Arctic Air cooler for sale

This Arctic Air system was only used 3 times for less than 20 minutes.  It was purchased last July.  Been sitting in my hangar since and is not needed anymore.  It is the PAC24-1-12 volt system.  New $475, will sell for $400 including US Shipping.  You can see it at:

http://www.arcticaircooler.com/PAC24-12+24Volt.html

 

 

What's going on our there?!  Recession?  Make me a reasonable offer.  This thing is like new and works great.

Price reduced to $350 and includes shipping.  Email me if you want pictures.

Joe

it draws 2.5 amps, can the cirrus outlet handle that?

don

Don,

Actually, Joe has the 12v one and it draws 5 amps. And sorry, but I don't know if the outlet can handle 5 amps. You may have to have it wired separately.

Donald Henline:

Joe

it draws 2.5 amps, can the cirrus outlet handle that?

don

 

I have been using a 12-volt ArcticAir for four years, in my former Cirrus (2003 SR20) and my current one (2006 SR22).  My ArcticAir is the same as Joe's (if his is a 12 volt unit) except I have the larger 48-quart cooler.  Mine is plugged in the console plug and it never once tripped the breaker.

As I understand it, the only difference between the 34-quart model and the 48-quart model is how long the cooling power will last.

Jim,

Do you keep yours in the back seat or in the baggage area? Since you are still using it I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you are happy with its performance.

Hi Jim,

I've posted the below pic a couple of times before.  These were taken to show the installation in my #1 Cirrus, an SR20.  I installed one precisely the same way in my current SR22.

I am very happy with it.  It provides plenty of cool for 2.5 to 3.0 hours to keep it comfortable with the doors closed when it is 95F outside.  I just sort of gauge the time so I'll have some cool air left on landing.  About a month ago, a friend and I flew at 500 ft MSL from Vero Beach to Key West and back in sweltering heat.  I won't say it was cold in the plane, but it was plenty comfortable.  That flight would not have been possible without the ArcticAir.

I wanted to make it very easy to load ice and dump water.  Using my installation, you just need to get in the back seat, open the cover and dump the ice in and you are in business.  After the flight, snap the hose on the drain fitting on the top of the ArcticAir, flip the valve lever inside and turn on the pump -- the meltwater pumps out on the ramp and you are ready for the next trip.  No muss no fuss.

Installing it in the spring or removing it in the fall is a five minute affair.

Curt Sanford will warn you (tongue in cheek I think) about the chance of cold icewater showers in turbulence.  It has never even come close.  If you want more installation tips, let me know.  Leaving it on the floor in the back greatly diminishes the perceived cooling effect.  You have to find a way to get the cool air to blow directly on the passengers to the greatest degree possible.

Jim

 So I can plug a 12 volt into my accessory port?  I assume the accessory port puts out 12 volts just like my car accessory port, yes? 

why did you not get the cooler with the ducts coming over the top?

don

Donald Henline:

So I can plug a 12 volt into my accessory port?  I assume the accessory port puts out 12 volts just like my car accessory port, yes?

Yes.  Yes.

Donald Henline:

why did you not get the cooler with the ducts coming over the top?

Last time I checked, the curved ducts are only available is a 2-fan model.  If you get 2 fans and/or if you get the 24-volt model, it's too many amps or the wrong voltage for the console plug so you have to have to either have an outlet installed to power it, or use a rechargable battery source to power it.  I didn't want to mess with either of those.  Using the console plug is good because the switches for the fan and pump are about 18 inches from the plug.  They fall at floor level just behind the console -- easy to reach from the left front seat or any other seat.

Also, I think the loading and draining process would be more of a hassle if I had to do it through the baggage door or over the back seat to a low-down unit.

Also, I think the unit as I installed it looks pretty professional from the inside, compared to a couple of vents flopping around.  From the passenger seats, you can't see the cooler and it almost looks like a real live air conditioner.  The position of the fan is effective for the entire cabin because it blows straight forward between the front and rear passenger seats.  Everyone can feel the cool air blowing.

This item is sold.  Thanks