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Tips on cooling the rear with front a/c

Postby rmattila » Sun May 24, 2015 9:21 pm

Summer slowly getting here, and I have not yet thought out how to survive in the wheelchair without getting a heat stroke (actually, it's the breathing that's the problem). My mk7 Kombi only has air conditioning in the front, so I assume the air blown by the rear fan will be as warm as the air outside. I've been wondering what would be the most efficient way to keep the rear habitable on hot days, or is the only option to remove seats so that I get the wheelchair all the way to the front.

I do have a 1200 W power inverter installed, so one option would be to fit an extra blower to transfer cool air to the rear.

Any thoughts on this? Or experiences on how well the air mixes between the front and rear?
2007 FWD 300 M Kombi with wheelchair equipment.
Motor neurone disease since 2010. Can only move my eyes now but that's enough for everything you can do with a computer.
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Re: Tips on cooling the rear with front a/c

Postby Mark0 » Sun May 24, 2015 9:35 pm

An option for you may be cool my camper ( google those 3 words) usually they need 240v but i think you can get a conversion kit that allows you to use an inverter and leisure battery setup. Depends on your uses i guess but possibly worth a look
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Re: Tips on cooling the rear with front a/c

Postby rmattila » Sun May 24, 2015 10:44 pm

Mark0 wrote:An option for you may be cool my camper ( google those 3 words) usually they need 240v but i think you can get a conversion kit that allows you to use an inverter and leisure battery setup. Depends on your uses i guess but possibly worth a look


Thanks, I had a look. Looks quite handy except that it is not easy to find a way to fit the outer unit and take the umbilical cord out, if you plan on driving with the unit in use.
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Re: Tips on cooling the rear with front a/c

Postby coacher » Mon May 25, 2015 11:07 pm

I find a lot of air comes out from the centre of the bottom of the dash. A small fan there would blow the cooled air towards you.
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Re: Tips on cooling the rear with front a/c

Postby bigjohnthomas » Tue May 26, 2015 9:03 am

An electric roof vent at the back insulated roof, vents open aircon on full
Twas 45 degrees outside in madrid the other year but the back of my mk7 was very low 20s
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