Team,
Question for you all: Who has tried a portable AC in their motor home while connected to 20AMP power?
I tried a search with "portable AC," "portable air conditioning," and "portable air conditioner" with no success.
I had one of these units in my office for the last year: Amazon.com - LG Electronics LP1014WNR 115-volt Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control, 10000 BTU -
At 1080watts, That makes 9 amps, site publishes 9.6amps. (That means it's running an inverter for DC power to account for that extra 0.6 amp draw. What do you think the chances are it is a twelve volt system and I could bypass the internal inverter and wire a 12V pigtail downstream of the inverter? :cool:)
It plugs into a regular AC outlet, runs on 20amp circuits (that's the highest they rated the circuits in the offices), and draws 9.6 amps. I can tell from experience they work and will make a room nice and chilly. I am wanting to add one to the old TV stand behind the passenger seat, as it is mostly dead space, and vent it out the window there. This will allow us to visit any of our family members for short trips in the summer, but will still provide the necessary A/C. Of the five units we had at work only one had an issue with the condensate tank, so an 80% success rate from three years of use is good for me.
I am also thinking if I get a pure sine wave inverter like this one: Amazon.com: Sunforce 11260 2500 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter: Automotive
Then add a solar kit with about 800watts-1000watts I can have A/C for about two hours a day during the hottest parts of the day with the five coach batteries. Then again, average solar controller is 7.5amps, that would make a difference of 1.5amps between drain and charge, I could probably pull off 4 hours of AC, and still have a full charge by sundown...
Thoughts?
Question for you all: Who has tried a portable AC in their motor home while connected to 20AMP power?
I tried a search with "portable AC," "portable air conditioning," and "portable air conditioner" with no success.
I had one of these units in my office for the last year: Amazon.com - LG Electronics LP1014WNR 115-volt Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control, 10000 BTU -
At 1080watts, That makes 9 amps, site publishes 9.6amps. (That means it's running an inverter for DC power to account for that extra 0.6 amp draw. What do you think the chances are it is a twelve volt system and I could bypass the internal inverter and wire a 12V pigtail downstream of the inverter? :cool:)
It plugs into a regular AC outlet, runs on 20amp circuits (that's the highest they rated the circuits in the offices), and draws 9.6 amps. I can tell from experience they work and will make a room nice and chilly. I am wanting to add one to the old TV stand behind the passenger seat, as it is mostly dead space, and vent it out the window there. This will allow us to visit any of our family members for short trips in the summer, but will still provide the necessary A/C. Of the five units we had at work only one had an issue with the condensate tank, so an 80% success rate from three years of use is good for me.
I am also thinking if I get a pure sine wave inverter like this one: Amazon.com: Sunforce 11260 2500 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter: Automotive
Then add a solar kit with about 800watts-1000watts I can have A/C for about two hours a day during the hottest parts of the day with the five coach batteries. Then again, average solar controller is 7.5amps, that would make a difference of 1.5amps between drain and charge, I could probably pull off 4 hours of AC, and still have a full charge by sundown...
Thoughts?
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