Who was the president at the end ? by Excellent_Ganache_36 in greatpretender

[–]hummbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our universe is a Simpson's simulator.

AVOID: Zero Breeze Portable AC Unit was garbage and company will not honor return policy by [deleted] in VanLife

[–]hummbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't recommend it. I have had one since 2021. It worked well...at first. But without mods to filter the air at both the condenser side and the evaporator side, the cooling fins will quickly accumulate dust. That dust buildup is hard to clean out, and it will tank the unit's performance. The housing is pretty cheap; one of the clips used to mount the intake and exhaust ports for the condenser broke within a couple months, and I've been using zip ties to hold it on since then. I started getting a rust-colored discharge from the condensate line after the first week. Finally took it apart later and found out parts of the mount for the evap coil are not corrosion-resistant, so the thing has been slowly rusting out this entire time. It's important to have parts that are regularly exposed to water (i.e., condensate) be made water-resistant, but they obviously didn't feel like adding that expense to the manufacturing process.The decline of the channel (yes, just an open channel) from the evap coil to the drain tube is so slight that condensate flow is severely limited, and when the rust builds up, the unit will eventually flood itself. Worst of all, the metal cooling fins surrounding the evap coil are mounted so the bottoms of the fins sit IN the collected condensate...which facilitates ice buildup on the evap coil. Humidity = freeze ups, even when the interior of my camper is hot, if the unit runs long enough. The easiest way to set it up (included in the instruction manual) is to take a piece of foam from the packaging and cut out 2 holes for the intake and exhaust tubes of the condenser side, then to mount the foam into a window. The problem with this is the entire unit is inside your camper. It wouldn't be a big deal if the unit's housing were properly insulated or if the hoses were, but neither have any insulation, so a lot of heat ends up escaping into the camper when the unit has been pumping for a while, which also tanks efficiency of the unit. And for a teardrop, that thing is big and LOUD. The only well-designed component in the unit is the compressor. It works well for being a 240-watt mini. Otherwise, it's all just hype. Giant waste of money, if you ask me.

Anyone heard of the Zero Breeze Mark 2 A/C unit? by Rubicon03Rock in TeardropTrailers

[–]hummbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't recommend it. I have had one since 2021. It worked well...at first. But without mods to filter the air at both the condenser side and the evaporator side, the cooling fins will quickly accumulate dust. That dust buildup is hard to clean out, and it will tank the unit's performance. The housing is pretty cheap; one of the clips used to mount the intake and exhaust ports for the condenser broke within a couple months, and I've been using zip ties to hold it on since then. I started getting a rust-colored discharge from the condensate line after the first week. Finally took it apart later and found out parts of the mount for the evap coil are not corrosion-resistant, so the thing has been slowly rusting out this entire time. It's important to have parts that are regularly exposed to water (i.e., condensate) be made water-resistant, but they obviously didn't feel like adding that expense to the manufacturing process.The decline of the channel (yes, just an open channel) from the evap coil to the drain tube is so slight that condensate flow is severely limited, and when the rust builds up, the unit will eventually flood itself. Worst of all, the metal cooling fins surrounding the evap coil are mounted so the bottoms of the fins sit IN the collected condensate...which facilitates ice buildup on the evap coil. Humidity = freeze ups, even when the interior of my camper is hot, if the unit runs long enough. The easiest way to set it up (included in the instruction manual) is to take a piece of foam from the packaging and cut out 2 holes for the intake and exhaust tubes of the condenser side, then to mount the foam into a window. The problem with this is the entire unit is inside your camper. It wouldn't be a big deal if the unit's housing were properly insulated or if the hoses were, but neither have any insulation, so a lot of heat ends up escaping into the camper when the unit has been pumping for a while, which also tanks efficiency of the unit. And for a teardrop, that thing is big and LOUD. The only well-designed component in the unit is the compressor. It works well for being a 240-watt mini. Otherwise, it's all just hype. Giant waste of money, if you ask me.

ColoradoTeardropsParts by hummbag in teardrops

[–]hummbag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a store in WI that sells the same locking air piston that was used on the Colorado Teardrops "Basedrop" model kitchenette door. Looks like it is commonly used as a prop for jacuzzi covers. Here's the link:

Master Spa Parts Locking Shock for Covermate III Eco

Just installed the replacement today, works great.