Euromac Air Conditioning
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but Southern European sites can get hot in the summer as we know.
Am considering purchasing a Euromac 2400 portable A/C unit as I don't really have the spare weight available in the caravan and this could travel in the car. It is also considerably cheaper that a roof one and uses less power which is of course relevant for some sites. It is a split unit and reviews on Amazon seem positive but are they all true?!!
My question is simple - anyone got one of these? Would appreciate any comments (good and bad) if you do.
Am aware of the potential limitations with this unit and having lived in the Arabic World and Asia for many years I would like to think I am pretty A/C savvy!!
Many thanks
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This looks identical to the CoolMyCamper unit, imported from Netherlands by a company in Stamford, Lincs. Similar pricing to what I found when googling the Euromac. We had one but barely used it in anger! We bought, intending to use when in Europe, albeit we didn’t travel in the heat of high season.
If it is same, they are a quality build. It did work well, but a little awkward and fiddly to set up. Best used if on one site for several days so as to avoid frequent setting up/down. The unit does take up a fair bit of space in car, and (unless Euromac is different) the two parts are permanently connected via a sealed umbilical cord, so moving unit around, passing through caravan window etc, is definitely a 2 person job.
re MH use, it’s not suitable for leaving in position when on the move.
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why a split unit as window would have to be open and that lets warm air in. I would go for a portable unit. have a look at these
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LL, the window wasn’t open when we used the CoolMyCamper version, as the rubber window surround on most caravans/MHs has enough give in it to still shut. Rather like when aerial cables go via same route. The advantage of these twin units is the warm air is pumped outside.
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A portable unit as mentioned above would not be suitable for a caravan. They vent to the outside via a tube with quite a large end which needs to be fitted to an external wall grill. They are quite noisy too and heavy. We had similar in our house when we lived in France.
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Don’t expect too much from a unit that only draws 1.6 Amps at 230V. We have a free standing unit on our 7.5m motorhome that draws a little over 4 amps and it just about copes when the expternal temperature is in the mid 30s. The unit is vented to the outside through the floor but is easily removable. In our permanent 7m long ‘van in Italy we have a Delongi free standing unit that’s permanently vented through the floor. It quickly cools the van to the low 20s even in temperatures of 40 degrees plus but its heavy and draws 8 amps. With all such devices its a case of Power-in is directly proportional to Power-out.
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Many thanks to all for your comments. Appreciated.
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