Marine 12v air conditioning

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

I'll move over to another thread you started to discuss the Studer-Innotec inverters as I can't find much to support your conclusions.
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ml#post3728765


My 360 NeonR hit over 430w each, but that is not common.
My 435 bifacials always hit above rating. I'm sure I haven't seen their highest yet, but each has hit 20%+.

Peak ratings are fun to talk about but harvest is everything.

Had the 3x 345 NeonR before and replaced with 3x365W longli and overall harvest is 25% more. Significantly more at passage where the 345LG delivered approx 150W each while the bifacials now do 250W each. Same davit, same location just replaced the panels as 2 got damaged by another ship not able to berth correctly...

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

A slightly different link shows the 12k btu/hr model uses 960watts.

That's 60% more power than what I have measured and still not sure about the water pump on this model. If not add at least 50 more watts.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...7b534ee83d23mI

thats link is Hopewell, not Honeywell. Siginificant difference as Honeywell is the Marbu base unit why hopewell is a copy, so specs are different.

[cyfishburn]

I'm looking at a DC water-cooled unit made by Archer, brand name KINGFISHER. They offer 3700 BTU and 5100 BTU units. Anyone had experience with these?

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by cyfishburn

I'm looking at a DC water-cooled unit made by Archer, brand name KINGFISHER. They offer 3700 BTU and 5100 BTU units. Anyone had experience with these?

These are not very large air-conditioners - you'd want several.

An approximate "rule of thumb", for sizing marine air-conditioning (for use in sub-tropics) is between 14 BTU/h to 17 BTU/h, for each cubic foot, of interior conditioned volume.

A 3700 BTU/h air conditioner might cool an approximately ±260 Cubic Ft space, such as a V-berth; and a 5100 BTU/h A-C unit may cool about 360 Cubic Ft. Area, such as a very tiny salon.