Just a note on your IR gun: It's probably fine, if it's a 6:1 spot size ratio, if you're 6 feet away, it's detecting surface temperature for a 1 foot diameter spot. It's not really going to detect air temps, but of course it can detect the grille temperature if your close enough.
Please make more content with the 10 hp 418cc diesel. Im interested in buying one myself to do a badass mini bike build I wanna see how someone more experienced dose before I try
From your video here this is exactly what I wanted to know about the A/C part of it. I want to use one of these to cool my work truck. It’s actually a retired para transit bus. These are rated for 500sq.ft. My bus is probably not that big. This should work well. My question is what about the heat pump? Will a 2000 watt inverter handle the heat pump part of a mini split?
It should be labeled for how many watts it takes. You'll want to leave like 20% overhead, inverters burn out a lot more quickly if you run them at 100% for hours on end.
Is there no surge when the compressor kicks on? It’s been a decade since I messed with this stuff but back then I had trouble with even refrigerators popping the over current on the inverters.
Yeah same with mine so I’m trying to run a pressure washer 13 amps but those inverters would always turn off the moment the pressure washer would turn on
Unfortunately, the inverter puts out a fait amount of heat. I love it in the winter, but not so much in the summer. If you are trying to cool the space, maybe run inverter or at least exhaust fan to the outdoors. Mine can easily raise the room temp by several degrees.
Yes it’s 9k, but the SEER rating isn’t great because it’s a cheaper unit, more expensive units will be more energy efficient and use less power for a given amount of cooling
Yeah my modified rooftop on my RV runs in the 1400watt range on high about 1200watts on the lower setting. But on a 12 volt system you don't get much run time but it will run long enough to make comfortable for a short time.
@@dakotak8437 I have not, I have a large 48volt setup I use to air condition my house, I have 3 mini splits inside the house they all run all day on solar and one at night in my room. Works amazing
@@Mikebuildss iv been wanting to do this stuff since I was young but with my mind this shit gets crazy setting up and all the different types of systems bc so many and no one in area to help I'm more mechanical.
That would more than double if the voltage was cut in half (120V)! My modified rooftop unit runs around 1400watts on 120v it's a 13.5 unit. And it kills batteries quickly.
@@CubbyTechactually if the voltage drops the amperage does increase and to find the wattage the formula is volts X amps = wattage and when any of them change they all change . None of them are a constant and all change as vairy as the load changes.
Well you just killed my idea of running a mini split off a bus alternator. Id have to add a 2nd alternator so ill just run the diesal generator. Thanks for the video.
Is that della 9000 btu SEER2 19 🤔🤔🤔 @@Mikebuildss asking since i just got me a della for my SEMI TRUCK and plan to hook up my TOPBULL 3000 INVERTOR SINE WAVE 😮💨😮💨😮💨 but pulling almost 1500 is crazy 😮😮😮😮
You could see if Mechman Alternators has a model compatible with your bus. I got a 3.8kW alternator for my old jeep that works quite nicely for emergency house power during outages and keeping a 200AH battery charged on road trips.
My Senville 12,000 btu mini split don't ever draw that kind of power & im completely off grid on solar only with 520ah of lithium the most I ever seen my mini split draw in ac mode is barely 900 watts full power & 1100w in heat mode the lowest is around 300w in ac mode & about 600 in heat mode Senville is a very good mini split when it comes to less power consumption
@@diysolaradventures7894 This model doesn’t have the best SEER rating, I have a Hunter and Cooper model aswell and it’s only ever pulled 1000 maxed out
The easiest/best way to get solar power to ac is to use something like toshiba dual hose inverter portable ac. The thing is you can run them at much higher efficiency on low, using fans and ac science to get a cop of 6 roughly or 6 times heat transferred out as opposed to put in. They can run as low as 300w efficiently and effectively, they run the compressor slow and move lots of air to get maximum cooling efficiency. Just like most mini split solar setups. Except they are 5-10 times easier to install, portable, modular, and mildly less efficiency but still very efficient. 2 toshiba units can keep an entire big house cool in very hot summers and poor house insulation situations. 1 can do a 2 bedroom house very easily. Mini splits are a hit and miss, i think are less reliable when you go that cheap (400) and are not as efficient too when you go that cheap. Also the ge through window low profile inverter ac units are as good as the mini split or better imo. They are quiet and efficient, more efficient than portable ac units. They will do great on solar too about as good or better than mini split of any type except for direct dc mini split.
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Just a note on your IR gun: It's probably fine, if it's a 6:1 spot size ratio, if you're 6 feet away, it's detecting surface temperature for a 1 foot diameter spot. It's not really going to detect air temps, but of course it can detect the grille temperature if your close enough.
@@maxvtol I see what you mean it does say that on the back part, makes sense now lol. Up close I’ve seen these how down pretty low
Interested in what equipment you're using in this video. Thanks for posting this!
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Please make more content with the 10 hp 418cc diesel. Im interested in buying one myself to do a badass mini bike build I wanna see how someone more experienced dose before I try
I got you, weather has been bad but it’s clearing up for more engine videos, thanks for watching!
From your video here this is exactly what I wanted to know about the A/C part of it. I want to use one of these to cool my work truck. It’s actually a retired para transit bus. These are rated for 500sq.ft. My bus is probably not that big. This should work well. My question is what about the heat pump? Will a 2000 watt inverter handle the heat pump part of a mini split?
