IF YOU'RE FITTING air-conditoning to your van, it's important to choose a unit that's suitable for your caravan. Here are the details on the model that reader Tony Brown picked for his own installation. For full details on the fitting procedure, click here.
UNIT INSTALLED
Truma Sapphire Comfort IR
Price From £1000
Weight 24kg
Web www.trumauk.com
TRUMA DIAGRAM KEY
1 Air-conditioning unit
2a Supply air intake
2b Supply air outlet
3a Circulatory air return
3b Cold-air outlets
PAYLOAD
Before planning a major installation of this type, calculate how much the new kit will reduce your payload. To do this you must add the weight of the new equipment to the MiRO of your caravan and subtract the total from the MTPLM to give you your revised maximum payload. Remember to include the weight of the pipe work, controllers and other ancillaries. If necessary, ask your caravan manufacturer whether your MTPLM can be increased for a small cost.
