Airstream Forums - Entries for November 30, 2018

15K AC upgrade and proper AC drip cup install done

Posted 11-30-2018 at 06:04 PM by GMFL
Updated 11-30-2018 at 06:15 PM by GMFL

That past summer we had enough! Our factory 13.5K AC was just not up to the task of keeping our 23D cool in the hot Florida beach summers. We like to go to the beach at least 4 weeks in the summer and if we happened to get a site at our favorite beach park (Camp Gulf DESTIN) that was not shaded we were T-O-A-S-T.
Our 13.5K unit would keep the inside of our unit nice in. The morning and at night, but mid day it would struggle to keep the inside temp in the 80s.
Soooooooo we upgraded...

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GMFL

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Remounting 23D medicine cabinet to prevent falling

Posted 11-30-2018 at 04:54 PM by GMFL
Updated 11-30-2018 at 07:12 PM by GMFL

A common problem either the medicine cabinets in Airstream trailers is they are mounted to the aluminum wall with small #8 screws. The vibration and bouncing of the trailer as it travels down the road can cause over time these screws to strip out or pull through the wall or backing. If the medicine cabinet falls off the wall while traveling it can cause damage to the flooring, counter top, lower cabinet, and mirror. A solution to this potentially catastrophic problem is to “harden up the way the...

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