On a recent trip out west our Ibis Air Conditioner wouldn't heat up in the morning, the fan was blowing cold air. The outside temp was about 3 - 5 deg. Had to resort to the diesel heater. Is this normal in cold conditions ?
Mick ... I am no expert on this subject, but from what I have read on this and other forums it appears that some or perhaps all van air conditioners will not fire up when the temperature drops below a certain degree.
This may or may not have been the case.
I also take it that you were on 240 power at the time.
We have a diesel heater and we also carry one of those small electric fan heaters, for when we are on 240w.
No doubt you will get a number of responses or perhaps just use the search link for further info.
Jay&Dee
Hi Goldcoaster, agree with Macka17, air con not real great with the heating bit, they will heat for a while then blow cold air (heat gone). I haven't got diesel or gas heating.I do have 3x 110amp hour batteries and enough solar power to keep them charged with an inverter this allows us to run our electric blanket (doesn't use much power and is nice and snug). As Macka said fan heaters are the way to go if you have 240 power. We also have a 2kva generator only used to run air conditioner when not on power (cold only) and maybe top up batteries when in overcast conditions. Generator will also run fan heater on low.
Cheers Owen.
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