Air conditioning article
A newly posted article on RV air conditioning units, some are DC operated. AC units
Forum Discussion
Let's just ignore Keytag
Nice article. It did not seem to intend to be a comparison chart between each unit exactly. It is an article about different AC options for the TC crowd. Good info. Most of these I have not heard of, so now I know.
The DC units intrigue me in that they run without a generator or hookups. Given enough solar and battery you have AC while in the boonies without daily gasoline refills... IT states amp use, but that is when the compressor is running, so the calculation would be based on what % the compressor runs and then how many amps just the fan draws. 300 amps of available battery and 29 amp draw would give 10 hours of use, but in reality the compressor cycles so it could be much more. Enough solar on the roof, the entire roof, and sun and all is good.
I dont have the space on the roof or the desire to deploy ground panels, so maybe the next RV for me....
Nice article. It did not seem to intend to be a comparison chart between each unit exactly. It is an article about different AC options for the TC crowd. Good info. Most of these I have not heard of, so now I know.
The DC units intrigue me in that they run without a generator or hookups. Given enough solar and battery you have AC while in the boonies without daily gasoline refills... IT states amp use, but that is when the compressor is running, so the calculation would be based on what % the compressor runs and then how many amps just the fan draws. 300 amps of available battery and 29 amp draw would give 10 hours of use, but in reality the compressor cycles so it could be much more. Enough solar on the roof, the entire roof, and sun and all is good.
I dont have the space on the roof or the desire to deploy ground panels, so maybe the next RV for me....
