Power Needed for Furrion AC for Van Conversion
Question:
I am looking in to buying a sprinter van with a 170 in wheelbase. I want to know if this size of air conditioner would be good for that, and how many batteries of what size i would need to power it most of the day. I have a dog who would live in the van with us and I absolutely need a good air conditioning unit that will keep her cool but also be able to be run indefinitely. I don't understand amp hours and volts and all of that, but I am trying to learn.
asked by: Monica
Expert Reply:
I definitely appreciate both the fact that you are trying to keep your dog cool and trying to learn, though I should say there isn't going to be an air conditioner that can run indefinitely, and something that runs for long periods of time is going to use up a ton of power.
So if you want to use the Furrion Chill HE RV Air Conditioner System - Manual - 15,000 Btu - Black
Item # FR32PR - powering it for long periods of time via batteries and an inverter isn't really feasible. Essentially you would need a gigantic battery bank that would take up a a lot of space and be extremely costly, and re-charging them would take a very long time and also not be inexpensive.
Your best option for what you are attempting to do is use a generator with the largest fuel capacity available, which is the Firman 10,000-Watt Portable Generator - 8,000 Running Watts - Propane or Gas - Electric Start # 333-H08051
This has an 8 gallon tank and can run continuously for 12 hours at half its 8,000 running watt output.
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Carol S.
7/29/2020
Hello Kyle, FACR14SA-BL I am looking at this Furrion Rv air conditioner for a conversion van. I read your comment above, saying that it will require a lot of power to run it. Can I run it on shore power without any problem? I could possibly run it a couple of hours a day on my inverter, but would like to set it up to run on shore power. Thanks for your help.