Air con, is it worth it? (1 Viewer)

[Swifter]

What i can't understand is why some people love them. Are they in denial after spending a fortune on what is little more than a legal scam? Have they never experienced a proper air conditioner? Or do they somehow just work!? Err no.. forget the last one

It certainly is a legal scam . Have you seen that , “ Transcool “ swamp cooler ?
They charge £340 ! Omg !
That’s not far off the Eurocom unit which is a real air conditioner !
I think people are embarrassed after spending so much money. Either that or a serve case of the Placebo effect.

 

[Madbird]

It's a roof mounted swamp cooler.

I’m not sure how it worked, we bought a trans cool before and yes, we’re p***ed off we had been taken in! This functions well in extreme heat and whilst not working as an a/c as such found it better! When we had our Elysian (RS) she had A/C in summer it didn’t feel like it was running because it couldn’t work hard enough! This moved the air and obviously worked off grid (with no Genny running to run it).

It certainly is a legal scam . Have you seen that , “ Transcool “ swamp cooler ?
They charge £340 ! Omg !
That’s not far off the Eurocom unit which is a real air conditioner !
I think people are embarrassed after spending so much money. Either that or a serve case of the Placebo effect.

 

[Madbird]

It doesn't perform very well at all really. It's an evaporative type so a circulating fan and a pool of water with maybe a cloth in it.

Ours worked excellently! Not chilling the air -but then I don’t really like the fact that an a/c ‘chills you’ once body temp has lowered! This gradually moved the air round and the air in (different strengths) was always MUCh cooler than the ambient temperature! I would suggest seeing one in action before negating them! And as mentioned previously - yes we got scammed to on the Transcool!

 

[CazPaul]

Ours worked excellently! Not chilling the air -but then I don’t really like the fact that an a/c ‘chills you’ once body temp has lowered! This gradually moved the air round and the air in (different strengths) was always MUCh cooler than the ambient temperature! I would suggest seeing one in action before negating them! And as mentioned previously - yes we got scammed to on the Transcool!

I agree, we had a Trav-L-cool evaporative system on a Hymer which was a standard Hymer fit many years ago, it worked really well most of the time, Chuck some water and ice in the reservoir.

 

[Madbird]

I agree, we had a Trav-L-cool evaporative system on a Hymer which was a standard Hymer fit many years ago, it worked really well most of the time, Chuck some water and ice in the reservoir.

I’m quite a newbie to it all, and to be honest thought it was all ‘new tech’ I guess the ‘new tech’ bit is using water from the system and not having to do anything other than turn it on lol!

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[Outdoors Dad]

Sadly we don't have AC, we have this that helps....

 

[Madbird]

Sadly we don't have AC, we have this that helps....

If it works…

 

[EuroTrotters]

I agree, we had a Trav-L-cool evaporative system on a Hymer which was a standard Hymer fit many years ago, it worked really well most of the time, Chuck some water and ice in the reservoir.

bet you were not get ice out of the 3-way fridge

 

[Tony50]

I’m in the process of deciding whether ac is worth the money, I suppose it is when it’s hot, less so when it’s cool, it’s a cost vs value thing.

I KNOW I’ll end up getting it done, it’s just other problems that go with the fitting but I’ve got a very good company doing the necessary calcs

Some Air con units are fairly heavy, I wouldn't fit one to a 3500 kg motorhome unless the motorhome was extremely light .

 

[WESTY66]

Some Air con units are fairly heavy, I wouldn't fit one to a 3500 kg motorhome unless the motorhome was extremely light .

I’m good, I’m 5ton with a bit of spare

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[CazPaul]

bet you were not get ice out of the 3-way fridge

Yes, worked lovely, we’ve never had an issue with the 3 way fridge even in very high temperatures.

 

[Jonno1103]

Which model Freshjet did you choose? I'm interested in the low power start up and low power in use. I wonder if yours is an inverter or soft start.

It's a standard 1700 unit switched out from our previous van although for the length of motorhome Dometic recommend the Freshjet 2200. We just adjust the blower to suit. I believe they all have Dometic's SmartStart attachment pre built into them. This single phase soft starter can be fitted to any air con unit cutting any power spikes and reducing start up amps by about 65%.

 

[Jonno1103]

Some Air con units are fairly heavy, I wouldn't fit one to a 3500 kg motorhome unless the motorhome was extremely light .

Our Freshjet 1700 with heat pump weighs 27kg which is 4kg lighter than the attached wind out sun canopy,

 

[Jonno1103]

Ours is pretty quiet - certainly does not disturb the sleep

Same here, you can't hear it standing by the next motorhome. The noise doesn't bother me overnight and the missus has never complained either... she could sleep through a nuclear war.

