Truma Air conditioning.
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We have this on our MH. I can't tell you how effective or useful it is as it's as yet unused. On test it seemed fairly quiet (as A/Cs go) but it will still need checking from outside when in use to ensure it doesn't annoy other folk. Outside noise is the big drawback with any A/C.
The issue of weight eating into your payload will be another consideration as many vans have very small payloads these days.
Tbh, given the choice, I'd not bother having A/C fitted for use in this country.
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I had Dometic roof a/c on a previous van, it was standard fit by the manufacturer. Over the 10 years of ownership I doubt I used it more than a handful of times on site due to the noise and disturbance to neighbours. As Tinwheeler says check the load marginas a/c is typically 20-30Kg.
I would see how you go for a while then and add it if needed.
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I might be useful for the OP to tell us where he intends to use his van. Whilst I am unconvinced of the need for AC in this country if you spend lots of times in hotter climates the answer could be very different. For UK used perhaps consider a powered vent in place of the usual static vent in the kitchen. I have had a Maxx Air installed in my motorhome which is temperature controlled. I also make use of the Truma CP vent position as that can cool things down a bit.
David
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Unless you are going to somewhere like Spain in July/August can`t see any necessity we`ve been going to the South of France for the last twenty years in late August and September and could count on one hand the number of times we might have used it.
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We have a Dometic on our 2008 model twin axle, weighs about 30kg. We had it fitted for use abroad, but do use it quite often here too.
I think it is the B22 model. In use we mainly have it on low speed, and in that mode it cannot be heard outside the van unless you stand right next to the van. You hear it much more inside the van.
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