Can you run the engine with the tent attached to cool/heat with rear HVAC controls? Do you need side venting exhaust? re-posted here for top level visibility: Thanks All! I just wanted to see if getting the chill out of the kids on cold mornings (or...
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My truck does not have rear exhaust, so I have no experience with that. But as long as there is some space to slide the "tunnel" fabric between the exhaust pipe and the rear bumper, and assuming the exhaust pipe doesn't get hot (I've never touched one that might be), I think exhaust would not be your biggest problem. IMO, your biggest problem is the limited HVAC capacity of the vehicle and the lack of insulation of the tent. For environmental reasons, PLEASE don't run your engine extensively while camping. And if other tent campers are in the vicinity, please consider that they didn't come that far to hear your engine noises. Thank you.
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Yes, the exhaust can be vented to the outside of the house. I do not know how many CFM.
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I use mine outdoors. That requires no venting. You can use it indoors, however, you must duct away the gas exhaust which is hot and contains whatever chemicals result from the combustion = probably CO2. So-you need some sort of insulated flue system like you would with a gas stove. You can download the owner's manual which describes how to do an indoor installation. Outdoors is so much less hassle.
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It does not need to be vented outside per say. It can be ran in a closed room. However it is much more efficient when it's venting outside.
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Hydro innovations recommends using them to cool the exhaust air from HID lamps, based on chilled water.I say its a heat exchanger. Heat your res, vioala warm air; chill the res, vioala cool air. Use it like an A/C; chill the reservoir (10-20degrees F cooler than room temp) and pump air thru it. This is great if you dont have air cooled hoods, like maybe 2-3x sun system 150 hps in a small tent, gets hot but you cant vent the air out of your lights. Cool the whole tent!
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only need venting from outside if its a mobile home or trailer. exhaust must be vented out in double walled pipe.
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This runs on gas, so it releases heat as well as carbon monoxide. If someone sleeps with this, I can only assume you would need proper ventilation in the tent.
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You can vent to the outside, similar to a portable ac. I do not use the hose attachments. The filter on the back does the job and well. If I had a crawl space, I would use the hose to vent it. The cartridges are expensive but so worth it.
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Not sure what the all weather kit is but I do know that it will condensate and drip so plan accordingly. So if it is extremely cold and you anticipate dripping make sure the exhaust doesn't become blocked with ice. I am not a certified installer but I do know you don't want this blocked.
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From the Manual- "Do not run the motor of the vehicle that the tent is attached to. This can cause serious injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning." Annoying your neighbors is the least of your problem, you can die. In the fall we use a small electric heater with a fan and thermostat, $10.00 from Wally world. We don,t camp in the winter.
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I sure did over the weekend! I have a 5 person tent with a queen size air bed. It was just my wife, my 7 year old daughter and I. My buddy told me to only run it while I was awake to heat the tent and turn it off. Well, hard thing to do when it's freezing outside, lol. I ran it all night about 3 feet from my mattress with no issues. A couple things: 1) one tank will run about 6 hours and the bottom of the tank will freeze, which will melt water inside your tent. Just an Fyi, you might want a better base to catch the water.2) keep another tank close if one runs empty. Second night I had to change one at 4 in the morning. I sure did over the weekend! I have a 5 person tent with a queen size air bed. It was just my wife, my 7 year old daughter and I. My buddy told me to only run it while I was awake to heat the tent and turn it off. Well, hard thing to do when it's freezing outside, lol. I ran it all night about 3 feet from my mattress with no issues. A couple things: 1) one tank will run about 6 hours and the bottom of the tank will freeze, which will melt water inside your tent. Just an Fyi, you might want a better base to catch the water.2) keep another tank close if one runs empty.... » Read More I sure did over the weekend! I have a 5 person tent with a queen size air bed. It was just my wife, my 7 year old daughter and I. My buddy told me to only run it while I was awake to heat the tent and turn it off. Well, hard thing to do when it's freezing outside, lol. I ran it all night about 3 feet from my mattress with no issues. A couple things: 1) one tank will run about 6 hours and the bottom of the tank will freeze, which will melt water inside your tent. Just an Fyi, you might want a better base to catch the water.2) keep another tank close if one runs empty. Second night I had to change one at 4 in the morning. « Show Less
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The exit exhaust blows VERY hot air out. I don't think it would work, the air exiting is much hotter than the machine is cooling. I bought 6 of these, meant to only buy three and had a nightmare with the vendor. See my review before buying. Also, the unit does not cool nearly as well as the description says. It seems to get a SMALL room down to about 73 but no further. A big size room it is marginal at best.
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YES - this unit has to be vented to the outside by using a hose connected to the window kit. I do not know of any portable air conditioning units that are standalone by not using an exhaust to the outside. I am happy with this unit and would purchase another one.
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You can make it work but you'd have to jet it and have a full exhaust to make it run right. Youre better off getting a hi flow drop in with a modified airbox lid(remove it)and do the same mods. It'll be more reliable and the performance gain will be the same. Coincidentally, you can't remove the lid without re-jetting your carbs for the extra flow.
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I have the dual fans (4000 cfm) ... using to cool a 355 SBC they are quality units, work fine, however, they draw a lot of juice and are noise.I had to go to a 140 amp. alternator to carry the load. I'm going to put seperateswitches so I can run 1 fan on cool days and 2 only when needed to drop the loadand noise. engine mounted in a '74 260Z roadster conversion with tight engine bayso cooling, even with an alum. rad. and ceramic coated headers a task. Fans did the trick.
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Yes. It comes with the 4" hose. You *could* run it without, but I wouldn't recommend it because otherwise it would be like running a heater and an AC unit both at the same time. They can get away with it at hardware stores, because the store itself is not reliant on the portable AC unit's cooling. I wouldn't trust any portable AC unit that didn't have a way to pump the hot air out. Also, I've used these units in sliding glass doors. The way I did that was take a piece of wood that fit inside the door, Say 7' x 12" and cut a hole with a jig saw big enough for the AC's exhaust vent hose. Then I just screwed the vent to the wood and could close the screen / door and still have the AC working. I've seen people run the exhaust hose through floors before, say in a crawl space, but my opinion is heat rises and that could make the floor hot and might make the motor run hotter.
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This is a dual hose unit, so it needs an intake and exhaust. I guess you could cut a hole into the attic space, but i wouldn't. Also, the intake air would be super hot, which will reduce the efficiency. This unit is not very efficient to begin with.