This Aircon Can Run Purely off your Solar and Batteries! - (Episode 372)
12 de julio de 2026 · 22 min · 150K vistas · Phuket
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The crew of the 45-foot catamaran Parlay Revival installs four 12-volt DC air conditioning units to enable off-grid climate control in the tropics.▶ 0:02 Each 5,000 BTU Sea Air unit draws approximately 30 to 35 amps and is powered directly from the boat’s 12-volt battery bank via a Lynx distributor using 70-square-millimeter (2-oct gauge) cabling.▶ 2:07 The installation requires routing raw water hoses from through-hulls to each condenser, with condensation lines plumbed into existing shower sump boxes.▶ 1:24 To manage power consumption, the crew utilizes a smartphone app that allows for setting amp-hour limits on each unit, preventing battery depletion during overnight use.▶ 6:50 The system relies on 6.4 kilowatts of solar capacity to recharge the batteries.▶ 8:54 The crew also replaces
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