What causes a gasket on the roof of an AC unit?
If you look carefully at the picture at right, you can see a thin line of black – the old gasket – above the discolored foam of the roof, compressed much too tightly by the bolts connecting the inner air conditioner assembly to the outer ac unit.
How do you replace a gasket on an air conditioner?
Place the New Gasket and Restore the Air Conditioner to Its Location Once the old gasket is removed and the site is clean, place a new gasket over the opening in the roof. Next, position the air conditioner over the gasket and reattach it in reverse order to the rooftop. Reconnect the wiring harness or use wire nuts to join the wires together.
How big is a gasket on an RV air conditioner?
The RV air conditioner we have is a Coleman Mach 3. It was tempting to order a “universal” gasket for a 14 inch by 14 inch roof hole since they were much cheaper than ordering a genuine Coleman gasket.
Why is there a gasket on the roof of my RV?
To properly function, the roof-top air conditioner needs to allow the condensation to run out of the unit and onto the roof. The former owners had basically blocked the unit’s ability to drain the condensation away from the air conditioner.
If you look carefully at the picture at right, you can see a thin line of black – the old gasket – above the discolored foam of the roof, compressed much too tightly by the bolts connecting the inner air conditioner assembly to the outer ac unit.
Place the New Gasket and Restore the Air Conditioner to Its Location Once the old gasket is removed and the site is clean, place a new gasket over the opening in the roof. Next, position the air conditioner over the gasket and reattach it in reverse order to the rooftop. Reconnect the wiring harness or use wire nuts to join the wires together.
The RV air conditioner we have is a Coleman Mach 3. It was tempting to order a “universal” gasket for a 14 inch by 14 inch roof hole since they were much cheaper than ordering a genuine Coleman gasket.
To properly function, the roof-top air conditioner needs to allow the condensation to run out of the unit and onto the roof. The former owners had basically blocked the unit’s ability to drain the condensation away from the air conditioner.
