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Headroom with/without Ducted Air

October 17, 2016, 03:03:30 pm

As I've learned about the differences in operation I haven't yet seen the difference in headroom stated....other than you give up some with ducted.  Anyone have the specific difference?

Thanks

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Reply #1 – October 17, 2016, 03:25:26 pm

It doesn't matter to short people    hahahaha

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Reply #2 – October 17, 2016, 03:42:55 pm

1.5".

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Reply #3 – October 17, 2016, 03:43:52 pm

Sorry...should have asked overall interior height with and without.  I'm 6'4".

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Reply #4 – October 17, 2016, 04:17:04 pm

Might vary depending on model year - the newer coaches are taller outside, but I don't know if that translates to higher interior ceiling.

For what it's worth, our '93 GV ceiling is approximately 6' 4" high.  Our (non-ducted) A/C units hang down about 2", as do the sliding door tracks at entry to bathroom and bedroom.  At your height, you'd be doing some stooping in our coach.

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Reply #5 – October 17, 2016, 04:56:29 pm

Don't get the DW going on this, she's 5' 2" and cannot reach the upper storage without a stool, and curses FT for not thinking about smaller people.

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Reply #6 – October 17, 2016, 05:08:21 pm

Mike the counters in our coach are slightly low for us.  DW is 5'11" and i am 6'2"

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Reply #7 – October 17, 2016, 05:14:09 pm

You should be fine 02 and newer. Earlier you might have to duck going into he bathroom door depending on layout my son in law is 6,4" and he fits in our coach but does need to duck a bit as the actual headroom at the door is about one inch clearance.

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Reply #8 – October 17, 2016, 05:27:23 pm

In our 2001 U320 the low points are the sliding door track covers by the bathroom.  I an 6-2 and never hit anything unless I forget and have my shoes on.  The places to duck a bit and turn a bit for easier movement are quickly learned.

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Reply #9 – October 17, 2016, 05:52:18 pm

In our '96, I appreciate the slightly higher ceilings due to the non-ducted air and is one of the reasons we chose this model.  It's just one of those tradeoffs that is worthwhile to some and not to others.  I'm 6'1", btw.

Chris

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Reply #10 – October 17, 2016, 07:53:44 pm

I looked at them and choose the non ducted model. I am 6'4" also.

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Reply #11 – October 17, 2016, 08:57:04 pm

I am not current on where the a/C's are located in the roof but the ducting allows the a/c units to be relocated versus directly over the needed area.

Beaver went to ducted air in 1989 allowing the rearward movement of the front air for less noise and to move the rear a/c unit forward versus over the bed.

We were in a 30 amp service on our Midwest trip and our Dometics are failrly noisy and after the DW commented on this issue I ran the bedroom air unit to lower the noise level in the front of the coach.

I walked mr fore through a new 91 marquis at a FMCA rally and he told me it would take a long time to convert over to that design.

Six years later it turns out.

A 91 marquis had a webasto diesel burner for the hot water and heating with four zones and individual fan speed controllers for each zone....

And a labeled marine 12 volt panel with flip breakers.  And auto reset 12 volt fuses elsewhere.

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