The Kickass 400W Air Conditioner - For Camping and Caravans

[@Handleyman]

Just a little piece of advice. These type of portable air conditioners have a problem. The single pipe is the hot exhaust. It’s blowing hot air that it has sucked from inside the room. That air has to be replaced from within the room which means that it is sucking hot air from the outside. So as fast as it’s cooling down the air inside the room, it’s sucking hot air into the room from under the door or whatever. It only works properly if the unit is OUTSIDE THE ROOM pushing cold air into the room.

[@evil17]

Exactly, very good explanation, many don’t get the serious inefficiencies of this type of aircon.

[@hellohello8556]

Don't all types of air conditioners do this including home split systems, cars, RV roof mounted etc?

[@tait6010]

It is meant to be outside. Hense the white tubes.

[@Handleyman]

@ no it’s not. The only controls are on top of the unit. How do you control it inside if the controls are outside? Plus, every other portable aircon explains how to put the exhaust out through the window, not the other way around.

[@tait6010]

@Handleyman it comes with a remote.

[@HandcraftedByTerryG]

Thanks for sharing this with us great little aircon

[@acafwd]

Cheers mate

[@Sawadventures67]

Looks like a great unit for a small room, van or camper nice and quiet thanks for sharing 👍

[@acafwd]

Would love to test it in your van mate and see how it works?

[@Handleyman]

My right ear really enjoyed this video.

[@acafwd]

Good to hear 👂 🤣

[@bradpinch8690]

😂😂😂 Lost it

[@LiamMarcon]

I'm always confused why portable aircons don't come with insulated exhaust pipes. I guess a good modification would be wrapping your own insulation on it.

[@MudducksTouringAustralia]

Nice one Rob, Cheers Steve

[@acafwd]

Cheers Steve!

[@zulupenman]

Just clarifying you said it's $.88 so far to run ?... does that means so far since you've had it there for a couple of days or ......since you showed us on the video that literally 15 seconds of running? If that's the case that's extremely expensive $.88 for about 15 seconds would cost a fortune to run. A cheap hot blow heater in the middle of winter at .33cents per kWh (roughly normal costs of houses in Australia) is $.11 for 20 minutes of running a hairdryer is $0.01 cent for 10 minutes of running the most power consuming appliance of a house as a kettle that takes about $.25 to boil a jug of water .. So if you could just confirm that $.88 is for how long of that machine running thank you so much great video ;)

[@acafwd]

Hi mate. No. Not 15 seconds of running. 🙂. This was after running it for a day. Our tariff is 33cents per kWh. The product draws 400W. So if the cost is 33 cents per kWhr and the air conditioner uses 400W then the cost per hour works out to be 13.2 cents per hour based on my tariff. This works out to be that the AC had been run for 6 hours and 40 minutes using the meter to come out at 88 cents. If you have a lower tariff, your cost will be lower. But please note. Its not really designed for bedrooms. The space is too large.

[@cootason]

Great solution as a spot cooler in the current heatwave though I'll give it that

[@MKMTA]

Would love to see what the DB Rating is on it ?

[@acafwd]

Will look into this for you. It is pretty quiet so you know.

[@uksuperrascal]

Hi Rob Merry Christmas - 4c here in the UK I wish I could send you some Free Cold Air -To Keep my feet and legs warm, I use a mains 30watt ebay £4 Soldering Iron in a Old biscuit tin. Running cost = 39p for 1kW = 1000W / 30W = 33.333Hrs

[@acafwd]

Hey mate! That is lovely and cold! How good would it be to exchange heat for cool air this way?

[@MariaT-b5r]

i am having trouble connecting the big hose - is there a trick or tip, it is just not grabbing the attachment?

[@acafwd]

So it just screws in to the two ends. Is that the issue?

[@mattkoselowski-wh9vj]

how many amps does it draw on average?

[@acafwd]

Between 35 to 40. Will be doing more testing soon to see how it goes.

[@craigmotbey4626]

You don’t have a aircon on the roof of your caravan atm rob? If so why have 2 ?

[@acafwd]

The one on the roof draws 2kw this you can’t run it at all when off grid, where as this one I can use it to cool the caravan down when off grid as it is only 400W😀👍

[@Watson1]

You wouldn’t be a Queenslander would you.?? A your a real Ocher aren’t you. A🤣👏

[@acafwd]

😂 Yeah mate. Got some sayings you pick up in life A 😂

[@Watson1]

@ 👍🏻🤣🤣🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@storm30235]

No good in forward fold camper in 34 degrees heat

[@Crabpeople1993]

Yeah just found out the hard way my self. No good for the camper trailer especially when it’s above 30

[@Bennyboy-dog]

You've shattered my plans! Why is it no good for my FF?

[@storm30235]

@Crabpeople1993 that's true mate anything above 30 it will not work 👍

[@acafwd]

I would agree. Too much canvas lets the heat in.

[@rockbiterhd]

The gas in this isR290 highly flammable not good

[@acafwd]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@rockbiterhd]

I have worked in refrigeration for 35 years this stuff is bang gas hope you live enjoy I know you guys wont listen

[@outback109]

Hay is what cows eat.

[@acafwd]

There once was a farmer named Ray, Who spent all his time baling hay. When he heard someone say, “Hey, you dropped some today!” He replied, “Hey, that’s where it should stay!”