Hi,i'm new to this forum,which I think is great,my question is with the reverse cycle a/c i'm looking at putting a a/c in our bus that we are converting,can the unit that goes outside to run the a/c can it be laid on it's side to lay flat as we don't have a place to put one standing upright,any ideas and thoughts would be appreciated thanks I should add it's a split system i'm looking at thanks
-- Edited by hino motorhome on Saturday 3rd of October 2015 04:48:23 PM
Welcome hino you have posted in the right forum first up well done I can't help with your question but I'm sure someone will be along shortly that can.
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As others have said it has to be upright , reason . The compressor has oil as well as refrigerant in the sump which needs to return back to the compressor .you can lay it on its side for transport but must be left idle for a couple of hours to normalize.
I was thinking if it could be laid flat it could go on the roof,but reading the replies it makes sense thanks everyone,i'l stay with the reverse cycle for a motorhome,it will fit nicely where the front roof hatch is at the moment,has anyone done this before?? thanks danny
Mounted ours on the back roof above the rear window as their was nowhere else to put it, needed to be away from possible reversing damage & under possible tree damage. Pulled out the rooftop unit as it was useless, noisy & leaked. Can be used when travelling on the 240v inverter but struggles a bit with the engine heat from the floor. Took a bit of engineering to carry the 32kg's safely & securely on roof. Best thing since sliced bread these new inverter units, whisper quiet & only uses a max of 520watts so can run for up to 10 hours on our house batterys.
Mounted ours on the back roof above the rear window as their was nowhere else to put it, needed to be away from possible reversing damage & under possible tree damage. Pulled out the rooftop unit as it was useless, noisy & leaked. Can be used when travelling on the 240v inverter but struggles a bit with the engine heat from the floor. Took a bit of engineering to carry the 32kg's safely & securely on roof. Best thing since sliced bread these new inverter units, whisper quiet & only uses a max of 520watts so can run for up to 10 hours on our house batterys.
Hi Mike. What make/model did you choose please?
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Had a Fujitsu inverter in our SWB Coaster, compressor was very heavy 52kg as it was the first of the reasonably priced inverter style splits on the market (2006). Needed to have a support bracket down to the bumper. That one was so cold you could "chill a beast" in the bus if you had the power available.
This one is a Daikin "L" series, put two in our house & was very impressed with the lack of power consumption & the fact they were so quiet so I purchased one for our newer bus. We have 24v house power for the pure sine wave power inverter with 24v solar panels to top up. The roof mount was designed so nothing was below the window, this has survived some of the most atrocious roads with corrugations that will loosen your fillings without any issues. Standard copper pipes used with plenty of securing points to prevent any cracking.
I'm still looking for the photos of the roof mount.
