New Air Conditioner

I ordered the new air conditioner a few weeks ago.  It was backordered so we had to wait....no worries.

Got the call from the truck driver this morning that he was out at our driveway.  So, we scooted out there with the pickup.

Uncrated it to inspect for shipping damage, but all looked well.

Reading the direction booklet and measuring everything to make sure it would fit, we found a major issue.  The original opening in the roof of the trailer was too small by about 1/2"!  The opening in the trailer is almost exactly 14x14" square.  The paperwork for the new a/c unit also says that the opening has to be 14x14"....

The problem is, the new a/c unit has a mounting flange that measures 14 1/4 inch square.  So, it will not fit!!!

I called the manufacturer to see if there was a mistake, but their technical support folks say that "most roof openings are around 14 3/8" square, so their measurement is not exact.  Their suggestion was to take our trailer to a repair shop an have our roof modified!!

Now, you know that's not going to happen!!!

Duane dove in this afternoon - and modified the roof opening by taking out the rivets, removing all the brackets, cutting out aluminum skin so that the opening is larger.

He re-installed the re-positioned brackets and riveted them in place.  Now the a/c unit will slide in place nicely!

Now we'll have to lift the 99 lb a/c unit to the roof!!  First I've got to clean some "goop" off the rooftop to make sure we get a good seal - don't want any leaks!!