AC and Reflectix June 01, 2021, 03:57:40 pm I am about to line the inside of my AC Unit Cover with Reflectix. It gets really hot here. (For example, it will be 110° today). What adhesive will cope with such heat? Please and TY.
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #1 – June 01, 2021, 05:59:43 pm Quote from: Mindispower - June 01, 2021, 03:57:40 pmI am about to line the inside of my AC Unit Cover with Reflectix. It gets really hot here. (For example, it will be 110° today). What adhesive will cope with such heat? Please and TY.I would NOT put it on the inside of the top cover, it’s already a tight enviornment that needs good air flow. The cold side of the ducting should already already be insulated.I doubt if insulating the cover would make a measurable difference. Most roof top A/Cs are going to drop the inside temperature by only 25-30 degrees. If it is 110 out, 80-85 degrees inside is about all you can expect, using window and vent insulation. LDs were never built for very hot or cold conditions and are poorly insulated.If you insist on adding insulation to the cover, apply it on the outside of the cover.How about moving to a cooler climate?Larry 2 Likes
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #2 – June 01, 2021, 07:06:59 pm Quote from: Larry W - June 01, 2021, 05:59:43 pmI would NOT put it on the inside of the top cover, it’s already a tight enviornment that needs good air flow. The cold side of the ducting should already already be insulated.I doubt if insulating the cover would make a measurable difference. Most roof top A/Cs are going to drop the inside temperature by only 25-30 degrees. If it is 110 out, 80-85 degrees inside is about all you can expect, using window and vent insulation. LDs were never built for very hot or cold conditions and are poorly insulated.If you insist on adding insulation to the cover, apply it on the outside of the cover.How about moving to a cooler climate?LarryAs always, good insight Larry. TY. As for moving, we want to be near our kids. But lately, as we are getting older, we are indeed considering moving to the coast. 1 Likes
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #3 – June 02, 2021, 01:39:25 am Quote from: Mindispower - June 01, 2021, 07:06:59 pmThe Redding area cooks in the summer. Several summers ago, our LD’s refrigerator died in Redding, on a 118 degree day.With temps like common, a seasonal or permanent location on the coast may prove to be a irresistable temptation for your kids to come visit and escape the heat.Larry 1 Likes
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #4 – June 02, 2021, 09:34:53 am Quote from: Larry W - June 02, 2021, 01:39:25 amThe Redding area cooks in the summer. Several summers ago, our LD’s refrigerator died in Redding, on a 118 degree day. That’s the definition for miserable 😩. Larry, did you stay in your LD and if so, what was the inside temperature? Frankly, we’d have to drive to any place away from that kind of heat. Yikes 😱!
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #5 – June 02, 2021, 01:51:40 pm Quote from: Ed & Margee - June 02, 2021, 09:34:53 amThat’s the definition for miserable 😩. Larry, did you stay in your LD and if so, what was the inside temperature? Frankly, we’d have to drive to any place away from that kind of heat. Yikes 😱!We were on our first day of a four week trip to the PWN for our summer vacation, we usually stay the first night in Redding.It was our hottest trip yet and we had been running the generator and roof top A/C for while before arriving at the RV park, so the interior temps were lower, still, it was much too hot for comfort. After a 540 mile drive, I was too tired to proceed and anyway, we had fully loaded dead refrigerator to deal with. We were luckly to find a nearby RV shop and had a new refrigerator installed the next morning. It was a reminder that RVing is not a cheap lifestyle and to always have well funded flush fund.Larry 3 Likes
Re: AC and Reflectix Reply #6 – June 02, 2021, 02:38:22 pm Quote from: Larry W - June 02, 2021, 01:51:40 pmWe were on our first day of a four week trip to the PWN for our summer vacation, we usually stay the first night in Redding.It was our hottest trip yet and we had been running the generator and roof top A/C for while before arriving at the RV park, so the interior temps were lower, still, it was much too hot for comfort. After a 540 mile drive, I was too tired to proceed and anyway, we had fully loaded dead refrigerator to deal with. We were luckly to find a nearby RV shop and had a new refrigerator installed the next morning. It was a reminder that RVing is not a cheap lifestyle and to always have well funded flush fund.LarryRight!? Given I am on SSDI, boondocking has to be my first choice. I cannot afford anything else. In any event, I have found that it suits my personality all the way.