Cooling Issues in my stealth camper
Hi everyone. I'm going off the grid as a travel nurse, and I have just purchased a 12 * 6 toy hauler. It comes with a portable AC, which the guy I'm buying it from says works very well at night but ...
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About the only thing I could think of is get a bank of batteries big enough to run a efficient window A/C through the night, then run the generator early to replace the bulk of what was used and then let the solar finish it off.
In a humid environment like that it may only handle the bedroom. The bigger the A/C, the more batteries you will need and longer generator run time.
Using a smaller air conditioner would allow a larger generator like the EU3000is to purr along in eco mode using the least gas and making the littlest noise possible.
Our solar can run a 5000 BTU window A/C through the peak of the day. Our bank can run it over night. The problem is the solar can't replace what was used and run the A/C too, the system isn't big enough. As above I would have to run our big generator with a big converter to get the bank up as fast as possible so the solar can take over and run the A/C again.
Boy am I glad we don't have to do that.
In a humid environment like that it may only handle the bedroom. The bigger the A/C, the more batteries you will need and longer generator run time.
Using a smaller air conditioner would allow a larger generator like the EU3000is to purr along in eco mode using the least gas and making the littlest noise possible.
Our solar can run a 5000 BTU window A/C through the peak of the day. Our bank can run it over night. The problem is the solar can't replace what was used and run the A/C too, the system isn't big enough. As above I would have to run our big generator with a big converter to get the bank up as fast as possible so the solar can take over and run the A/C again.
Boy am I glad we don't have to do that.