It should be labeled for how many watts it takes. You'll want to leave like 20% overhead, inverters burn out a lot more quickly if you run them at 100% for hours on end.
@@laurenceperkins7468 Thank you.
Thanks for this review. What size cables did you run from the inverter to the battery? I thought I heard 4awg but wanted to confirm. Thanks.
@@hsidder Yes sir 4 gauge
@@Mikebuildss thanks for confirming!
Is there no surge when the compressor kicks on? It’s been a decade since I messed with this stuff but back then I had trouble with even refrigerators popping the over current on the inverters.
@@joeprimal2044 no these mini splits have inverter drives
@@Mikebuildss Hmm. I’ll have to check mine and see if they do. Thanks.
Yeah same with mine so I’m trying to run a pressure washer 13 amps but those inverters would always turn off the moment the pressure washer would turn on
Unfortunately, the inverter puts out a fait amount of heat. I love it in the winter, but not so much in the summer. If you are trying to cool the space, maybe run inverter or at least exhaust fan to the outdoors. Mine can easily raise the room temp by several degrees.
Do you have to keep it charged to the battery to use the inverter?
@@tishreni5183 yes I would use solar to charge it so it’s free
Hello , can i have your list on the set up?
Sure, it’s a harbor freight Jupiter pure sine wave 2000 watt inverter, and the batteries are 100ah lifepo4 12 volt
How about your wires?
How much power is your AC? I mean the BTU?
@@shemcristobal1614 9000 btu
Is that mini split only 9k btu? That current draw is very high for 9k btu
Yes it’s 9k, but the SEER rating isn’t great because it’s a cheaper unit, more expensive units will be more energy efficient and use less power for a given amount of cooling
@@Mikebuildss maybe the power factor is very poor you should scroll through your meter and see how much below 1 it shows.
Yeah my modified rooftop on my RV runs in the 1400watt range on high about 1200watts on the lower setting. But on a 12 volt system you don't get much run time but it will run long enough to make comfortable for a short time.
Could ya do a good clean vidoe of a good set of batterys and with solar and see how long it last. Great video tho 👍
Yes I can do that!
@@Mikebuildss thanks and have you done a video of running your house on it and how long. And ever done anything with power windmills
@@dakotak8437 I have not, I have a large 48volt setup I use to air condition my house, I have 3 mini splits inside the house they all run all day on solar and one at night in my room. Works amazing
@@Mikebuildss iv been wanting to do this stuff since I was young but with my mind this shit gets crazy setting up and all the different types of systems bc so many and no one in area to help I'm more mechanical.
Wild - my 30K BTU AC pulls ~1800W @240vAC
That would more than double if the voltage was cut in half (120V)!
My modified rooftop unit runs around 1400watts on 120v it's a 13.5 unit. And it kills batteries quickly.
Nope! Watts is watts, no matter the voltage.
@@CubbyTechactually if the voltage drops the amperage does increase and to find the wattage the formula is volts X amps = wattage and when any of them change they all change . None of them are a constant and all change as vairy as the load changes.
Well you just killed my idea of running a mini split off a bus alternator. Id have to add a 2nd alternator so ill just run the diesal generator. Thanks for the video.
They are power hungry!
Is that della 9000 btu SEER2 19 🤔🤔🤔 @@Mikebuildss asking since i just got me a della for my SEMI TRUCK and plan to hook up my TOPBULL 3000 INVERTOR SINE WAVE 😮💨😮💨😮💨 but pulling almost 1500 is crazy 😮😮😮😮
@@Mikebuildss also debating if use power station or invetor
You could see if Mechman Alternators has a model compatible with your bus. I got a 3.8kW alternator for my old jeep that works quite nicely for emergency house power during outages and keeping a 200AH battery charged on road trips.
My Senville 12,000 btu mini split don't ever draw that kind of power & im completely off grid on solar only with 520ah of lithium the most I ever seen my mini split draw in ac mode is barely 900 watts full power & 1100w in heat mode the lowest is around 300w in ac mode & about 600 in heat mode Senville is a very good mini split when it comes to less power consumption
@@diysolaradventures7894 This model doesn’t have the best SEER rating, I have a Hunter and Cooper model aswell and it’s only ever pulled 1000 maxed out
@@Mikebuildss oh ok sounds a lot better
The easiest/best way to get solar power to ac is to use something like toshiba dual hose inverter portable ac.
The thing is you can run them at much higher efficiency on low, using fans and ac science to get a cop of 6 roughly or 6 times heat transferred out as opposed to put in.
They can run as low as 300w efficiently and effectively, they run the compressor slow and move lots of air to get maximum cooling efficiency.
Just like most mini split solar setups.
Except they are 5-10 times easier to install, portable, modular, and mildly less efficiency but still very efficient.
2 toshiba units can keep an entire big house cool in very hot summers and poor house insulation situations.
1 can do a 2 bedroom house very easily.
Mini splits are a hit and miss, i think are less reliable when you go that cheap (400) and are not as efficient too when you go that cheap.
Also the ge through window low profile inverter ac units are as good as the mini split or better imo.
They are quiet and efficient, more efficient than portable ac units.
They will do great on solar too about as good or better than mini split of any type except for direct dc mini split.
I actually did a video on one of those, I went mini split only because I didn’t have a window in my garage, but I agree with what you’re saying!