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I have mentioned before that I administer a few caravanning and camping groups on Facebook, and about this time of year, a lot of members ask about purchasing a generator to run their caravan’ s air-conditioner when freecamping. This would be a straightforward question to answer; however, many of the suggestions are plain wrong.
So this month, we want to set the record straight and give you all the information you will need to purchase a generator that will run your air-conditioner.
POWER CONSUMPTION
First, determine the power consumption of your van’ s airconditioner. Before you even start to look at generators, you will need to know how much power your air-conditioner uses. You will find this information in the user manual or in the specifications listed on the manufacturer’ s website. Once you find this information, you will need to locate the power consumption figure. It will be described in either watts or in amps.
This EcoFlow Delta 2 Max runs our Truma Aventa air-conditioner for two to three hours, depending on the temperature setting.
These are the specifications for the popular Truma Aventa Comfort air-conditioner that is fitted as standard to many new caravans:
• Cooling power: 2400W;
• Power consumption in cooling mode( 230-240V): 4.2A;
• Heating power( heat pump): 1700W( heating mode is possible above an outside temperature of about 4 ° C;
• Power consumption in heating mode( 230-240V): 3.7A;
• Operating voltage: 230-240V, 50Hz; and
• Weight( plus installation material): 33kg.
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