portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

[jth21usa]

I've purchased a 250 Crownline CCR and would like a cheap way to air condition it. Has any one ever tried the portable air conditioner like this?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Royal-Sovereign-ARP-9009TL-Portable-Air-Conditioner-9-000-BTU/10983097

I don't want to use the hatch one's I've found online or install one of the $1400 permanent units. Does anyone have any experience with these units?

Justin

 

[Lyle29464]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

I have one. think it discharges about 500 cf of air a minute. question is how is that air replaced?

mine is a 10,000 my 6000 window unit does much better

 

[produceguy]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

I've purchased a 250 Crownline CCR and would like a cheap way to air condition it. Has any one ever tried the portable air conditioner like this?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Royal-Sovereign-ARP-9009TL-Portable-Air-Conditioner-9-000-BTU/10983097

I don't want to use the hatch one's I've found online or install one of the $1400 permanent units. Does anyone have any experience with these units?

Justin

Justin, Thanks, I've been looking for something like that.
Never would of thought to look at Walmart for it.

 

[crazy charlie]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

I used a portable hatch unit in the past and I gotta say,it was the coldest a/c I have ever felt.I still have it though I dont need it anymore.Charlie

 

[Lion hunter]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

I would find one to try if you've never ran one of those before. They are loud. The motor, fan and compressor are all in the space to be cooled (unlike a window unit which is external to the area to be cooled). All those things create heat so you are fighting an uphill battle with cooling. And they are pretty large, about the size of a small fridge. So they will cool but they are not very effecient at it.

 

[NYBo]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

I have one. think it discharges about 500 cf of air a minute. question is how is that air replaced?

It blows air out, and make-up air enters the space from outside through whatever openings there are; no air is recirculated. This reduces the efficiency. But the cabin volume isn't that large so it would probably work okay most of the time.

 

[FunInDuhSun]

Re: portable air conditioner 250 Crownline

Those hatch units work OK but I thought it was waaaaay too hard to put it on/ take it off every time we wanted to use the boat. Sold the stupid thing after 1 summer.
And yes, it was noisey- usually right where you're sleeping.