Dometic IBIS 4 Caravan Air Conditioner
Caravan Air Conditioner
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Dometic IBIS 4 - Roof Mounted Caravan Air Conditioner with Inverter Technology
The Dometic IBIS Mk4 roof top air conditioner is the next generation of the Dometic IBIS Range, with a new sleek design the new IBIS MK 4 is not only lighter than the IBIS MK 3, it is also much quieter and more efficient than its predecessors. Inverter technology and universal aperture mounting kit makes the IBIS 4 interchangeable with any RV Air Conditioner on the market.
Features:
- Automatic Display Brightness: Ambient light sensor automatically adjusts brightness of display
- Auto Mode: Set temperature & system will decide mode and fan speed
- Sleep Mode: Sleep mode reduces fan speed and compressor speed for reduced noise
- Direct Mode Selection: Key modes are at your fingertips
- Turbo Fan Speed: Higher fan speed for faster cooldown
- Compressor Type: New Generation Variable Speed Compressor
- LIN-BUS/CI-BUS: Connectivity with CI-BUS compatible control panels
- Optimised Airflow: Increased efficiency and reduced noise
- Low Fan Noise: 3 Standard Speeds (Less fan noise than IBIS3)
- Low Profile ADB: 48mm height
- 2 Piece ADB: Simplified assembly due to reduced number of ADB parts
- Dual Cylinder Inverter Compressor: Reduced vibration highly effective
Specifications:
- Weight: 40kg
- Nominal (Compressor Capacity): 3600W
- Cooling Capacity (ISO5151): 2625W
- Heating Capacity (ISO5151): 3017W
- Start-up Current: Less than 6.9A
- Fan Speeds: 4 (Including Turbo Speed)
- Roof Opening Fitment: 400 x 400mm or 360 x 360mm (universal)
- Dimensions: (L) 1112mm x (W) 758mm x (H) 230mm
- Suits roofs thicknesses: From 20mm - 100mm, if above 100mm see - Extension Duct Kit Ibis MK4
- Best for vehicle length: up to 7m
- Operating temperature range: -2 degrees and 52 degrees
- Electric Rating (single phase): 220-240V
- Airflow: 332 m³/h (High fan) , 496 m³/h (Turbo Fan)
- Number of blower speeds: 4
- Remote Control: Yes
Note: Fitting and Install instructions come with the unit, but it is advised a qualified installer (electrical contractor) undertakes the installation.
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Want to replace your existing Caravan Air Conditioner with an IBIS 4?
Replacing your existing air conditioner has never been easier with the IBIS 4 being able to fit into both, 360mm x 360mm and 400mmm x 400mm roof cut-outs. Currently, all RV air conditioners across all brands are made to suit these two sized cut-outs mentioned above. Not all RV air conditioners are made to suit both and having a unit that fits all existing apertures takes the hassle out of selecting the right air conditioner for your caravan.
Check that you have enough space available on your roof! Whilst the Ibis 4 overall length is physically like most other brand air conditioners measuring in at 1120mm in length, the slightly different mounting offset can make the Ibis 4 sit a further 100mm back (approx.) from where your existing similar sized unit currently is positioned. Any solar panels or hatches that are mounted extremely close to the rear of your existing air conditioner may hinder the installation of your Ibis 4. To be safe - allow an extra 200mm of space behind your existing unit. To be exact - you need 840mm minimum clearance measured from the centre of your roof cut-out rearward of free space.
SKU IBIS4-ADB-KIT
Brand Dometic
GTIN 6951218417484
Product Category RV Air Conditioners
Best For Vehicle Length Up to 7m
Cooling Capacity: 2625W
Dimensions: 758 x 230 x 1112 mm (W x H x L) (Rooftop Dimensions)
Roof Opening: 360 x 360 mm and 400 x 400 mm (W x D)
Weight: 40 Kg
NOTE: see full product specifications & further product info in the Description section on this page.
