Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
What are vacuum panels, and would they be appropriate for a floor?I'm in Florida so I'm not sure how much insulation I need from below.
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Don DeRyke
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Many decades ago I had a window AC in a room mounted in a window that was recessed from the main room. To get the cool air to blow out and then at right angles into a dead air space corner I taped a
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David Martin
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Re: Frame Issues
Don, how's your frame repair and floor rebuild coming along?
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Steve T
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi Don: Coosa says 2 to 3 times better R value. Better with water, but not immune. The best would be vacuum panels, the vacuum space doesn't matter as long as it is greater than zero. Carl.
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Carl
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Carl, I'm putting my camper back together after replacing the floor with 3/4" Coosa Bluewater 26 board.? Primarily a marine product.? It is?Fiberglass Reinforced Polyurethane Foam.? I would think
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Don DeRyke
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
I noticed that there was no insulation between the top of the refrigerator, and the counter top in my 2009 Classic.? The fridge generates a lot of heat.
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Don DeRyke
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi Gang: We put 3" of exterior roofing Styrofoam under the floor, it helped. Carl.
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Carl
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
It appears that each model of Aliner has a different configuration of air ducts from the heat pump.? Our expedition has 3, several folks have mentioned that they have 2, and the late model LXE also
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Patricia, I got a package of 3/4¡± styrofoam panels at Lowe¡¯s/Home Depot? I cut them with an old kitchen knife heated up. Most are friction fit between the 3/4¡± thick supports. Some needed to be
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JoeS
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Thank you Joe, for this suggestion.? I may give it a try.
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Patricia Bailey
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi Steve, I was in awe of your accomplishments in under a month. Sorry, I¡¯ll have to remove your Superman cape. ?I am completely new to trailers. We bought our 2022 Aliner Classic in late September
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JoeS
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi All,? ?Thank you for all these comments.? I'm in Dallas, Tx. and bought a 2024 LXE last November.? I believe that I have a similar set up with the air conditioner and heat pump.? I'm planning
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Patricia Bailey
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi Joe.? First, let me clear up that the mods I listed in these messages were NOT mine.? Other, creative owners, have done these and I was just interested in them.? My apologies if I led anyone to
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Steve, Your modifications look great and EASY! ?I rerouted the cooling hoses to give us more usable room under the bed. Yes, I probably reduced the efficiency by restricting the flow in and out but
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JoeS
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Re: Rear view camera
Installed a wired dash cam with front and rear views as a documentation device for any vehicle accidents that might occur.? But I also rigged it to work for the camper.? I bought a second camera for
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Don DeRyke
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Re: Rear view camera
I installed a DoHonest v25 wireless backup camera ~$80 a year ago. I mounted it high on the back of the camper and ran a wire to a fused water resistant switch on the outside of the camper battery
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JoeS
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi again Roy.? I apologize that I did not include some other info with the pics I sent.? The product used was called StealthFlow Amerimax.? I found it on Amazon ( https://tinyurl.com/3msye22f ) as
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Ah, thanks for those photos, Steve! Although I have done some fiberglass work before, the construction definitively would have taken me quite some time ? So I'm definitively interested in easier
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Roy B
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Correction:? our 2021 Expedition Offroad has three(3) vents, rather then the two(2) in the mods I have reviewed.
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Thanks for the information and links, Roy.? I plan to make some mods to my HB9000, but am considering options.? The mod explained in my first post, above, involves fabricating ducts out of thin
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Steve S.
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