Single hose, and that is my new problem. Also I don't have the recommended 20" in back and to the side. The hose gets hot and the back of the unit gets hot, so hot the temp gauge on the unit never got below 95 even though I was nice and comfortable even in the front seat. I will be wrapping the hose in Refletix, the silver bubble wrap stuff. Well that is what I have, I am open to suggestions. I also have pink house insulation but I itch just thinking about using that. I am not sure I want to put it on the back of the unit as I think that heat should get away. I think I will just make a shelf of refletix on top of the hose.
I am beginning to see the wisdom of a window unit shoved in the back door. The ones I have seen always look funny with cardboard duct taped to make a seal and shelf hardware holding it up. Consumer reports say Portables are a joke compared to window units. When I think about it all the hot parts are outside, and interior space is better, door will open, the isle is clear to walk through, and drawers open easily.
Also know I have refletix custom fit to every window so there is not even a crack of light coming in. This has worked to keep the interior about the same as the outside when I leave the van. I am always amazed how well this works. It probably helped insulate for the A/C too. You can see I have some insulation in the door I opened up to put in the hose. I have insulation in various other places I could easily open up, but not everywhere.
I did all the testing of the 10000 in the parking lot of Home Depot. Again I had to take the first one back because it was faulty. It was a hilarious couple of hours because I think just about every employee came out to poke around and see why the genny was running on the mobile toy box. (Motorcycle, bicycle, kayaks hung all over the thing.)
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1996 Ford EB 2 wheel drive 460
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