Warranty Period: 3 Years
Warranty Details: Please CLICK HERE for Warranty Information on this product
- We ship Australia-wide with national road express freight companies such as Star Track, TNT and Toll.
- Small Items are sent with Australia Post via regular post.
- Delivery times are generally 3-5 days from day of dispatch for major cities (sometimes quicker). Please allow longer for regional and remote areas.
- Once your item(s) have been dispatched, we will provide you freight tracking information so you can track your delivery to your door.
- Items are fully insured during the freight process.
- Unfortunately we cannot deliver to PO Boxes.
- For further details on our Delivery Process you can visit our Delivery Page HERE.
Important Covid-19 Comment: during these difficult times, our dispatch and delivery times are longer than normal. Please allow additional days for delivery over and above the normal estimates outlined above.
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By: Larry Goodyer on 29 July 2022
Great product and price , easy to install , fast delivery. Highly recommend
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Great air con unit. Easy to fit . Works really well and is very quiet.
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By: Stacey on 26 May 2022
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By: David on 22 May 2022
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By: Peter Tranter on 9 May 2022
What a top Air Con. So quiet and no more clunking through the night. 100% recommend it to anyone thinking of replacing or buying a new Caravan. So happy with our purchase. We also received a camp chair for free. What a little beauty it is. Now I have to try and keep my wife off if so I can just have a seat. Really happy customer here. No negative comments from me. Excellent, well done Dometic great product leaves any other Aircons for dead!!
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By: Glenn Mulholland on 2 May 2022
It’s been over a month since it was installed and does everything we ask of it, no issues to date
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By: Pieter Klein on 27 April 2022
It's a very quiet and works well I installed it myself and it was very easy to do just needed some help to lift it up on top of my van.
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By: Brendon Ross on 21 April 2022
The aircon was delivered quickly, and is quiet, powerful, and will run off 1 lithium battery, or a generator using a soft start. Looking forward to really testing it in NT
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By: Lynelle Ennis on 21 April 2022
Extremely happy with air conditioner. Very quiet and warms up caravan very quickly.
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I was very easy to install and the performance was exceptional
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By: Peter Conochie on 7 March 2022
$700 cheaper than I could buy it in Perth. Free delivery and it arrived in lass than a week! Unheard of over here in the West where everything takes ages to come even from Melbourne let alone Queensland.
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By: Ann Pedder on 20 February 2022
Purchased this aircon for our 2002 caravan. Can’t believe how quiet it is especially on the night mode. Easy and quite quick to install.
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By: Ann Pedder on 19 February 2022
Purchased this aircon for our 2002 caravan. Can’t believe how quiet it is especially on the night mode. Easy and quite quick to install.
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By: Raylene Mills on 6 February 2022
The Dometic Ibis 4 is brilliant, its whisper quiet and icy cold. Highly recommended this product, and Caravan RV Camping, very helpful and knowledgeable.
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By: Gary Neilsen on 5 February 2022
Received product in super fast time, excellently packed with no damage. On fitting product it has performed outstandingly. Thank you for your impressive service.
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It’s awesome
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It’s awesome
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By: Mick on 7 January 2022
Good unit very quiet and does the job
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Quite works well.
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By: Robert fisher on 27 December 2021
Recieved the product quickly. Looking forward to using it.
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By: Neville Webb on 17 December 2021
Great thanks
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By: Neville Webb on 16 December 2021
Great product
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By: Glenn Ford on 16 December 2021
Very pleased with air conditioner. We had a very old unit which was very high but the slim line of the Ibis 4 is nice and low.
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By: Garry Kirkland on 10 December 2021
We have just had it installed as all installers are extremely busy. The install took one hour and everything went together smoothly. Everything tested as it should. We were told not to run it for 24 hours to let the seals settle. As we leave on holiday on the 17th Dec we will have the chance to really test it. The last aircon packed it in while we were in Townsville in 34degree heat. Thank you for your prompt service.
