APU question

[NotSteve]

:shock: do you have a hole in the floor,....or do you use a Home Depot orange bucket.

No stupid, it's painted to match my interior.

[NotSteve]

You mean you've never had anything break on your APU, and you've never had to diagnose why something wasn't working the way it should?

Nope. Except for the generator and that was replaced free.

And the AC you just put on. And the muffler you had put on.

The AC never broke and the muffler was elective.

I did get a chance to try out the roof top unit yesterday. It was 93 in Billings MT and I just ran the rooftop unit and only the Rigmaster power and it worked well. Still not a good test since I was only up for maybe 30 minutes after parking and went to bed.

My ultimate test will be to sit some place for a day in 100+ and see how it does. Not really a fair test coming off the highway after having the trucks AC on all day. I'm sure it will be a different story after the whole truck starts to bake.

Going to sleep has never been a problem with just the Rigmaster. The output vent points right on me so it could be 150 inside the cab but you are nice and cool. My ultimate goal would be to not have to close the privacy curtain and have the whole inside of the truck at least 75.

I think my Western Star with the full size driver and passenger compartment and the 80" high rise condo is the worst case and the most area to be cooled out of all the conventional trucks. And, it's Red!

Now that I have a rooftop unit I notice everyone's all the time. I also notice that most large RV's have up to 4 units on them!

[Doghouse]

:shock: do you have a hole in the floor,....or do you use a Home Depot orange bucket.

No stupid, it's painted to match my interior.

Hey,.. now thats just good Feng Shui 8)

[NotSteve]

No alternator on it yet Steve? They've all failed between 500 & 1000 hrs & most of them have had 2 or 3 alternators now. & if you can still thread the caps off the access ports for you're a/c it might be a good idea to tape them up.....that way they will be usable when needed.

I haven't heard of any of them failing. That would be a simple matter of just picking out a new one. It's a generic mount so you can put anything you like in there. I also put that in the class of normal wear and tear.

Now to start researching one of those Espar units then I'll be all set for the winter and save even more now that my Rigmaster has paid for itself.

[Rev.Vassago]

Now to start researching one of those Espar units then I'll be all set for the winter and save even more now that my Rigmaster has paid for itself.

You sure are having to add a lot of stuff to this Rigmaster unit. Mufflers, air conditioners, and now heaters? What the heck came with this thing?

[Doghouse]

The Espars and Webastos are nice units, lots of heat when you need it. I'm looking into one also, just as a backup for my propane.

[NotSteve]

I figure why run the Rigmaster at .2 or .4 gallons per hour in the winter when I'm sitting when I could run the Espar for a fraction of the cost.

Having all this stuff just gives me mounds of options with cost savings associated plus ideal comfort.

[BanditsCousin]

I have an Espar. You won't need propane once you et one 8) These things COOK! Mine is wired into my Tripac control, which is nice.

Not only can I freeze my dick, I can cook my weenie lol.

[NotSteve]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Doghouse]

I have an Espar. You won't need propane once you et one 8) These things COOK! Mine is wired into my Tripac control, which is nice.

Not only can I freeze my dick, I can cook my weenie lol.

But with the propane there is no fuel smell, or fan noise either, plus I use propane for my hot water and stove.

BTW I know McLovin,......and you're no McLovin

[mike3fan]

I all heard was about how great this Rigmaster is and I have heat,AC and power anytime I want it.Now within a year? you have added a rooftop AC and then are gonna add the product that you tried to tell us wouldn't keep a truck warm no matter what Rev and I said?

Seems to me a Diesel genset with the Rooftop and Espar would run about 6k-7k,and do exactly what you have,and you have how much into it? less the boat anchor of a Rigmaster.

[charged]

How much of an odor do the espar diesel heaters produce?

[Rev.Vassago]

How much of an odor do the espar diesel heaters produce?

Inside the truck? Nothing. Outside the truck? Smells like exhaust (because it is). The exhaust pipe for these things is only about 3/4", and are usually routed under the sleeper to the back. Since they are only burning 0.02 (that's two one-hundredths) of a gallon per hour, there isn't all that much exhaust to deal with.

[mike3fan]

All I heard was about how great this Rigmaster is and I have heat,AC and power anytime I want it.Now within a year? you have added a rooftop AC and then are gonna add the product that you tried to tell us wouldn't keep a truck warm no matter what Rev and I said?

Seems to me a Diesel genset with the Rooftop and Espar would run about 6k-7k,and do exactly what you have,and you have how much into it? less the boat anchor of a Rigmaster.

[NotSteve]

I think maybe Doghouse can appreciate what I've done and all the options at my disposal.

My truck is fully automatic now with the Rigmaster monitoring battery condition, temp and starting and stopping when needed. I run a lot of stuff off the inverter and having the Rigmaster monitor the batteries and charge as needed is a real nice feature.

When the temp is just a little warm at the end of the day I use only the Rigmaster and set the auto feature so it keeps me cool when I go to sleep and shuts off when it's not needed anymore.

If it's the winter time I would rather run a nice quiet Espar using only a teaspoon of fuel instead of the Rigmaster running on and off using .2 gallons per hour. The Rigmaster will come on automatically if it sees that the Espar has drained the batteries too much and will shut off when they are charged.

If it's really cold I can run both the Rigmaster and Espar if needed.

If it's really hot I can run the Rigmaster and Carrier at the same time.

If it's sort of hot I can run just the generator on the Rigmaster and just the roof top unit. This uses much less fuel then running the AC compressor on the Rigmaster.

I feel I have the best of both worlds with all the options at my disposal to make the best decision with regards to comfort and fuel savings.

[usedup]

Steve........Why not add a seperate fuel tank for the Rigmaster and Espar...That way you could use "off road - no tax" fuel and save even more??????????? Just a thought...

[NotSteve]

Steve........Why not add a seperate fuel tank for the Rigmaster and Espar...That way you could use "off road - no tax" fuel and save even more??????????? Just a thought...

That's a thought since I always pull the same trailer I could put it on there. I'm guessing a 50 gallon tank would do the job but that would put about 300 pounds more on my drive axles which I'm not sure I could spare at times.

I saw a sign for off road diesel and it was $.50 cents per gallon cheaper. Filling a 50 gallon tank would be a $25.00 savings. Running the unit at lets say 2000 hours per year off the external tank would save $200 per year. I think it would more than a few years to pay for itself and the added weight just may not be worth it but good idea!

[charged]

Charged: If your dad doesn't want that Rigmaster, give me the info on it, and I'll buy the thing.

It was listed on craigslist, but sold today I think.

http://nashville.craigslist.org/bar/764991011.html

My dad just waited too long to make a move on it. It was only 20 minutes from my house. I doubt that a deal like it will come along anytime soon. :shrug: