Mike, where are the return air filters located on your coach? Are the roof air conditioners original or are they an updated replacement? Fred
Fred,
I suppose in 1999 when Beaver first started putting up these ornamental wood ceiling with inlays, they didn't want to put a vent in them, so both the air suction and air supply to the coach are through long rectangular inlets to the side of the ducting structure to which the ceiling panels are attached. In mine I couldn't figure out how to find the filters so after asking around with no answers, I ran my hands up along the vent structure as I know that's where the air was coming out and felt filters placed into the air inlet rectangular cutouts of the sides of the vent structure. I could feel the air being sucked in versus being blown out of these openings.
The material is that standard filter material that is used for air conditions which are self contained with no ducting and which just suck the air in from the side (which use this material as filters) and blows it out the back. So, I have two (right and left) inlets up front and 2 in the bathroom where I basically cut a long strip of this material about 15 x 6 and curve it and push it in over the rectangular inlets - it's held in place basically by being stuffed in there in that curved shape. These inlets are approximately where others 2000 and later have the inlet vents cut into the wood which I suppose then can with draw and place a filter into (maybe the same material I am using), but mine are in the sides of the ducting structure so the wood is left entirely unblemished which does look nicer I think.
I've never felt the AC is not working well, but of course, now that we're vacationing at Pacific Shores, on the Oregon Coast, when we go out it rarely gets to the point of needing AC. We did use it a bit though when we left our dog inside this last time, and I did notice the two water streams coming off the roof, which is what prompted my question. I was hoping that these drains were something I could get to by removing the covers on the roof.
Perhaps Tom Brown has found a similar situation in his '99, or perhaps his is newer/older before or after they did what they did in mine. I know in '98 without the ceiling treatments there were vents.
Can you visualize what I have now?
Thanks,
Mike