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Old 03-05-2018, 06:56 PM   #1
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Old 03-05-2018, 07:29 PM   #2
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That was looking good until I saw:220-240 volts
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Old 03-05-2018, 07:31 PM   #3
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That was looking good until I saw:220-240 volts
And only 2400Btu. Cool idea but many of us would need 8-10 of them to cool our buses.
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Old 03-05-2018, 09:50 PM   #4
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Very cool. Give them time for an American unit. They are small though, and cost more than my 12000 btu mini split. Great for small rig tho.
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Old 03-05-2018, 10:35 PM   #5
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Hey, I said it was an interesting option, not a good one. I'm still leaning toward one of those 6" tall oval window units, or 2.
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Old 03-05-2018, 10:42 PM   #6
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one of these oval air conditioners? http://www.noriahome.com/

Why not just put a roof unit for that price?
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Old 03-05-2018, 11:09 PM   #7
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one of these oval air conditioners? http://www.noriahome.com/

Why not just put a roof unit for that price?
Just leaning, haven't fallen for anything yet at this stage. I plan on some skylights in the roof so i'll have to see what room i'm working with, but then again it is a 40'er, might need 2 of em.
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I can't decide how I want to do my ac either. Leaning toward rooftop, but the idea of a skylight sounds awesome.
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Old 03-05-2018, 11:25 PM   #9
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I can't decide how I want to do my ac either. Leaning toward rooftop, but the idea of a skylight sounds awesome.
I think I am going to delete a lot of unused windows, will replace that light loss with skylights.

Keep your solar panels in mind up there also.
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one of these oval air conditioners? http://www.noriahome.com/

Why not just put a roof unit for that price?
I looked over their website and cannot find the Btu rating. Were you able to find it?
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I looked over their website and cannot find the Btu rating. Were you able to find it?
5000BTU
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Old 03-06-2018, 11:59 AM   #12
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Just leaning, haven't fallen for anything yet at this stage. I plan on some skylights in the roof so i'll have to see what room i'm working with, but then again it is a 40'er, might need 2 of em.
That is a pretty interesting option. According to their estimations 5,000 BTU should service a 10'x16' room, which is bigger than my bus will be. I could install this in the bulkhead over the emergency door.
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That is a pretty interesting option. According to their estimations 5,000 BTU should service a 10'x16' room, which is bigger than my bus will be. I could install this in the bulkhead over the emergency door.
If you're installing anything, just install a normal window unit. The biggest benefit of something like this is its portability. Put it in the window when you want it, take it out when you don't.
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If you're installing anything, just install a normal window unit. The biggest benefit of something like this is its portability. Put it in the window when you want it, take it out when you don't.
A big consideration, too, is size. I can install this up above the emergency door, whereas I don't think I'd be able to do the same with a standard window unit (though I'll admit, I haven't measured for that).
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I can't confirm for yours, but we had initially thought of putting one above the emergency door in our short chevy, but decided against it since it will be by the bed. If it look similar to mine, you would have about 3' x 2' to work with without issue. The AC we almost got for free was a big 13,500 btu unit, and it was 26.5" x 18". I would assume your is similar, so you'd have plenty of space for a large unit back there.

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Thanks. I missed that.
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Old 03-06-2018, 03:47 PM   #17
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Thanks. I missed that.
You didn't miss it, it wasn't on the Noria website, surprisingly.
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Now under FAQ:

Can Noria run on batteries or solar power?

Noria is a 480 W, 110-120 V AC appliance. It can be powered by an appropriately sized solar and/or energy storage system with an inverter and appropriate electronics. Please contact us at contact@noriahome.com if you require further details.

This makes more sense but contradicts what it said on the front page.
I'm liking this as an option but would obviously only work for the smallest of buses.
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I put this up for discussion a few years ago --

For buses with TWO roof E-hatches, install a shrouded radiator fan (reversible) on the forward hatch. These fans REALLY move the air if the rear hatch is cracked.
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