Mounting a Air Conditioner Under a Van RV Sprinter Mercedes Sprinter DIY 

Thanks Max and if I can help with any questions, let me know and I'll help you the best I can

thanks for the awesome suggestions i really appreciated.

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 You're welcome

You're right about them Shield but surprisingly for over 6 years I have never had damage on the condenser because my mud flaps are huge on my Sprinter and they protect from all the debris. Thanks for the great idea

I was thinking the same thing. I end up on a lot of dirt roads so I worry about rocks and sticks battering the condenser.

That's a great idea but the unit is been there for over 4 years with no problems but I see your concern thank you for the great suggestion

Glad it helped and very few viewers had made this mod , congratulations .

Thanks George for your awesome comment. And yes, it does help a lot on this hot summers. Especially in Florida

interesting observation. But, shouldn't the evaporator be located at the hottest part of the interior, not on the floor?

@@gregoriosmith6994 you pay a penalty in longer refrigeration lines, so about as good to just circulate the air with a fan besides it being such a small cubic footage that 5,000 BTU can easily handle.

yes if you get some lithium batteries like this ones amzn.to/3WFR4Qy probably about 4 of them and a good inverter and you will have good power 👍

Thank you Andrew I really appreciate you the great comment , and I love Refrigeration and I like to invent things, a lot of professional Refrigeration mechanics said that this could not be possible but every time I do work like this I prove them wrong this air conditioners compressors I'm not meant to be split because the compressor doesn't have enough power to pump Refrigeration upwards but my invention is more using the compressor to shoot the refrigerant down to the condenser and it goes up via gas that's why it works and it looks like they do not understand gravity on refrigeration. I had a feeling you were going to light the results. I go camping on this band on the summertime and I feel like I'm in a hotel very comfortable. Thanks for watching captain👍👍⚓

And yes Andrew you're right it takes a lot to be working on this project and also making a video is like two jobs in one LOL

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 would you be interested installing one of these in my van I am really in need of air-conditioning but roof top is just too loud for my small space of course we can discuss the price

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 can you show how you did the inside part of the ac the box and what's included up there so I can understand better what's going on after you run the pipes inside. Thank you

@@esmirbajrektarevic2559 hola amigo lograste saber como ba la instalación interior igual quiero saber podrías decir si lo subió el amigo

I don't see why they weren't help you with that for the right price, show them this video so they can get an idea 👍

wen im off the grid i use my generator witch i have the link in the description below is a westinghouse

the last one came down from the track adding the bracket helps from happening ageing i don't think you understood the video

because the elevation will overheat the compressor and would not work because this units are design to be close to each other

the van has big mud flaps that really helps and i had never had a problem in over 8 years of using this system in my van

Hope you can do it and if you can do-it-yourself you can ask a professional to assist on this and if they and if I don't know how to show him this video maybe they get an idea thanks for watching

true but im always in good roads 👍

no the compressor is in the installation without it it would not work

I have not done a video on that

well on the side of the ac unit you will see the amount and ad more for the extra piping 👍👍

is ok it is dissing to be outside on the window unit anyway

land line power or my generator

Mercedes Sprinter DIY thank you for the good info..take care..

Build your own DIY Lithium battery and put a couple solar panels up. These window units are around only 500 watts after startup. I'm converting a 159" ProMaster, and will have 585 watts of solar ($1 a watt for panels), and a 200ah Lithium DIY battery. You can find build videos on RU-vid of how to build batteries from individual Lifepo4 cells, basically you buy 4 individual cells from AliExpress of whatever size you want the battery to be in AH (search for "Lifepo4 cells" and whatever AH, they are 3.2V each, so 4 in series make a 12v battery), and then an appropriately sized "BMS" or Battery Management System, which just monitors the battery and shuts things down if it goes over or under voltage, and usually offers a temperature sensor so you can't charge it when too cold (Lithium doesn't like charging at near freezing temps)(search for "DALY BMS" on AliExpress, they even have ones with Bluetooth apps so you can see everything on your phone). For $400, I'll have a 200ah Lithium Battery DIY, whereas a Battle Born would cost you $900 for just a 100ah...

@@brianmi40 thank you for your response. Appreciated for the time you put to give me all of these informations. Take care always👌🙏

@@juandaviddg7555 You're welcome, good luck.

I thought about it, but you should see what I did with the window air conditioner on my Pilot House. Check out my RU-vid channel Out on the reef and you'll see my modifications of the air conditioner.

