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05-16-2018, 05:12 PM
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A/C roof run off in bad place
On our 4th trip out with our 2011 Eagle 318RLS.
The A/C condensation run off always drips off the CURB SIDE front rain gutter, RIGHT OVER MY PASSTHROUGH DOOR. I can’t stand trying to dodge water as I get anything out of storage.
I’ve tried raising front of TT to get it to go towards the back, but I don’t want to get the TT too front end high for off level purposes to cause Refrigerator to be off level.
Going on the roof when I get home to see if I can reroute the water from the A/C to go out the rear.
Any ideas and advise is appreciated.
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05-16-2018, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BroRobin
On our 4th trip out with our 2011 Eagle 318RLS.
The A/C condensation run off always drips off the CURB SIDE front rain gutter, RIGHT OVER MY PASSTHROUGH DOOR. I can’t stand trying to dodge water as I get anything out of storage.
I’ve tried raising front of TT to get it to go towards the back, but I don’t want to get the TT too front end high for off level purposes to cause Refrigerator to be off level.
Going on the roof when I get home to see if I can reroute the water from the A/C to go out the rear.
Any ideas and advise is appreciated.
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Mine has short extensions on each corner for rain gutters. I shoved a piece of one of those foam pool noodles over the one that was pouring down onto the bbq.
Fixed it for that instance. I carry several pieces of those for various uses.
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05-16-2018, 05:52 PM
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You could run a bead of caulk to direct the runoff to the other side. It will drip over your street side pass through though.
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05-16-2018, 06:19 PM
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When you level the 5ver, make sure to have the curb side a bit high, and the wayer will run to the street side gutter
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05-16-2018, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluie5
You could run a bead of caulk to direct the runoff to the other side. It will drip over your street side pass through though.
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That is what I did. I built a channel from the sealant, and forced it over to the driver side.
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05-17-2018, 07:40 AM
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I don't believe the trailer has to be dead on level for the fridge work properly. Tweaking for A/C runoff shouldn't be a problem.
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05-17-2018, 07:51 AM
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RichR,
I was thinking along those lines, just wasn’t sure how much would be too much.
When the rain lets up today I may try and raise the front a bit more.
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05-17-2018, 08:14 AM
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I have read somewhere that an inch left or right, and three inches front to back is okay.
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05-17-2018, 09:25 AM
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You can raise or lower a side to route the rain where you want it. An inch won't hurt it. It really won't take that much to get it to go the other way, I do it all the time. Unless of course your AC unit isn't in the center of the roof.
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05-17-2018, 09:31 AM
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On our fiver we just level a little to the drivers side. Because she always wants to run to front curb side.
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05-18-2018, 09:18 AM
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The whole refrigerator out of level thing has always baffled me.....what about people who travel with their refrigerators operating while driving through mountains? Maybe the out of level duration is typically short enough not to cause an issue?
Seems like there would be a lot of failures while traveling if they were that sensitive. I understand that in extreme cases it can cause pooling of ammonia in the condenser that can lead to failure, just have never found anything definitive on how far out of level is really "too" far out of level.
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05-18-2018, 09:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 01tundra
The whole refrigerator out of level thing has always baffled me.....what about people who travel with their refrigerators operating while driving through mountains? Maybe the out of level duration is typically short enough not to cause an issue?
Seems like there would be a lot of failures while traveling if they were that sensitive. I understand that in extreme cases it can cause pooling of ammonia in the condenser that can lead to failure, just have never found anything definitive on how far out of level is really "too" far out of level.
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Its not baffling, its science You don't what the refrigerant (ammonia) to pool. If its not reasonably level it may. Driving around is a actually good and it keeps it from pooling
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05-18-2018, 12:50 PM
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I put a piece of plastic tubing on my extension. It doesn't have to be too tight. I direct it to where I want it to go... usually draped over the front and then under the TT. Pluck it off carefully and coil and store for next time.
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05-18-2018, 01:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 33 RLDS
Its not baffling, its science You don't what the refrigerant (ammonia) to pool. If its not reasonably level it may. Driving around is a actually good and it keeps it from pooling
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Agreed.
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