Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 03-15-2005, 12:53 PM   #21
Winnebago Camper
 
Nedra's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Mission, TX
Posts: 14
We have had both and have to agree that your switching one noise for another. I can't say I notice one functioning better than another either, both worked fine. We lived in Texas for a while and found no problem keeping either rig cool. I do like the fact that we have gained more storage space by giving up the basement air. I think that's more important to us especially since I don't see that there was a significant difference having residential air.
__________________
Alan & Nedra Denison
2013 Allegro Open Road 35 QBA
2009 Ford Flex
Nedra is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2005, 02:16 PM   #22
Winnebago Master
 
John_Canfield's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Back at the ranch
Posts: 2,041
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Is it a standard on Winnebago products or is it an option? Ken Roberts, '04 DSDP... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ken - basement air is standard on the top three models of Winny and Itasca (Adventurer/Journey/Vectra..Suncruiser/Meridan/Horizon)

John
__________________
--John

2005 Horizon 40AD, 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD
John_Canfield is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2005, 03:15 PM   #23
Winnebago Camper
 
Newmar 14's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 12
bsmith8 we are looking at the 37b 2005 looks like you have the same floor plan ? how do you like the unit- I have the workhorse chassis with 8.1 L gm engine do you have same. if so how does it handle the longer unit (37 vs 35) We really want this setup but with 4 slides and the only company I found was Monaco with the Knight- we did see a gulfstrem with setup but did not like the overall quality.
__________________
Tom & Cindy Salinsky and their
furry family: Ginger, Domino, Bentley and Petey
2014 Dutch Star - 4369
Living the Dream------ Largo, Fl.
Newmar 14 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2005, 07:53 AM   #24
Winnebago Owner
 
Gary RVRoamer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Silver Springs, FL. USA
Posts: 51
National RV offers basement a/c as standard in their Dolphin LX series (high end gas model).

I haven't owned a basement a/c model myself, but would like to add a couple comments about RV a/c in general. One is that the ducting is lousy in many RVs, generating a lot of air noise. Most of the noise you hear with roof a/c is air rushing through the ducts. Our roof a/c is quiet when the auto-fans are running on low, but it gets pretty noisy when they crank up to higher speeds. I hear very little mechanical noise from the a/c itself, either inside the rig or outside. I don't know if basement a/c in general will have better quality ducting, but I encourage you to listen closely in ANY rig yu look at. And try all fan speeds, not just low.

Second, you never have enough storage space if you live in the RV more than on weekends or a few weeks at a time. Basement air definitely consumes the equivalnet of one storage bay, whereas roof units do not take any usable space.
__________________
Gary Brinck
Former owner of 2004 American Tradition
Home is in the Ocala Nat'l Forest near Ocala, FL
Summers in Black Mountain, NC
Gary RVRoamer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2005, 11:36 AM   #25
Winnie-Wise
 
The Shadow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Southern Ontario/Palmetto FL
Posts: 354
We recently found that we really don't know how loud our HVAC system is in normal circumstances as the fan only has one speed - and we believe it is HIGH. My guess is when it is fixed (if ever), the system will be much quieter.
__________________
2011 Itasca Impulse 26QP Silver, 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited V6 Active Drive II
The Shadow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-18-2005, 06:57 AM   #26
Winnebago Camper
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 10
We "downgraded" last year from a Mountain Aire gasser to our current Itasca Meridian. The MA had two ceiling ducted heat pumps with sensors in the bedroom and living room areas allowing us to "zone heat/cool" the coach. The system was very quiet and we could run the front heat pump at night to cool or heat the bedroom with virtually no noise. Our Meridian has the basement heat pump that is noisy, vibrates and is difficult to access and service. We are unable to sleep with the heat pump running. Also, in our length coach 34H, storage space is at a premium and an additional cabinet would be much better. If and when we trade this unit, it will definitely be for one with roof mounted heat pumps.
__________________
Grandpa Timbo

2007 2350 Phoenix Cruiser
timz61 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Roof air addition to basement air rlsims Heating, Cooling and Appliances 8 07-04-2011 07:34 AM
Basement air conditioner air flow azloafer General Maintenance and Repair 63 09-07-2010 05:57 PM
Loss of Air - Basement Air Conditioner Ducts j griff General Maintenance and Repair 8 07-14-2007 09:18 AM
True-Air Basement Air Jean & Leroy General Maintenance and Repair 7 02-23-2007 07:19 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Winnebago Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:25 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.