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Socks
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 10:06 am: | |
Has anyone used the stock AC condensor and added a electric residental air handler and A coil?
I have a MCI-9 and it has a big condensor and 24v. DC condensor fan.
I don't want to cut holes in the roof of my bus.
Has anyone done this. What do you all think. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 10:14 am: | |
No need to cut holes in roof, just use the escape hatches.
A residential model is 220v and uses a whole bunch of current.
Do you really want to use all your generator power for cooling?
At a lot of campgrounds, you may have a problem finding 220v,
and enough power to run the thing...
And.... Where's the 24vdc coming from when your engine's
not running? That fan will suck the batteries dry pretty quick! |
Mike (Busone)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 2:20 pm: | |
Do you plan to run a compressor off the bus engine or use an electric when parked? If you mean you would use a compressor off the bus engine and just use the old condenser coil that might work but would waste a lot of refergerant. That coil will hold a lot. |
Rusty Thompson (Rusty)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 12:33 am: | |
I know this is a little bet off subeject.... but I have also been loooking at heating and cooling options for my bus. In particular a heat pump since it heats and cools and only requires a small hole for the hose to run from the outisde unit to the inside unit. Anyway the only problem I have found is that many of them run on 220 and as was stated above their aren't many 220 camp ground hook ups. What I found to solve this problem is a converter at Radio Shack that converts 110 into 220, and it will work up to 1600 watts and it only costs about $40. If you do decide to go with a heater coil that could be a solution. Just a thought |
John Jewett (Jayjay)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 1:10 am: | |
I don't know where you guys find all of these campgrounds without 220 AC. I've been in 37 states in the last few years and have been in two parks that didn't have 220! I will admit that I don't do state and national parks, mainly because of the rugrats, small spaces and 10,000 dumb rules (including lights out at 11:00 !!!) But most of those are listed as "primitive" parks anyway. They think that word absolves them from providive services commensurate with their fees.
220 AC's are more efficient and use less electricity than the 110 AC roof airs. Get the heat pump, you'll love it, as I do mine. RV Products heat pump runs on 110 AC with two compressors running on the same phase. It can even run 1 on shore power and the other off your genset at the same time. I think their thermostat is a piece of crap, but mine had beeen a blessing. Cheers...JJ |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 1:14 am: | |
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"and it will work up to 1600 watts "
That won't handle a conventional home 220vac air conditioner.
A couple of toasters, or an electric heater, possibly? |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 1:26 am: | |
JJ-
I'm down here too. We've only been through the states between
Massachusetts and Florida, all the northeast, and Mississippi, Al
and so forth, and found less 220 parks that desirable. I guess
we stay in the less expensive, out of the way parks?
220vac is never advertised as such, they call it "50 amps", and
they often deem 20 and 30 amp combined service at the outlet,
as "50 amp service". I wouldn't attempt to use a 220 appliance
on it. And I doubt a home type 220v air conditioner would function
well, if at all.
I'd love to know more about the heat pump you're using. If it's
all that good, I'd get one myself and dump the roof airs.
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Rusty Thompson (Rusty)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 1:30 am: | |
Sorry john I know that any ac over 12000 btu is not going to run on something only putting out 1600 watts... the Radio Shack referance was only a quick and easy fix if it would work for his system. If he needs something bigger than that he can go to http:www.dvdoverseas.com They carry converters that go all the way up to 10000 watts... even though these needed to be hardwired by a professional.
Now that is out of the way John. were did you mount the inside part of your heat pump and what is its btu ratting. I was thinking that I would like one mounted in the rear section of my bus and one mounted in the frot section of my bus with a door in between so that when I'm not using the bedroom I can have the front one running. And when I am sleeping at night I would have the back one running. Just a way to conserve energy. what do yoy think. I also wonder where your outside units are located I havn't quite decided were to locate those. thanks for any help |