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Air8 and Alde not secured well ...

AnOldURAnOldUR Member Posts: 1,570
edited August 1 in Trailer & Towing
edit:
New title to this discussion.

We've had a small amount of water damage on the sloped floor behind the Air8 in our 2020 320S. It's on the passenger side on the wood below the side running light, but there didn't appear to be any leaks around the light. I though it may be coming up through the floor from some screws that were driven in too far, so I tried sealing that. It appeared to be working, but I recently have discovered more dampness. 

When looking for something under the bed, I noticed what might be our problem. Looking down while close to the wall, I was surprised to see the ground under the trailer. The bracket that holds the AC unit from shifting had come loose allowing it to shift to the center of the trailer. This made me look at the Alde and found those brackets to be loose also.

Searching, I didn't find any reference to this issue. Anyone else ever notice it?




(looks like my AC filter needs cleaning  :o)
Stockton, New Jersey
2020 nuCamp T@B 320S * Jeep Wrangler
(47,171 towing miles through the end of 2024)
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  • AnOldURAnOldUR Member Posts: 1,570
    edited July 31
    Updating this to say that adding this to the list of things to check when doing routine maintenance might be a good idea. The brackets for both the Air8 and Alde were compromised. On the Alde there were no screws left holding it in place. The problem is that the brackets are screwed into the floor that is mostly just foam. Probably fine for normal travel, but we do enough dirt roads with washboard surfaces that the vibration eventually caught up. 

    After repositioning the Air8 I added a couple of holes to the angle bracket hoping it will stay in position longer. I also offset it to one side to not use the old stripped holes. For the Alde, i was able to move it about a half inch to the back so that it was no longer positioned over the original screw holes that were stripped and no longer held the furnace in place.

    Air Conditioner Bracket After Fixing


    Alde moved back to expose stripped screw holes


    Sample of Floor Material



    Stockton, New Jersey
    2020 nuCamp T@B 320S * Jeep Wrangler
    (47,171 towing miles through the end of 2024)
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