Well mine is pretty much parallel to the ground, slightly tilted to the outside. What's strange is that the first time we hooked it up (at home) when I went to remove it, a ton of water spilled out of it. On Saturday when I removed it hardly any water came off, like the compressor wasn't running (no condensation). I need to set it back up in the driveway and see if it's broken or not. Neil wrote: > Someone may have already covered this, but I discovered that if the unit > isn't tilted JUST right (toward the outside so water won't come in the bus) > it won't cool right. > I had the unit tilted too much toward the outside of the bus...it ran but did > not cool at all...I thought the A/C unit was bad. Kevin Evans (Kaveman on > the aircoolers.org site) set me straight. One slight adjustment and it was > in the 60's in the bus! > > --- On Mon, 6/1/09, Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Window A/C units mounted in your bus? >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 11:59 AM >> Are you over your snake bite Denis? >> Did it hurt pretty bad? >> >> Denis wrote: >> >>> There is a vent somewhere that will let in outside >>> >> air. >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Woodall" >>> >> <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:55 AM >>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Window A/C units mounted in your >>> >> bus? >> >>> >>>> What do you mean by "vent open on the unit"? >>>> >>>> Denis wrote: >>>> >>>>> You should feel very cold air from the unit. >>>>> >> Maybe you had the vent >> >>>>> open on the unit. Every bus I have ever been >>>>> >> in with a window unit was >> >>>>> like a meat locker. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric >>>>> >> Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>> To: "Texas Coalition of Buses" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:42 AM >>>>> Subject: [tcb] Window A/C units mounted in >>>>> >> your bus? >> >>>>> >>>>>> Hey everyone, >>>>>> As you may or may not know, we camped at >>>>>> >> Lake Somerville this weekend >> >>>>>> (all sick with a cold - yuck). >>>>>> On Saturday, when we were trying to put >>>>>> >> Gray down for a nap, it was so >> >>>>>> hot in the van that it just wasn't gonna >>>>>> >> happen. >> >>>>>> The window unit that we have installed is >>>>>> >> a 6,500 BTU Haier unit. Now >> >>>>>> either this unit completely sucks, or >>>>>> >> cooling a Vanagon in the heat of >> >>>>>> the day is an impossible proposition. >>>>>> So, my question is this to all you window >>>>>> >> mounted A/C people. >> >>>>>> Does your air conditioner allow you to >>>>>> >> stay uber-cool in the heat >> >>>>>> of the >>>>>> day inside your vehicle? >>>>>> >>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > > >