Precautions for truck parking air conditioners:
Which installation method is safe?
In the hot summer, classic truck air conditioning seem to be a necessary device for us who often work and transport outdoors. Thanks to the development of parking air conditioners, our driver friends no longer have to endure the troubles caused by the high temperature of the cab, and can sleep comfortably in the car at night.
At present, in the tractors engaged in long-distance transportation, almost a large part of the owners have begun to install truck sleeper ac units one after another, but there are many kinds of parking air conditioners, and not every model has its own exclusive overhead air conditioner. Some driver friends chose the back mounted split type air conditioner. However, many new users have doubts, which air conditioner should I choose? Will the design with an external machine make it difficult for my own truck annual inspection? Is it easy to be checked on the road?
We recently interviewed a number of driver friends, and collected and integrated their experiences and suggestions over the years for your reference. At present, there are two types of air conditioning structures suitable for trucks in the market. One is the version powered by gasoline or diesel generators. Another is battery powered air conditioning.
Among them, a large part of the new trucks have rarely used generators as power supply models. Although the generators can almost make the air conditioner work 24 hours a day, the noise is relatively loud at night, and it is difficult for gas stations in some areas to refuel. The continuous upgrade of battery storage and discharge technology, the vast majority of drivers will directly choose the design of battery power supply, which is quiet and has 6-10 hours cooling capacity.
The design of the parking air conditioner with battery power supply is generally used when they are resting at night, considering that the air conditioner needs about 6-10 hours of battery life. Therefore, whether it is an overhead parking air conditioner or a parking air conditioner with an external unit, you need to choose at least dual 180Ah battery packs for the power supply requirements of the vehicle itself and the air conditioning system. Therefore, the first step in changing the air conditioner is to increase the battery safety. Of course, you can also choose AGM lead-acid batteries, which have stronger battery life.
It can be seen that in order to facilitate operation and sleep at ease, it is the safest to choose a battery-powered air conditioning system. In addition, at present, some luxury trucks have been equipped with their own parking air conditioners one after another, and many truck fans choose to modify them separately. However, you need to confirm the battery safety of your vehicle in advance and whether it can be installed a parking air conditioner a non-destructive and low-loss to avoid the situation of power failure and excessive power consumption of the whole vehicle.
On the whole, most of the new trucks on the market choose to install a battery-powered overhead air conditioner on the roof. This design has several advantages: the space occupied is smaller, and it is safer. The appearance of the truck does not seem to have obvious traces of modification and installation, so there is no need to worry about issues such as annual inspections.
But whether it is powered by a generator or a battery, as long as you choose a truck air conditioning system with an external unit installed, most products will be drilled and routed behind your cab or at the bottom, and a separate external unit will be installed behind the cab.
However, after our visit, we found that traffic control departments and road administration departments in many areas will deduct points and fire driver friends for this reason, and force them to remove them.
How can I avoid being checked for an air conditioner with an outdoor unit? We have also summed up the suggestions from various driver friends. If you have installed it and used it for a period of time and do not want to replace it for cost reasons, then you can paint the outer unit of the air conditioner with the same color as the vehicle. There doesn't seem to be any inconsistency. It is understood that such a design can greatly reduce the attention of the traffic control department.
Of course, If you have just picked up the car and haven’t installed it, it is the best choice to choose an integrated overhead air conditioner. This air conditioner is specially designed for trucks and will not affect the appearance of the vehicle. Even the traffic control department or during the vehicle inspection, there is basically no need to worry about the annual inspection of the vehicle and other issues.
At present, there is also a new design on the market, that is, a hidden parking air conditioner. The simple understanding is to break up the parts of the air conditioner's outer unit and re-arrange it. What does it mean? The outdoor unit of the air conditioner was originally a whole. In order to avoid being checked, the compressors, condensers and radiators inside the outdoor unit can be distributed in a distributed layout and designed on the roof or chassis frame area. The overall goal becomes smaller, but many driver friends have reported that this design has an impact on the stability of the air conditioner in use, and the probability of problems with the components is relatively high.
In year 2022, JUKOOL developed another choice which is portable semi truck air conditioner, it is no pipe type ,installed inside truck. although the cooling is smaller than roof mounted or back mounted type, but it is portable, no change truck outlool, so drivers donot need to worry about annual inspection.
In summary ,to choose a suitable electric truck air conditioner there are some precautions need consider:
battery voltage and capacity
country transporation laws and regulations
truck installation suitable space
personal likes
Contact JUKOOL sales , we can help you to make a most suitable choice .
