Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:03:18 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Air Conditioning
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I have no idea about size or energy requirements, but a friend with a Model Y has the version with this heat pump. Early model Y did not have it. They showed me the car including the toy box. One setting is romantic, a fire shows up on the screen, fire sounds from the speakers, and warm heat from the vents. It worked very quickly almost no delay before heat available. And my understanding is the cooling is even better.
So, if the size is small like that then someday they will make their way to our application!
And hopefully I’ll still be young enough to enjoy the romantic mode!
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto
> On Sep 28, 2021, at 2:26 AM, Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE> wrote:
>
> I saw some details of the Tesla heat pump and was wondering as well
> about fitting it in other cars.
> It is a cute little thing, not much bigger than a glovebox.
>
> Looks very efficient to me. I´d love to play around with one.
>
> Raimund
>
> Am 28.09.2021 um 00:44 schrieb Eric Caron:
>> Slight change in this topic.
>>
>> I don’t see myself ever adding air conditioning to my bus. But, if I were to have a couple good years of reliability with several ahead I might just consider it. Summers are getting so darn hot.
>>
>> So, any compact efficient modern systems that can go in or under the dash or some other clever location?
>>
>> I wonder if the heat pump design used in a car like the Tesla Y might become more available and affordable. Sort of a heat pump for cars.
>>
>> Any modern systems in use out there?
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 27, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> This has been an interesting exchange of viewpoints between a chemist and someone who “stumbled across a discussion about molecule size of various refrigerants”. Ain’t the age of the ‘information superhighway’ a wonderful thing? We can just jump out there in the middle of the cyber road for a few minutes and know stuff without having to bother with ‘education’.
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Chris S
>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 2:04 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Air Conditioning
>>>
>>> They burn up from leaking fuel lines. You should check yours.
>>> And relax.
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>>> Wiadomość napisana przez Steve Bonde <seb007@live.com> w dniu 9/27/21, o godz. 10:52:
>>>> Wow!!!
>>>> If this stupidity is the norm for this group, please remove me from this list!
>>>> Propane isn’t being compressed and uncompressed within a system of the vehicle. It simply flows and is contained in a DOT approved container.
>>>> No wonder so many Vanagons burn up.
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