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Best portable AC no Apu

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by dztruck, May 9, 2021.

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  1. May 10, 2021 #11
    dztruck

    dztruck Light Load Member

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    Thanks, man i was hoping for a 200 dollar ac unit that can do it all but those dont truly exist lol. I guess i’ll have to go the generator standup ac route. Hoping i can get one thats not too loud. I do local so im always parked in parking lots sometimes near homes and apartments.
     
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  3. May 10, 2021 #12
    dztruck

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    I cant post the youtube link but a guy made a portable ac that runs from his cigarette lighter. He uses a cooler, a air blower and fills it with ice.
     
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  4. May 10, 2021 #13
    JoeyJunk

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    That’s a swamp cooler. It’s been discussed here before. They don’t work in an OTR truck regardless of the reviews for ones they sell.
     
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  5. May 10, 2021 #14
    77fib77

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    I mean $4 for ice a night? It works for a while....
     
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  7. May 10, 2021 #15
    God prefers Diesels

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    You can legally carry 8 gallons. So I have a 5 gallon, and a 2.5 gallon jug.
     
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  8. May 10, 2021 #16
    77fib77

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    I have 5 gallon.
     
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  9. May 10, 2021 #17
    dztruck

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    Well my fridge has a freezer. I can freeze bottles of water or some ice packs and then use them over night and in the morning i’ll have cold water i guess lol
     
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  10. May 10, 2021 #18
    77fib77

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    Where do you run? Personally I would probably go with a generator ac set up. I think bottle s will be weak.
     
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  11. May 10, 2021 #19
    dztruck

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    I run the las vegas area, it gets nasty hot out here.
     
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  12. May 10, 2021 #20
    scoobertdoo

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    Build one from a danfoss 80 compressor. You will need about 4 6 volt batteries, compressor, condenser, speed controller, fans, and a isolator for charging the batteries when you drive. The result will be a 1500btu ac that will give you more cool air that anything else except the paccar battery Apu.
     
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