Evaporative Aircon Question

that was not the question. Why don't you simply assume that I know that and why did I mention that I have both systems eventually ..
thanks
gmd

If you use the evaporative 90% of the time you obviously live in a low humidity area. You asked about using this in a slide-on so I assumed that meant that you would be travelling into other areas that may have different climates and wanted infomration about using these units in such different climates.
I also assumed that you wanted considered opinions. If you don't want replies don't ask the question in the first place.

Flip side is that the evaporative units can consume a bit of water, and if you are going into an area that is dry enough and hot enough for an evap unit to be effective you may in fact have more approriate things to do with the water in the long term (as a matter of safety and conservation of your resources).

GMD.....so what was the question......"Just interested in feedback about efficency from people who use it"...

teabags answered you correctly...the first time!!! so in case you dont read properly....they are BLOODY useless in high humidty....

As the original post has indicated, yes to all.

Webasto has a evap unit running on roughly 8amp max.
Just do not know what area is available for evap and how much
cooling capacity in real life ..
thats why I ask ..
Really appreciate if just people answer who actually have a unit and
not others speculating ... and yes I know it uses water and yes I have enough
and and ...
regards
gmd

You asked for feedback on the efficency of these units. Teabags gave you a short, precise and correct answer.

With an 8 Amp draw as well, water would not be the only precious resource. That is unless you are running a genset or a relatively large solar array and huge amp hour rated batteries.

My experience with evaporative coolers while camping has been limited to the little portable jobs available through JayCar etc. A personal unit which measures around 6 inches square. Runs off 12 volts and is sufficient to provide a bit of relief on those very warm still nights. However even these can be thirsty on days/nights with very low humidity.

Peter

Also originators of questions need to realise that, once posted, questions no longer “belong” to them. It is quite appropriate for others to make responses which may be oblique to the question because the thread will be read by many people who may not seek exactly the same information as the OP.

Questions and answers on this forum have grown to become an extensive knowledge base available to the whole internet community and much of their value lies in the diverse nature of many answers which, in turn, have spawned sub-questions and produced a broad response to the original post – this is why we are always telling people to “do a search of the archives”. If every question had a simple “one-post” answer the knowledge base would be far less useful.

Mike Harding

maybe his signature should have been "gmd_with_pms"

Bitchy

I'm with Jimbo, ( & a former Terracan Owner) with such an attitude I wouldn't even bother to answer the bloke.

thank you at least one person with brains..
regards
gmd

Hey pms,

You're about as sharp as a crayon.

Oldplodder was mocking you, and you couldn't see it.

_gmd_pps: you really are your own worst enemy.

what type ? what brand ?
do you know the surface area of the evaporator ?
thanks
gmd

about 20 years ago - i was just a kid but still remember the hassell of filling the jerrys

:)) .. well times have changed ... no jerry cans with the system I am looking at ..
thanks
gmd

it will still require water - water use is still a factor to look into if you intend on using it in areas where you need to be self sufficient

It is not a factor for me where I want to use it primarily .. I have large enough tanks and when I really go to places where I need the water I just don't run it and that would be only a few occasions ... My Boat has a deslinator which makes enough water when I am at the beach and I mostly am at the beach ..
thanks
gmd

Dave,
thanks yes I know actually ... that was one of the reasons I came accross
the Webasto .. down the track when we travel more to the tropics I will include a Dometic (non roof) refrigerative but for now an evaporative looks ok because
the power consumption is close to nothing (yes I call 8 amp max nothing ) over
2KV for a refrig unit ... water is not an issue really .. not for the purpose we need
it for ...

thanks
gmd

I have a Viesta unit on my sleeper cab. It can run about 6hrs before filling with water You also need to use a conditioner in water. in high condensation areas just add party ice to water
Dave

Thanks,
the webasto unit I was looking at has a continuous supply when hooked up to a larger tank, and I have several watertanks on board..
regards
gmd