Mounting a Air Conditioner Under a Van Rv Sprinter Mercedes 

That is awesome I hope it works out for you the installation And yes a leaking air conditioner it is very frustrating

Wow awesome and you did great modifications too thanks for sharing and enjoy your very low price split unit, thanks for watching 👍💯

@craigsmithx the system is 410 a

@@craigsmithx yes cap. Some

Who said the 410a refrigeration is not bad for the ozone🤔

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 I said

LOL yes I'm a Refrigeration Mechanic, thanks for watching my other channel cap.👍😉⚓

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 I dabbled in hvac stuff some years back for work. Jack of all trades, master of none. I know just enough to get myself in trouble with any trade. Lol

check out my channel i have several videos about this type of installations

Got it tks

i know they are expensive and the window units are cheaper and easy to replaced

co non of those gases are legal to let out to the environments

it leaked, theres nothing u can do. good thing is new refridgerant are ozone safe, just not good for global warming.

@@redhongkong sweet. Mine leaked too

thanks Craig and i hope your projects comes out great, and tell me wen you are done how it came out , only if you can have a awesome night.

i only run the ac wen parked and using land power so there is no need to face the condenser towards the wind, now if i was running it wile driving i see your excellent point, thanks

nesesitas un inverter pero recuerda que el AC jala mucho power

so sorry buddy that you have to stay in your van in those conditions but i dont have the time to make this for anybody , i have 2 RU-vid channels and a regular job so my time is very limited, hope the best 🖐

thank you Marting 👍

excellent a bus is a great size to make a camper ,hope it comes out good buddy

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 Hi I am gonna copy your idea for sure. I have a Sprinter and live in Scotland but as I will be using the van to travel in Spain I will definitely need to fit it. Do you think it is possible to fit the compressor outside the van to cut down on noise?

very true but i like to have them separated

instablaster...

Sorry Captain I did this to show people how to do it or have somebody else do it for them I just don't have the time and thank you for thinking of me for this installation captain

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 I totally understand. thanks for the video

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 hola amigo muy bueno el video esa idea 💡 ya la andaba en mente pero no se mucho de refrigeracion pero se que podría hacerlo lo único que no logro es saber es como hacer la instalación eléctrica para encender el compresor si me puedes orientar te lo agradecería muchísimo porfavor orientarme en la instalación eléctrica o como le ago

@@youngb6651 hola has logrado aplicar esta idea en algún auto

is 6000 btus but it could be done with a bigger unit too

I asked because I was wondering if the same unit size would be enough for my Transit high roof 148” wheel base. Thanks for the reply.

Anytime Craig I hope you have a great installation👍 and if you have any questions let me know

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 amigo ayúdame con lo de la instalación para encender el compresor como le ago si el auto ge era 12 voltios o que equipos devo tener para el compresor que es de 110 voltios ???

Will a my case it works perfect I don't know if you have tried it before but mine works perfect I am a refrigeration Certified mechanic just to give you heads up

I'm not questioning wether or not it functions perfectly, im sure it does, only your 'reasoning ' for not removing the shaft. I'm a certified common sense mechanic.

@@brianscherer2615 of course for years of using it is not the design but for camping works great and for 5 to 10 years of constant use i will see your point Brian thanks for bringing this point to my attention and for watching . my regards ...

@@brianscherer2615 #metoo - but I was born in '56 so back then thinking for oneself wasn't optional... ;)

yes look at my other RU-vid channel i did that with my boat here is the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v4t5vVWLZ7Y.html and i placed the link of the blower i used witch is very important to use a 350 CFM blower or more for this to work . please let me know what you think?

There is a build where they put a wall across the entire back of the van, closing off the "garage" area, just forward enough for a std. window air conditioner installed in the wall to have the unit stick back, as it would outside a window, into that back airspace. I'm considering it, or getting someone to "fix" my DIY attempt of what's shown here, by just hacking the lines and trying to solder them myself to under the van, then get someone to check for leaks and fill it. But in the wall build, he would just open the back door to vent it, but if you positively vented the space, floor and ceiling, you could run it with the doors closed... something like a couple of aluminum horse trailer vents that tilt open, but mounting them into the floor to open downwards, and then something like a Maxxair that can run even closed in the rain, and you'd have plenty of venting to counter the heat building up in that space. You could even put a separate vent that you could close into the wall, that way you could run the Maxxair when the air conditioning is off and unneeded, and pull air through the vent in the wall from the living space, to get the "normal" benefit of a roof vent. With vanlife popularity what it is, I'm more than a little surprised the build shown here isn't an off the shelf DIY unit. Or even just a kickstarter to have a bunch built. Mini splits are shipped all day that a sensible person can install and check for leaks in the lines, and worst case, have a tech afterwards fix a leak and refill... This is basically turning a window AC into a mini split...

you need a fan for it to work

i would love to but i dont have spare time ,and thank you for asking.

I just feel like some things wasnt saidbut this is great I would over pay for this job u just tell me what is worth ur time

On a mini split the compressor is inside of the condenser and you cannot tell the condenser because you'll burn the compressor the reason I did mine like that is because a compressor is vertically inside the van not on the van. Hope this help

Thank you Andrew I knew you were going to like this video and soon I will upload the next video to show you the results. When I made this split system on the window air conditioner some professional air conditioner technicians set the disc cannot work but I proved them wrong it works incredible I was going to do the same thing to the but with the movement of the ocean is better to have the window air conditioner all enclosing the unit that way doesn't fall apart

I usually drive the van 90% of the time on pavement and I don't have a problem once a year I just hold it down and that is it and my van has big mud flaps and that protects the condenser from rocks and debris

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 You are brilliant! I have a technical HVAC background, (ACCA Manual-J, D, S, P etc Epic level/ instructor level). I mention this only to say I have an understanding of HVAC but I don't have anywhere near the practical knowledge and multiple skills that you have! You can build and fix anything! If I keep watching your videos, I'm going to be smarter than my wife one day! ☺

@@andrewfyakim525 LOL don't tell your wife that or I see you sleeping on the pilot house for a week although knowing you you're like me we would not mind sleeping on the Pilot House lol, and you have some good set of skills too Captain most of all your garage it's impeccable I have never seen at the garage like that I'm ashamed of mine it's not it's not even 10% is organized as yours.

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 I'm looking forward to your follow-up video of this one!... I have always loved sleeping on the boat at anchor... not sure if it will be as much with the boat in the lift! ☺

I just place a link on this video so you can get the valves hope it helps

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 Thanks for the link , good price too. This air conditioner mod is one of the better mods I've seen .

@@mobileempire5522 thanks so much buddy and thank you for watching my Youtubre channel