Bird Nest in the AC

[ThomB87]

Well it is Spring in the Ozarks. The birds are looking for nesting sites. I am not real pleased that a pair decided our AC cover made an excellent bird house. If you look closely you will see they also took out part of the the foam insulation. Hopefully, only a small corner removed so will not impact performance.  Any ideas of how to prevent this in the future? 

 

One of those duh moments. I found when I was washing the Ollie.   I finished my wash job. Then took off the cover and cleaned out the nest. Of course scattering debris all over the freshly washed roof. Sigh! 

Edited March 28, 2020 by ThomB87
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[Patriot]

A full custom made cover is what we plan to use.

 https://calmarkcovers.com

-Patriot

Edited March 28, 2020 by Patriot

[topgun2]

If you decide that a full cover is not the way you want to go - you can always purchase a cover that is for the air conditioner only - for example -

https://www.amazon.com/ADCO-3021-White-Conditioner-Cover/dp/B0002F68OU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=5UKZDJJFXALN&dchild=1&keywords=rv+air+conditioner+covers&qid=1585440273&sprefix=RV+air+conditioner%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE1RjU3Uk9MSThOWUUmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1NjQ1MDBKTjE2WTVNVUpJVjgmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDczODE3NDJPWTFES08wMEg0OUwmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

Just make sure that you get the correct size!

Bill

[AndrewK]

Topgun2, 

Can you leave the cover on the AC while you travel?

Andrew

[ThomB87]

Thanks! I will look for the AC cover. Ms. Bertie is keep in a carport with sides to protect her from sun and weather. So I do not need a full cover. I was worried about insects but never thought about birds. I may cut off their food supply. 

 

[topgun2]

AK - while I've seen ac cover that have a cinch rope at the bottom, I would not trust that to keep the cover in place while traveling down the road.

ThomB87 - Probably no need to "cut off their food supply" once you get a cover.  But, I did have a bird build a nest on the folded steps under my CalMark cover one year.  

Bill

[BackofBeyond]

On 3/28/2020 at 3:49 PM, ThomB87 said:

 

 

Must be the optimum spot - I had a bird condo in the same spot. 

Edited April 1, 2020 by BackofBeyond

[Patriot]

If anyone orders an AC cover would you mind posting up a link? We don’t have our Ollie yet so I don’t know the dimensions of the AC unit n order to place an order. Thanks!

-Patriot

[ThomB87]

https://www.campingworld.com/elements-air-conditioner-cover-for-dometic-penguin-85006.html 

This is what I ordered. I will know how well it fits tomorrow or next day. 

[Maverick]

1 hour ago, ThomB87 said:

https://www.campingworld.com/elements-air-conditioner-cover-for-dometic-penguin-85006.html 

This is what I ordered. I will know how well it fits tomorrow or next day. 

This is the same cover I purchased some time ago and it fits nicely.

[Patriot]

20 hours ago, Maverick said:

This is the same cover I purchased some time ago and it fits nicely.

Thank you Maverick, order placed.

[ThomB87]

Here are pictures with the cover and the product code. My trailer is a 2019 with the Dometic Penguin II AC. Note the suggestion to block the holes while waiting on the cover is a good one. The birds started rebuilding within a day of moving our Ollie back under the carport. I would not leave this on for travel only for storage. The cover should work for dirt daubers as well as birds.  I am sure you could get order on other sites as well. 

[Jerry]

I recently removed a birds nest.  This is the solution that I am trying. ps. It is rubber

[topgun2]

My experience with rubber snakes is that they simply don't move - and - the birds eventually figure this out too.😪

Bill