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I have AC factory installed by FWC. It doesn't work very well without the Arctic Pack installed. I also have two Fantastic roof vent fans.
I have found the best way to really cool down a hot camper is to open two lower turn-buckle doors.....turn both fantastic roof fans on full blast to suck the hot air out of the camper......then shut the vents and run the AC. With the Arctic pack installed....the AC unit then cools down the camper wonderfully. You have to get that original hot air out of there first though. Without this purge of super heated air....the AC struggles to overcome this before it can begin to cool down the camper.
Last time I used the AC it was 106 out...and no shade available. Using the above method....after about 30 minutes of AC....you could hang meat in there. Maybe it just seemed that way since it was sooooo much nicer than before. I don't know what BTU rating the factory AC unit has...but there is not much interior space in one of these campers....and the AC works very well.
My Honda 1000 generator handles the AC fine...but it can't be on ecco mode...must be in regular mode......my Honda 2000 handles the load better, and you can leave it on ecco mode. The 2000 also is a better choice if you have lots of other goodies running and expect to charge your batteries at the same time. I generally bring the 2000 when I anticipate running AC.
I have found the best way to really cool down a hot camper is to open two lower turn-buckle doors.....turn both fantastic roof fans on full blast to suck the hot air out of the camper......then shut the vents and run the AC. With the Arctic pack installed....the AC unit then cools down the camper wonderfully. You have to get that original hot air out of there first though. Without this purge of super heated air....the AC struggles to overcome this before it can begin to cool down the camper.
Last time I used the AC it was 106 out...and no shade available. Using the above method....after about 30 minutes of AC....you could hang meat in there. Maybe it just seemed that way since it was sooooo much nicer than before. I don't know what BTU rating the factory AC unit has...but there is not much interior space in one of these campers....and the AC works very well.
My Honda 1000 generator handles the AC fine...but it can't be on ecco mode...must be in regular mode......my Honda 2000 handles the load better, and you can leave it on ecco mode. The 2000 also is a better choice if you have lots of other goodies running and expect to charge your batteries at the same time. I generally bring the 2000 when I anticipate running AC.