 

[Aji]

I thinks the Truma Air con unit fitted to my van is great.
Used throughout Italy, Spain and France .
Does a great job.
Not too noisy, nobody complained about noise on any of the sites when I had it switched on.
Ran okay on 6amp hook up, never tripped the supply once.
Would definitely go for the same or similar again.

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[GAVLAD]

My roof Dometic air con just blows warm air in. I was lathered in the van earlier and turned it off and opened the windows

 

[AlunandFelicie]

Well we’ve used our air conditioning for the first time ever tonight (Van bought in February) absolute bliss its 26 outside 18 in here ,a bit noisy but I’m more likely to sleep with it on than not

 

[EuroTrotters]

Well we’ve used our air conditioning for the first time ever tonight (Van bought in February) absolute bliss its 26 outside 18 in here ,a bit noisy but I’m more likely to sleep with it on than not

18c is not a healthy temperature for a/c use.

40 years in the RAC industry (Refrigeration and air-conditioning (not the AA Competitor)).

 

[Peg Star]

18c is not a healthy temperature for a/c use.

40 years in the RAC industry (Refrigeration and air-conditioning (not the AA Competitor)).

We love our Truma air con, can you elaborate on how we should be using it to its best ability in these kind of temperatures please, would hate to bugger it up!!

 

[EuroTrotters]

We love our Truma air con, can you elaborate on how we should be using it to its best ability in these kind of temperatures please, would hate to bugger it up!!

It depends what you are quoting, 18c on the control unit, or are you recording 18c in the habitation area?.

Years ago, it was always suggested that for northern hemisphere 21c, anywhere south, 22c. But in general, its said that 10 degrees lower than the outside ambient temperature is sufficient and healthy .

So if its 36 outside, you will adapt better and be more comfortable at around 10 degrees less. So, 26c.

Thats my view.

It is currently 26c outside here in Manchester, after hitting 38.5c. inside the house was 36c earlier, even with blinds down. I set the home A/C to 26c and that suits us.

I am more than happy to listen to other opinions .

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[Tony50]

Living 75 metres from the East coast, sitting in the shade,and having a nice sea breeze is our way of cooling

 

[BobJayne]

My roof Dometic air con just blows warm air in. I was lathered in the van earlier and turned it off and opened the windows

You were lathered in the van??
That's an interesting technique to keep cool, you must tell us more...
Hope you had the blinds down!

 

[sparkyvanman]

We have the “cool my camper” air con as shown by others . I only pulls 1.5 amp so it works with all hook ups . We are in SW France at the moment it’s 37 during the day and 28 at night . Our air con is a god sent at night it keeps the van at 19 , very comfortable. I wish we had bought one years ago

 

[CazPaul]

We have the “cool my camper” air con as shown by others . I only pulls 1.5 amp so it works with all hook ups . We are in SW France at the moment it’s 37 during the day and 28 at night . Our air con is a god sent at night it keeps the van at 19 , very comfortable. I wish we had bought one years ago

Is that an evaporate air conditioner?

 

[Swifter]

Is that an evaporate air conditioner?

No it’s a split unit real air conditioner.

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[Swifter]

We have the “cool my camper” air con as shown by others . I only pulls 1.5 amp so it works with all hook ups . We are in SW France at the moment it’s 37 during the day and 28 at night . Our air con is a god sent at night it keeps the van at 19 , very comfortable. I wish we had bought one years ago

They really are fabulous units . Even if the hab area is really hot . This delivers enough of a cold breeze to instantly cool you down . We have been very impressed with ours and the off grid capabilities are good with the low 450w input

 

[Langtoftlad]

Cool My Camper
I'd be tempted by one of these units if it wasn't for 3 things
I don't really have a suitable window in my PVC
They're supposedly not really easy/possible to handle by oneself
My window blinds close upwards

 

[Swifter]

Cool My Camper
I'd be tempted by one of these units if it wasn't for 3 things
I don't really have a suitable window in my PVC
They're supposedly not really easy/possible to handle by oneself
My window blinds close upwards

It’s actually easier by yourself rather than having someone getting in the way . Trick is to put the outside unit from the inside out .
You are welcome to come and have a try with mine if you are in the area .
Brackets etc can be made and make shift blinds sorted . We have been very happy with ours

 

[NoName]

I wouldn’t trust anything that bloke suggests . He recently drilled through some cables in his roof . He’s a liability. I wouldn’t advocate taking any advice from this man .

Oh dear ! So why watch his channel? John offers practical advice and solutions based on his experiences, which for many is useful. On balance I have found his advice to be sound.

 

[Swifter]

Oh dear ! So why watch his channel? John offers practical advice and solutions based on his experiences, which for many is useful. On balance I have found his advice to be sound.

I don’t watch the clown .
What I will do is always warn anyone on here to only watch his videos if you want to know how NOT to do something. He offers ill informed advice .

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