RV FEATURE
RUNNING AN AIR-CON
A lot of caravanners buy a generator to run their airconditioner while free-camping . I ’ ve never seen this as a priority and hence my Yamaha 1000iS is not capable of powering ours . To do so would require a highercapacity model that would weigh much more , take up more space and I would need to carry a sufficient amount of fuel depending on how long I would want to run it for each day .
The EcoFlow Delta 2 is capable of powering our air-conditioner only for around 45 minutes at best . That ’ s not very long but it does give food for thought .
If you have to run your airconditioner throughout the day , you ’ re much better off checking into a caravan park and using mains power to your heart ’ s content . But if you just want to run your airconditioner to cool the caravan before going to bed , a solar generator would be a great idea .
Most camping grounds won ’ t allow you to run a generator much later than 7pm , certainly not after 9pm , which is when you might want to use it . A solar generator makes no noise , so you can run it any time of the day or night . If you have a larger capacity solar generator , say around 2000Wh , you could get around two hours of run time . That ’ s enough to take the edge off a warm caravan and allow you to get a good night ’ s sleep .
You don ’ t even need to carry a power board anymore thanks to the Delta 2 ’ s four 240V power outlets .
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