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 Thanks so much, i'll head there now 👍

that's a great idea that way you can save money, hope the best on your mod

thank you much ,i used a ge air and i will work on that in the near future ,thanks for your awesome comment 😉👍

the condenser below that how it works never install higher then the compressor, and yes any small unit will work

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 thanks much man

if you placed like that the compressor will burn do to the oil inside the window unit, it was design to work with the vents facing forward, hope this help

Yes, absolutely i thou about but im in florida and had no need for it but is very possible

Live in S FL

hello and im flatter that you thought of me to do this but i don't have the time on my I'm really sorry 😢

i really need my spare tire , the distance from the condenser is 3 to 4 feet

Thank you buddy I really appreciate you thinking of me for your installation but I really don't have time since I have two RU-vid channels and I'm very busy you can probably get a mechanic air condition mechanic to do this

you have to buy a second fan that way it wont overheat

Yes I did i used a scale and added extra refrigerant do to the extra copper line

Without the capacitor the fan will not work properly so you need a capacitor it came with a window unit

The 10 hours was installing the condenser and removing it the old one and the reason it took a longer time is because I was manufacturing new brackets so it doesn't fall again that's why it took longer time they don't sell brackets for this units the way I'm installing it so I have to make my own

i think the seer rating went down 5 to 10% because the distance from the compressor to the condenser

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 insulating those lines would certainly minimize that.

Is very likely if they are willing to get a little creative they could

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 thanks for replying! I really hope I can find the right person because all the special told and knowledge is way out of my depth but I know I can cut and rivet and screw! You are wonderful

@@lunaumbra5179 thank you Luna and i hope you find that tech that will help you, my best to you Luna👍👍⚓

wow that is a complicated after the factory modification

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 I have one of these as well and I'm trying to figure out how to make it an independant system that is at least switchable to run off something besides the engine but yes it seems to be intertwined into the main AC system as best I can tell.

im thinking of leaving mine though because its really useful for getting the cabin cooled off while on the road which will save me on alot of energy when i stop to maintain temp instead of starting from a hot box

i know you must have air conditioning knowledge

Great idea Captain thank you for watching my other channel

that sounds like a really bad idea, that water is contaminated I think, you don't wanna be drinking that. him using it to cool the condenser is a better idea

It is the EVAPORATOR that makes CONDENSATE water. The condenser gets really hot; you won't get any condensate off it. The evaporator gets really cold; the hot humid air condenses on the cold metal fins and drips water that is called condensate water. (sometimes called the beer can effect) You drain that water out of the sump of the evaporator. Periodically you have to clean that sump and treat it with an anti-bacterial like bleach or it will grow something bad like Legionaires disease. It also smells bad.

Thank you so much for your comment it really motivates me to keep on filming . And thank you for watching my channel👍👍

@@mercedessprinterdiy8556 it's that time of year they have the window units at walmart in georgia for $166 with a remote. I'll be doing my install shortly and I have some discount 18650 batteries coming in for use in a solar generator.

is good to find someone that is certified EPA to handle refrigerants ,this is hard for someone that do sent have refrigeration background

My 5000 btu says it needs 10.58 oz of R410A I'll buy a can of r410A and it will say how much is in the can , like if there 6 oz cans I'll put almost all of each can in , so if I leave a little bit in each can I'll be very near 11oz ,,11oz should be good with the added length of copper pipe

@@mobileempire5522 I have an ac in the partition like you have, and i know what you mean about it not working too good. On a 90 degree day, it probably can only keep the inside at 75-80 degrees, because its only working for 3 minutes then off 3 minutes again and again. I have been playing with adding fans to help circulate the heat out of the cabin better. I think thats a way easier method then dealing with all the work of extending the condenser to another location. I have two small 3 inch ac fans blowing on the side with compressor, and would like to add one or two large 12 inch fan to help get the heat out of the cabin through the window

@@redeemedheathen Curious if you insulated between the cab where the hot air needs to be vented and the living space, and also how well the van is insulated overall? I would recommend positive cross ventilation, in one window, blow out the other to reduce the heat there. You can buy sheets of "HDPE" that are 1/8" thick, and easily fashion a custom shape of window vent, just cut the middle piece to fit 1/2" into the window slot at top and all the way around, and then bolt on two outside layers (one on either side) that extend down an inch below the bottom, roll down the window, insert it, and roll the window back up to capture the glass in between those outside two outside layers. HDPE is strong, cuts easily with a jigsaw and its only drawbacks are no paint sticks and sunlight wears it out with UV, so for daylight use you'd need to skin it somehow. But now you can fashion any kind of opening you want in it, such as mounting a screen and 5v USB fan in one, and a large screened area in another for the intake. HDPE can be easily heat bent if you want to add a layer that you bend into a rain guard layer on the outside also. And if need be, add some insulation board on the "wall" between the cab and the living space. I made one of these to use a portable air conditioner in the van during my conversion... I'm about to start my ProMaster 159 conversion and will be documenting how to make these.