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The Dometic roof air conditioner for trucks: temperature and humidity in harmony

Compressor-operated parking air conditioners have proven to be particularly effective in achieving the optimum temperature/humidity ratio in the driver's cab of trucks and commercial vehicles. This is because they are capable of reducing humidity, which condenser-powered units cannot do.

 

As the wide selection of air conditioner models in our product range makes clear, there should be a suitable air conditioner for every commercial vehicle. Compact air conditioners for roof mounting are particularly common. These combine all essential components in a single element. However, for vehicles where roof mounting is not readily possible, for example due to a cab with a spoiler, a superstructure or a roof pitch that is too steep, you can also fall back on split solutions in which the compressor unit and evaporator unit are mounted separately from one another.

 

With a modern air conditioning system, which is available for a wide range of truck models, the comfort effects can also be achieved in an energy-saving and therefore money-saving way: Gone are the days when drivers had to run the engine for long periods of time to keep the interior climate at a comfortable level even during the prescribed rest period. High-quality, modern systems instead make it possible to leave the engine switched off. This consumes less fuel, saves money and, incidentally, does something for the environment.

Dometic's CoolAir RTX lowers your operating costs

The CoolAir RTX stationary air conditioners for trucks keep operating costs low. Our calculation example shows how much money you can save if the engine is not left on during idle times to cool the cabin. We haven't even taken into account the reduced engine wear in this example:

 

Calculation example: Lower fuel consumption due to modern air conditioning systems

  • Diesel price 1.80 €
  • Idling time of a truck: ∅ 4 hrs./day
  • Average use per year: 100 days
  • Fuel consumption per hour (idling) approx. 3-4 l/h

 

Potential fuel savings: 100 days x 4 hrs. x 3.5l/h x €1.80 = €2,520

Performance tests confirm top values for RTX

CoolAir RTX floor-standing air conditioners always stay nice and cool, even in scorching heat. What's more, the CoolAir RTX keeps its promise even at outside temperatures of 52 °C.

Dometic roof air conditioner in video: Installation is this simple

Reducing operating costs doesn't have to be complicated. This is impressively demonstrated by the simple installation of Dometic roof air conditioners for trucks. We have followed such an installation for you with the camera, so that you can see for yourself:

Even more concentrated product expertise from EUROPART

Curious now? Of course, the CoolAir RTX from Dometic is not the only Dometic product we have in our range - and we haven't told you everything we know about air conditioning for trucks and commercial vehicles. You can find out more about this topic in the EUROPART Product Competence Dometic:

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