Interesting bit of kit. Bit confused as to why you are running it from a power source - I thought it had an integrated battery ?
the battery is a separate unit (clips on the bottom) and an extra £800, I decided not to get as will mainly use with hook up but liked this unit as such low power usage. Being able to run off my battery pack is added bonus but as only small one will get 2 hours at most.
I haven’t used in real situation yet but didnt see it pull more than 435 watts of my battery but that said below is off website so will be interesting once i get running for real.
Yes watched that and agree window vent looks interesting, only issue will be unit needs to sit on front seat unless you extend the hoses.
Make sure you have the blinds up to minimise solar gain if you are looking to use it during the day. The GC B-Pillar back is pretty well insulated but the windows and sky light and especially the cab windows allow huge amounts of heat build up on a sunny day. While the cab AC driven by the engine has sufficient BTU to deal with that solar gain when you are driving (at least for the front seats), 5000BTU of cooling may struggle to make an impact. We have the factory Freshjet AC unit which is 2200W/7500BTU of cooling and it works really well in the evening once the sun has gone down. Never tried it during the day as we are always out and about … especially if it is sunny . Enjoy your new cool GC !
thanks Gordon agree its like an oven in van when blinds are open. Will only use at Night and early evenings so hopefully will do job.
That's not logical though. It would be far more efficient when its hot outside to condition the already cooled air thats inside the van. Thats how aircon in offices works.
the unit has vent front and back so not sure if its using differential temperatures! I will have play at some point to see if works will just exhaust and what affect it has. Did think about exhausting through roof window but unit would need to be on table or have hoses extended.
I was thinking of the vent over the kitchen rather than a roof light.
I am sure it could be adapted but might be issue allowing air flow into van? Also looked into why two hoses and its to do with air displacement from what I can gather. If you don't have two hose system you are creating a negative pressure in van and warm air is then pulled in through varies points. The two hose system stops this.
yes think that's how it works there is vent at front for internal air in
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