May 1/2 2004

A/C.

The duct work for the AC unit was made out of left over aluminum.

I insulated the inside with leftover insulation from the Tear.

A little weather stripping on the front.

Here is the whole unit put together, the cable hanging out is the controls for the A/C.

This a view of the duct work underneath, I have not been able to find insulated four inch pipe yet.

The control panel will be mounted down by our feet and we will use the remote control to set it.

Boat drinks anyone?

Does it work you might ask? Yes! On a 90 degree day it takes about 30 minutes to cool the tear down to 68 degrees. By moveing the control panel to the inside you also move the thermostat so it will hold what ever temp you set it at.

ADDED June 19th

The A/C did work as long as it was very hot out side but at nigtht when it cooled off a little it would freeze up. these are the changes I made to stop the problem

The first thing I did was mount the controls, it didn't help with the freezing but looked much better.

Next I cut out another hole on the cold side to mount the additional vent hose and made the return larger (it's about 5"x10')

Useing two vent hoses to send air to the cabin. The top vent wil need to be left cracked open so there is a place for the air to go.

Here is the whole unit set up under the tear. The A/C is for a 10'x15'x8' room (1200 cubic feet) and I have it in a 6'x4'x4' room (less than 96 cubic feet) so theres no real problem with efficeincy so the lose of the return has litttle effect on the temp in the tear.