Manual de instrucciones de Dometic 10

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Dometic is a customer driven, world-leading provider of innovative leisure products for
the caravan, motorhome and marine markets. Dometic offers a complete range of air
conditioners, refrigerators, awnings, cookers, sanitation systems, lighting, windows, doors
and other equipment that makes leisure life more comfortable away from home.
Dometic also provides refrigerators for specific use in hotel rooms, offices, and for storage
of medical products and wine along with comfort products designed f

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Dometic Environmental Corporation, with a 45+ year heritage in rugged Dometic APU-Based Auxiliary Air Solutions D HVAC technology for harsh-environment applications, has developed a range of auxiliary air conditioning and heating solutions to meet the ✦ 7,000, 10,000 and 14,000 BTU capacities for increasing demand for engine-off comfort control in the trucking industry. all size sleepers • Self-contained package units You can count on Dometic for thoroughly engineered products designed for the

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THE BASICS The basic principle of an air conditioner is the transfer of heat from one place to another – in this case from the inside of your vehicle to the outside. This is accomplished by absorbing heat from the inside air into a refrigerant gas flowing through an evaporator coil. The refrigerant is then pumped to a condenser, where the heat is released to the outside air. The refrigerant, a chemical with a low evaporation temperature, flows around a closed loop, driven and pressurized by a co

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air conditioning choices There are two basic types of auxiliary air systems: Self-contained unit installed under bunk. Heating Capacity Application* *Under normal conditions. • Self-contained “package” units Whichever type of system you 1.0 KW 48 in. sleeper • Split systems select, it will come with ducts, 2.0 KW 60 in. sleeper grills, condensate drains, thermo- The self-contained unit is designed to be wholly mounted inside 2.5 KW 72 in. sleeper stat controls and electrical wiring. the truck, u

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SPECIFYING THE SYSTEM About Insulation. Auxiliary Power UniT Before we go any further, let’s talk briefly about insulation. Most truck sleepers today are insulated with a value of When running the air conditioner from an APU, the genset must be large enough to start and run the air conditioning approximately R 1 to R 1.25. Compare this to the insulation of R 30 that is required in most new housing contruc- unit as well as any other electrical appliances you may wish to run at the same time. This

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INSTALLING, OPERATING USEFUL links AND MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM Installation Dometic Environmental Corporation Dometic will provide detailed installation instructions with your system. You should make sure you understand www.DometicTruck.com these instructions and follow them completely. American Transportation Research Institute Note that the APU must be set to deliver 115 Volt 60 Hz output in order for the air conditioner to function prop- www.atri-online.org erly. Check with your APU supplier.