Cooling in Alto teardrop caravan

tim conrad · Member

Cooling in Alto teardrop caravan

DeBe · Guru

What type of aiconditioner? Refrigerated, evaporative or portable.

TheWanderer38 · Newbie

Maybe this will do?

http://transcool.info

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

TheWanderer38 wrote:
Maybe this will do?
http://transcool.info

Don't waste your money....

Cheers,

Peter

erad · Guru

A reflective flysheet over the roof slows down the radiant heat from the sun, but in 40+ heat, it won't be as good as an aircon. To put a flysheet over your teardrop, you would need some rails on the sides of the roof as attachments..

tim conrad · Member

It is refrigerated. The bloke who sold it to me said it was just like a home air conditioner and suited to australian heat.

I questioned it because the van is made in Canada but its changed to australian standards when it arrives here.

macka17 · Guru

Hi.
Suggestion.

I've done it on last 3 vans.

Heat Reflective paint. 2 pack.

2 coats recommended 3 coats better
. does several things.
Seals and fully waterproofs complete roof and seams.
Reflects the sun and truly cools, stops you heating up so much inside.

A mate put it over his full size, live in shed up North of Townsville.
Roof. walls. front and back. It's basically white but can colour to suit.
Reduced Air cond operation by near half. truly.

A few panels on roof Specially over dining\lounge area. also reflects sun\heat.
But that paint really is the ducks nuts.
Thicker the coats, better it is.

If that piccy your van?.
Paint from front seam just above gas bottle over to the step in roof at back.
That'd do a great job.

PS.
Dinky little thing, ain't it.
Best of luck with Air cond.
Look it up on net see if parts avail here first.

JayDee · Guru

Hi.
Suggestion.

I've done it on last 3 vans.

Heat Reflective paint. 2 pack.

2 coats recommended 3 coats better
. does several things.
Seals and fully waterproofs complete roof and seams.
Reflects the sun and truly cools, stops you heating up so much inside.

Hi Guru,

What was the brand of paint and where did you buy same.

I rang a company some time ago to purchase, but they would not sell same. Needed to have them to do the job.

I am a bit of a DIY type of guy.

P.S.

I am still waiting for someone to invent a diesel Air conditioner, similar to the diesel heater.

Jay&Dee

Bryan · Guru

Thats a cool teardrop Tim. Sorry the pun is not intended, just love the teardrop.

I hope you find a solution soon.

macka17 · Guru

Sorry Jay. Can't remember name.
I got it from an Adel dealer yrs ago.

Go on net though ('ang on. I will.)
Back in a tic.

Thermoshield I used.
Another Caravan specific (flexible) is "Globalcote"

Look for 2 pac heat reflective paints. there's pages of 'em.
that first one is good.
and brilliant white with top coat. Can colour to suit.

I did 3 coats of base coat and 2 coats of sealer.
2 plus 2 coats will do.
I had a bit left over from prev van coating.

And one of those 4 in profiling rollers is ideal. Gets into corners and ridges.

2 tressles and 2 planks from broons for a day if starting early otherwise 2 days.
They cheap enuff. $23? a day last time.

Just walk along the side doing your thing then.
NOT Up Down. Up Down, the ladder

Very effective too. at both sealing and reflecting.
Preferably UNDER any panels too.
The heat still comes through them to a point.

Have fun. and don't doon a damp. Humis. or wet day.
2 pacs do not like moisture.
Dryer air the better.

robol · Veteran Member

Another brand which I have used is " Thermalate ".
www.thermilate.com.au or customer help 02 96034488
one packet 440 gm/ 4 lt. of paint.
Works well.

hako · Guru

The answer is simple and easy - replace the aircon unit with a reliable unit - painting the van or otherwise trying to insulate the van will be of no use unless in direct sun and it's at night when trying to sleep that you need the cool air. The most reliable aircon units are those designed for domestic use....those designed for vans seem to give many problems and cost much more.

Good Luck.