Road Trek P210 Ceiling Heat and Insulation Options

[romeo-ClassB]

When parked at home during the summer my Road Trek P210 get way to hot on the interior. I can't leave windows open since we get too much dust accumulation inside. I do use the ceiling vent fan quite often since I do leave the van on shore power

I have noticed that the ceiling liner is always very hot so that tells me that there isn’t match insulation between the ceiling upolster and the roof fiberglas

I am wondering if anyone else has tried to correct the problem. My thought we be some type of foam insulation, but not sure how much room there is for insulation and what is up in that space that may be a problem.

Any thoughts?
Ron

 

[jjrbus]

I had a bus conversion that was built for service in Saudi Araibia, it had a double roof. Simply Z channels mounted to the roof and covered with sheet aluminum, done at the factory when built.

 

[peteco]

My 2006 210P has insulation in the ceiling. Yours probably does too. Your van is a darker color and that makes solar absorption greater than a white or other reflective color. There are special coatings that reflect the heat and you might want to consider that.

 

[otr]

We had a 2000 190V, all white, when we replaced it with a 2019 Simplicity, dark brown roof, we realized anything other than white is a huge mistake. I had a white vinyl wrap done on the roof by a place which does this for signs on vans....3M is the best product, it has made a huge difference. Next time you are in a parking lot on a sunny summer day see how long you can put your hand on a white vehicle compared to one the color of yours or my van

 

[RickNAmy]

When parked at home during the summer my Road Trek P210 get way to hot on the interior. I can't leave windows open since we get too much dust accumulation inside. I do use the ceiling vent fan quite often since I do leave the van on shore power

I have noticed that the ceiling liner is always very hot so that tells me that there isn’t match insulation between the ceiling upolster and the roof fiberglas

I am wondering if anyone else has tried to correct the problem. My thought we be some type of foam insulation, but not sure how much room there is for insulation and what is up in that space that may be a problem.

Any thoughts?
Ron

Hello Ron! We also have a C210P but ours came with Solar Panels (4x100w) mounted to the roof, three behind the roof vent and one ahead. Because of these panels and the air space (2”) below the panels we do not experience the same issue. I will agree that there is limited insulation in the roof as I can push up gently on the headliner and feel the solid roof. Maybe a white reflective coating that is used on EPDM roofs might help? Best wishes.
Rick

 

[romeo-ClassB]

I did the same, pushed on the headliner and did notice very little thickness.
I think I will have to live with it since covering the roof with white would change the looks too radically, although, the mentioned wrap is a good idea, and could be removed in the future.
Thanks all for the comments and ideas.

 

[GeorgeRad]

Hello Ron! We also have a C210P but ours came with Solar Panels (4x100w) mounted to the roof, three behind the roof vent and one ahead. Because of these panels and the air space (2”) below the panels we do not experience the same issue. I will agree that there is limited insulation in the roof as I can push up gently on the headliner and feel the solid roof. Maybe a white reflective coating that is used on EPDM roofs might help? Best wishes.
Rick

Indeed, I have solar panels on the roof of my Sprinter with sufficient gap to allow good airflow, it works!

 

[hyc]

I have a 2015, C210P and I also have solar panels that coved most of the roof so don't have the problem. I did removed part of the ceiling liner to run some wires and there was no insulation between the liner and the fiberglass roof. I had a 2010, C170V as my first Road Trek and it had insulation (I had to remove the liner to fix a leak). Guess Road Trek decided to stop installing insulation (I think they are having financial issue by that time)