How do you get the cool air into the loft of a deluxe 19? We just got back from an awesome camping trip in our newly renovated 19. Here in Texas the summer temps clear 100 easily. With the AC running and a fan blowing at the stairs we still hit 85 degrees in the loft in the middle of the day and didn't drop much below 80 at night. What modifications have y'all made to help the AC get around the shoilet? I'm thinking of running a duct from the loft through the storage above the shoilet, through the closet, behind the microwave and through the pantry out over the counter. We have an "A" layout. I would place a 12v fan like from a computer, wired to one of the accessory lights in the duct to move the air. Thoughts?
Sat, 06/30/2018 - 12:53
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Cool air to loft in a 19
I was thinking the same i guess great minds think a like, My thought was a little different as I was thinking about just installing a couple of vents in the overhead space above the shower with a duct just in the overhead with the 12v computer fan with a fliter on the living side. We can adjust the a/c vents to blow at the fan and im thinking that should cool down the loft.
My quest was to get the heat up to the loft. I ended up cutting two holes above the bathroom door and mounting two computer power supply fans (12V muffins). Then installed a make-on-hot switch on the exhaust of the furnace. It turns on about a minute after the furnace starts and turns off about 5 minutes after it stops. The fans move enough air through the open cabinet doors to make a big difference. Mounting the switch and wiring it required some drilling and contortion to mount it behind the furnace, but it was worth it.
To get the cool air up there I would try to run the AC, open the loft ceiling vent and close all windows and the downstairs vent and blow air in with the three speed fan.
-Paul
2004 Scamp 19 Deluxe,
2021 Tacoma, Double Cab, 6 cyl. 4WD
Colorado