valhalla360 wrote:
adamis wrote:
I am surprised there are so many skeptics when it comes to running AC off of solar. There are many people who already done this in some form already.
I'm not at all skeptical that you can run the air/con off batteries.
I'm skeptical you can use it in a practical manner that people are accustomed to. Note, the one poster on here bragging about getting 4hr of use.
On a hot day, it's not unusual for the air/con to be running 20+ hours.
So location is a huge factor here which might explain the skeptics. I live on the West Coast and most of the areas where we would travel or camp, on a hot day it MIGHT be 100 deg during the day sometimes but then would cool down at night into the 60s or 70s. There are times when it stays hot till late in the evening but that really depends on the location (Coastal / Mountain versus Inland Valley). Obviously other areas of the country stay hot even at night so yeah, it wouldn't be practical to do this on all parts of the country.
However... even in those hotter climates, there are still times when being able to do it for a short amount of time is beneficial. Best example is while traveling between locations and stopping for lunch. Right now I have to run the propane generator to run the AC (which sounds like a blast furnace) to have lunch in the camper. Being able to kick on the AC in the camper from the truck (using a remote) and then having lunch in a cooled camper without the noise would be a huge win for me.
