This weekend we worked on getting the Air Conditioner installed. Of COURSE it was approximately 1 million degrees outside while we were trying to do so ;)
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Here they are! We will eventually be installing two A/C / Heater units, but we're starting with the easier one so that we can make working on the inside of our glorified solar oven tolerable ;)
This is the rear vent cover. If you've been following along, you'll recall that we manufactured the temporary cover because it had been covered with a piece of plywood that hadn't held up over the years. It was finally time to retire our temporary cover! Mike spent SEVERAL hours up on top of Maude with a heat gun melting and scraping the tar that someone had used to try to get the vent to stop leaking.
This is the rear vent cover. If you've been following along, you'll recall that we manufactured the temporary cover because it had been covered with a piece of plywood that hadn't held up over the years. It was finally time to retire our temporary cover! Mike spent SEVERAL hours up on top of Maude with a heat gun melting and scraping the tar that someone had used to try to get the vent to stop leaking.
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With a ton of elbow grease, he got it super clean! Maude is such a pretty girl underneath it all!
Once he got the vent frame removed, he passed it down to me for cleaning so that it could get replaced. It felt just like doing the windows. UGH ;)
The vent frame almost finished being reinstalled here!
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While Mike was working on top of the trailer, I couldn't really help, so I worked on patches. This was the first time doing them completely by myself - I've gotta admit, it made me feel like QUITE the badass! Okay, a cutesy badass, but a badass nonetheless! ;)
It was at this point that we went to install the AC unit! UNFORTUNATELY, we hadn't read the instructions very clearly... the AC isn't installed over the roof vent frame. You're supposed to REMOVE the frame. *sigh* ALL of that work for nothing! LOL
After realizing our mistake, we called it a night. I'm pretty sure we both sweat several gallons over the course of the day and needed some time to re-hydrate and problem-solve the way forward ;)
It was at this point that we went to install the AC unit! UNFORTUNATELY, we hadn't read the instructions very clearly... the AC isn't installed over the roof vent frame. You're supposed to REMOVE the frame. *sigh* ALL of that work for nothing! LOL
After realizing our mistake, we called it a night. I'm pretty sure we both sweat several gallons over the course of the day and needed some time to re-hydrate and problem-solve the way forward ;)
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The next day, while Mike was working on prepping the vent hole for the AC, I decided to clean up Maude's "belts." They're called rub rails and cover the area at the front and rear of the trailer where the shell meets the belly pan. Everything cleaned up nicely! Unfortunately, the screws that we had purchased were complete GARBAGE and kept breaking off! We did get the front belt mostly screwed into place, but we're going to replace the screws later. I'll take a final picture when it actually looks right. *sigh*
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Mike spent the day building a frame to strengthen the vent hole to support the weight of the AC. The frame also keeps the AC from pulling air from the space between the inner and outer skins as well as giving the AC something substantial to attach to. The inner "panel" and the external compressor screw together with the trailer pinched between them.
This weekend was a real mixed bag in terms of wins and losses ;) But the AC is ready to be wired! And those patches are the cutest! And we survived a REALLY hot weekend (with the help of tons of water and gatorade!)
Stay healthy! <3 Becca
This weekend was a real mixed bag in terms of wins and losses ;) But the AC is ready to be wired! And those patches are the cutest! And we survived a REALLY hot weekend (with the help of tons of water and gatorade!)
Stay healthy! <3 Becca
