Video Transcript for Review of Advent Air RV Air Conditioners - 13500 BTU Black RV Air Conditioner - ADV46SR

Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a quick look at this Advent Air 13,500 BTU black RV air conditioner. Now, this is going to be a great option for you to consider if you're looking to replace, upgrade or add an air conditioner to your RV. This 13,500 BTU unit is going to be great at cooling down your medium to large travel trailers, Class C motor homes and standard fifth wheels, giving you a refreshing escape in spaces upwards of 200 to 300 square feet. If you're looking for something a little bit more than that, we do have this option available in a 15,000 BTU option.

But this does use the more energy efficient R-32 refrigerant, which is going to meet the 2025 EPA regulations. So this AC is gonna be compatible with ducted or ductless systems, but this won't be compatible with Penguin, Bugatti or Furrion. And this is just the air conditioner itself. So to fully complete the installation, you are going to need a compatible air distribution box and thermostat from Advent Air. That's gonna be 2025 or newer.

This is not going to be backwards compatible with any AC system from 2024 or earlier because of that new R-32 refrigerant. So if you don't already have an air distribution box and thermostat that's R-32 compliant, you can find those options available here at etrailer.com. You can give us a call if you need any help and we'll point you in the right direction. So this is gonna be designed for your motor homes, your travel trailers, and fifth wheels. But this has not been approved for use in school, on school buses, food trucks, or enclosed utility trailers or off-roading vehicles because typically the roofs on those types of vehicles or trailers are not built with the support needed to handle the weight of an air conditioner.

Or there might be too much flex in that roof that could potentially damage the AC unit itself while you're going down the road. So this will be a bolt-on installation, But again, this does not include any hardware. That hardware is typically associated or comes with the compatible air distribution box. So this will fit roofs from 2 1/2 inches to 5 inches thick with an opening size of 14 1/4 inches long by 14 1/4 inches wide. Lemme give you some measurements.

Looking at the overall length from end to end, about 31 3/16 inches long. The overall width, pretty close to 24 7/8 inches wide. The overall height about 12 13/16 inches tall. This unit weighs in the mid 60s, so about 65 pounds or so. Inside the unit features a six-blade fan with motor that's gonna give you sufficient airflow at about 500 cubic feet per minute. And this does feature this black hard plastic cover that's gonna do a great job of protecting those internal components from water, debris. And it can be removed. It's secured in place with Phillips head screws. So if you ever need to open this up to clean it, you can just remove those screws, remove the cover, do whatever maintenance you need to do, and then the cover will be able to be easily replaced and those screws replaced and tightened. And on down the road you go. Now underneath, I don't know if you'll be able to see. I think you'll be able to see it up here. We do have these really nice thick foam pads that are gonna give you that support and cushion between the bottom of the air conditioner and the top of your roof. And then you also have a collapsible gasket that goes over that roof opening. That's going to seal this into place. So you're not gonna need sealant. I wanted to give you a view of the wiring harness that's gonna drop through that opening in your roof. And the pan here at the base is metal. So this is going to be a a very sturdy unit overall. And there are some other components that you could pick up that are sold separately from this if you wanted to improve the performance of this unit. For instance, a start capacitor is available separately from Advent Air that is going to improve the performance of your AC by using stored energy to jumpstart it. You could also pick up an electric heat strip, which as you probably know, removes the chill on those crisp mornings. It removes the chill from the air. Of course, that heat strip is not meant as a furnace replacement. But if you get up one morning and just a little bit crispy in the morning, but you don't really need to turn your furnace on, that's where the heat strip will come in. So if you're interested in the start capacitor or the heat strip, we do have those options available here at trailer.com from Advent Air and you can find them under the related products section on this product page and add those items to your order if you so desire. So again, we have this available also with a white cover instead of this black one. And again, 13,500 BTU. And then we also have this available in 15,000 BTU as well. So whichever one is gonna work best for you, I'm confident we'll be able to help you out. Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.