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Thoughts and advice replacing bay air
Hello All,
I have a 2000 xl originally converted by Lieber Coach. The house air system is a Rudd in the bay. I had my brother in law who is an HVAC technician take a look at it because it stopped blowing cold. He ran CO2 through it because there was no pressure and you could hear a BIG leak coming out of the coils. The top of the unit has no vents while there were some on the side. In the middle of the unit there was an industrial blower just set in and not secured. He believes the blower was being slammed around and beat the you know what out of the coils until it finally blew a good size hole in the copper. I was looking to replace it and had rooftop air quoted and lets just say thats out of the question…lol. Can anyone recommend a replacement unit, also why would the top of the unit have no vents. He suggested one that discharged out the side might work and move air better. Anyone have experience with these, I just want to make sure I choose the right replacement. I think I might change the unit in the closet up in the bunk area as well so I can switch to the new coolant and hopefully get something more efficient. Thanks for anyones input.
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What you are asking is for how to change your current AC system to a new one.
What is unknown due to the uniqueness of your conversion is the output of the unit being replaced, its physical dimensions, and how your conversion is ducted to not only circulate cool air through the coach, but how to dump heated air from the condenser overboard.
From the beginning of time coach owners that had issues with converter installed AC systems in the basement, the preferred method of replacing the old unit(s) was to add roof airs. On a cost per BTU basis they are almost impossible to beat. What is not reflected in the cost of replacement units is modifications to the coach, such as running wiring for power and thermostats, roof penetrations, and ceiling modifications.
Have you looked to see if there is a direct replacement for your Rudd?
Have you looked to see if the coil that was damaged can be repaired or replaced with a new drop in unit?
Before I considered making a change of AC units I would first look long and hard at repairing the exisiting one and then making the necessary changes to insure the problem that caused it to fail did not re-occur.
It sounds as though your converter (if still in business) might be your place to start for advice. As apparently poor as the design was that converter does have sources for parts, plus knows the coach and should be able to offer advice. I do not think that converter would be who I would choose to do the repair however. I am not sure how changing coolant ties in with a failed AC unit.
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Thanks for the advise….and sorry not coolant but refridgerant (if thats how you spell it) 🙂
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