IBIS IV that’s ‘four’ is a slow start and using less than 1400 Watts ! At 23 degrees.
RoamerAllWaze said
06:27 PM May 13, 2020
We Have an IBIS 4 aircon installed on our HillTop Feathertop Van which in itself is is a major upgrade from a no toilet REGAL pop-top.
When the wife bought the van yes she did! I asked for an upgrade from the Ibis 3 to the Ibis 4 air conditioner because I knew it was using an energy saving inverter.
And here we are on Covid lockdown prepping for an escape.
So I put my Aldi Bahn energy meter on the power lead and started the aircon in heating mode the other day.
And that showed the wattage slowing ramping up to 1400 Watts ( under 6 Amps) after several minutes. This means my el cheap 1700 watt er will most likely work.
Anyway ill try the gennie when I am bored.....
-- Edited by RoamerAllWaze on Wednesday 13th of May 2020 06:38:50 PM
-- Edited by RoamerAllWaze on Wednesday 13th of May 2020 09:27:28 PM
Dougwe said
01:45 PM May 14, 2020
Make sure no other 240v appliance is on at same time as aircon, including 240v charger and hot water heater. One 240v appliance at a time. Especially running Gennie.
Whenarewethere said
04:03 PM May 15, 2020
How long is the cable ( + & - for total length ) from battery to inverter & wire gauge.
RoamerAllWaze said
11:27 AM May 16, 2020
ill be very careful when I get to off grid testing.
We would only be using the aircon when things are very hot & disagreeable.
Doug Are you running your gennie into the Van via the 240AC inlet on the side of the van ?
I have noticed comments about using a RVD versus a RCD in threads - yet to work this out.
Thx Brian
RoamerAllWaze said
11:49 AM May 16, 2020
Hi Whenarewethere,
in my case the inverter is actually part of the Ibis IV aircon and reduces both the startup and running load of the unit. Hence your question if I was running a separate inverter would be spot on but in this case I am hoping to plug the gennie directly into the van.
And the question of RCD versus RVD then needs to be addressed.
As you Know most van air cons were/are 20 years behind the inverter split systems we all use at home.
It is only in past year or two that some van aircons have caught up , even though well overpriced.
Or alternatively you could put a home split on the van, as people on this and other forums have done.
thx for the comment Brian
Dougwe said
03:01 PM May 16, 2020
Yes Brian. Via the 240v inlet on van. I also use a 5mt cable I had made up not the long ones.
We Have an IBIS 4 aircon installed on our HillTop Feathertop Van which in itself is is a major upgrade from a no toilet REGAL pop-top.
When the wife bought the van yes she did! I asked for an upgrade from the Ibis 3 to the Ibis 4 air conditioner because I knew it was using an energy saving inverter.
And here we are on Covid lockdown prepping for an escape.
So I put my Aldi Bahn energy meter on the power lead and started the aircon in heating mode the other day.
And that showed the wattage slowing ramping up to 1400 Watts ( under 6 Amps) after several minutes. This means my el cheap 1700 watt er will most likely work.
Anyway ill try the gennie when I am bored.....
-- Edited by RoamerAllWaze on Wednesday 13th of May 2020 06:38:50 PM
-- Edited by RoamerAllWaze on Wednesday 13th of May 2020 09:27:28 PM
How long is the cable ( + & - for total length ) from battery to inverter & wire gauge.
ill be very careful when I get to off grid testing.
We would only be using the aircon when things are very hot & disagreeable.
Doug Are you running your gennie into the Van via the 240AC inlet on the side of the van ?
I have noticed comments about using a RVD versus a RCD in threads - yet to work this out.
Thx Brian
Hi Whenarewethere,
in my case the inverter is actually part of the Ibis IV aircon and reduces both the startup and running load of the unit.
Hence your question if I was running a separate inverter would be spot on but in this case I am hoping to plug the gennie directly into the van.
And the question of RCD versus RVD then needs to be addressed.
As you Know most van air cons were/are 20 years behind the inverter split systems we all use at home.
It is only in past year or two that some van aircons have caught up , even though well overpriced.
Or alternatively you could put a home split on the van, as people on this and other forums have done.
thx for the comment Brian