 hours tops would be my guess with 4 batteries.
     
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    crackinwise Medium Load Member

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    It would run off a generator. I think you are right it would kill the batteries. Even with a generator its a lot cheaper than an APU.
     
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  7. Ridgeline

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    I should have added to my post, sorry.

    get a split a/c system, no cutting holes in the roof,
     
  8. 86scotty

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    THIS! There's absolutely no reason these days to go with a loud, inefficient RV roof top air conditioner, even in an RV. Go with a mini split on the back wall.

    They are much more efficient. I run mine off two 280 L-ion batteries. If you need it for more than a full day/night then just power it with a Harbor Freight remote start generator. It's so simple it frustrates me to think about all the shoddy RV roof airs I had on various vehicles.

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    Where does the cold air go in and the hot air go out from???
     
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