I'm wondering about the cool setting, I'm not too worried about heat. Will this circulate ambient temp air in a vehicle well enough?
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I would say no, the volume of air from the device is minimal. Probably about 20% of the volume of air you would expect from a device this size.
21934
I use this in a 2-car garage and it heats relatively well. My garage is not insulated, so the area I work in is warm, and the entire garage gets relatively warmer. I turn it on only when I am working.
1250477
it will just blow hot air around. It may provide some level of comfort, but will never match the level of cooling provided by the vehicles a/c system
1611746
Yup! That's what I do (though let's not kid ourselves - it's not really air conditioning. While it's a surprisingly powerful fan, it just blows the same hot humid air, making it slightly better than just having the windows open in such a way as to channel a stream of air flow through the car.
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I live in the cold prairies of Canada and have one of these. The windows do not seem to fog much for me when I am plowing snow. I think that because it is not air tight, it doesn't fog much. As far as the cab being warmer, I would say that it is not. It's nice because you don't have the wind on you but there seems to be a decent gap from the bottom of the windshield part and my hood which let's in a little breeze. I'm not disappointed in it for the price. I would buy one again. Zippers on the doors seem to be good and install didn't take too long to figure out. Hopefully that helps a little...
329876
If you have a small room it's fine as long as you don't expect the room to be really cold...this air conditioner uses a smaller amount of electricity but isn't a big cooler.... Don't get me wrong it will cool a room and keep it coo it's just not... Well lets say really powerful.
1709180
Sorry, I don't know, I returned it as soon as I realized it wasn't a 'cold air' intake.
566378
Cool setting is basically just air around you (room temperature). Has the same amount of airflow.
1464209
Mine doesn't get that hot or even warm. It has a small cooling fan that isn't loud. I haven't mounted mine in a vehicle but under a front seat might be a good spot. You want to keep the 12 volt cables as short as possible, especially if you want to run close to the rated output.
61158
Hi Bob, The fan circulates the ambient air. The car A/C should be turned on in order to achieve the best result of cooling. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
2107151
Yes, but it pulls hot air, there is no separation from the engine bay so not cold air intake by any means.
206739
YES, I used the product in two different vehicles and saw no drop in temperature, hope you have a better luck.
1635218
Yes it is not 1 of the 40 cooler than ambient temperature. It has settings and is more of what you would think of as an RV refrigerator than the $150 car 1's. It has a cooling rack much like a household refrigerator In the back. You should if you can keep dc power to it even from solar work perfectly. It uses very little power and works great. You may need to purchase and extra power cord the originals seem to draw to much power and over heat. I just called the manufacturer and got a new 1 and it is fine.
1976297
If you are using for automotive usr it should be fine. I have mine on a diesel to move extra coolant, and while I can't give you a specific temp, i have seen temp readings over 200 degrees F with no damage to unit.
1900884
Well, we never actually timed it or took the temp. I will say that on a 9700 mile road trip of 43 days, it operated beautifully in our Smart Car (www.vegan-roadtripusa.com). We had one issue with the fan making a racket if you put pressure or pack things too close to the power side where the fan vent is, it will hit something and make noise. By adjusting the cord and pressure this went away. Other than this, it worked beautifully and we are planning to use it again all through 2014.
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It heats my shop that is an over size 2 car insulated garage. I live in south Texas so it does not get that cold to start with. I also have a ceiling mounted dust filter that I use to help circulate the warm air.
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Hi,Yes, the cooling fan temperature is an adjustable parameter for this vehicle.