To Window AC or Not?

by Kay
(Hampstead, North Carolina)

Question:

(For a camper that does not go on the road)
I live in my travel trailer year-round and I am wondering if it would be more energy efficient to put in a window air conditioner.

I live on the coast of North Carolina. Any recommendations for this, and for heating in the winter?

Robbie: Your roof air conditioner averages an 11 amp draw. Call the place where you would potentially go to buy your window unit and see if the amp draw on a window unit is less. Less amps mean more energy efficient.

Also consider your roof unit puts out about 13500 BTU. Compare this to the window unit. The higher the BTU the better it can cool your RV.

If the window unit draws less amps and has less BTU's it wouldn't necessary be cooling more efficiently, just more slowly.

Hope this helps,
Robbie

Click here to post comments.

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to RV Air Conditioner Repair Questions.

Enjoy this page? Please help us pay it forward to others who would find it valuable by Liking, Sharing, Tweeting, Stumbling, and/or Voting below.

We pride ourselves on being able to offer free, quality information to RVers about repair and service. If advice on this site has saved you money or time, we would certainly appreciate it if you would consider making a small donation.

All proceeds go towards supporting our continued effort to provide you with quality, money-saving RV repair info.

Looking for some more great money saving strategies?