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By: Janice Leach on 28 November 2021
Just what we need in the tropics, excellent and quiet air conditioning.
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By: Sharmain on 31 October 2021
Fantastic Unit. Exactly what we were after. Packaged and Shipped very quickly. Highly reccommend this Aircon
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By: Joy Plug on 11 October 2021
We were very pleased with the prompt service we received on our purchase, and dealing with a refund on small items not needed that we purchase for the installation, very very happy with our now very quiet caravan air conditioner..
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By: Ray Schroder on 8 October 2021
We decided our near new 2012 Winnebago Ceduna :) purchased with 26000 Klm on it did not have a sufficient air conditioner on it (we thought air conditioners had come a long way since 2012). So after some investigation it appeared the Ibis 4 could be a good choice, so a call to Caravan RV gave me all the confirmation I needed , the gentleman on the phone was very pleasant and very knowledgeable so we placed the order that day and Lo an behold it arrived about 8 days later. It took 2 hours by a professional to remove the old one a fit the Ibis 4 we believe it is money well spent and after some testing it looks to be very good. Thank you Caravan RV camping for you great service
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By: David on 7 October 2021
I recently purchased a Dometic Ibis caravan air conditioner, which was done after doing some online research into various makes and models. We are more than pleased with our purchase. Brings the van very quickly to the desired temperature and we find that now when the air conditioner is running we no longer have to shout to be heard. I highly recommend this product.
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By: Noel Rath on 23 September 2021
I’m looking forward to the installation of what seems to be an excellent product.
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By: Noel Rath on 22 September 2021
I’m looking forward to the installation of what seems to be an excellent product.
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By: Lee Miners on 12 September 2021
A great unit and easy to fit.
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By: Terry Bailey on 9 September 2021
Product works great and easy to install
Great Product and so fast to heat and cool
By: Chris Caulfield on 6 September 2021
We just had our first long weekend away with our van with this a/c. It's a knock out. Not only is it super quiet (you can barely hear it!), we used both the cooling and heating function in one day. Our 3 1/2 year old needed a sleep, and mid afternoon in SE QLD vans still get very hot. We put the IBIS on and almost froze the boy. He was completely tucked under his doona in a ball. In the evening it got cool being by the beach and we put the IBIS (again mostly to test it) on heat with turbo while we had showers. We came back to a virtual furnace. It can literally get that hot and cold! I would totally buy this product again.
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By: Michael Graham on 3 September 2021
We where Really impressed of quietness and the operations of the air-conditioner get this cool and warmth. It was the best thing we purchased for the caravan
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By: pete smith on 16 August 2021
great aircon and quite
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By: edward smith on 22 July 2021
Very nice unit. very easy to install.
Best aircon
By: Tony Miscall on 16 July 2021
The ibis 4 is an improvement on the old model that we had on our last van. This model is easy to install and uses less power than the 3. The ordering and delivery process was excellent Totally happy with it Thanks Tony
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By: Rick Jobson on 28 May 2021
Helpful advice from sales person, easy, hassle free purchase. Delivery was quicker than anticipated and the item arrived in perfect condition. I am totally happy with your company!
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By: robert walker on 18 May 2021
eas y to install replaced old aircon works great and quite runs on my 2kva gen set very happy with it and service from caravan rv camping
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By: Rhonda Morrison on 16 May 2021
What a great air con have it on our pop top van it was easy to install and works great thank you caravan RV camping
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Awesome product
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By: Dinah on 2 April 2021
On line purchase and delivery was smooth with no fuss. The unit was easy to install, is much lighter and quieter than our old caravan air con. Also less bulky on the roof and inside the caravan. Can't wait to give it a whirl on our next trip.
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By: TJ on 20 March 2021
Haven't travelled with it yet but it's slimline, efficient and light weight.
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Fantastic service fast delivery and in perfect condition
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By: Linda Evans on 27 February 2021
Easy to install, very quiet compared to old air cond, and even more quiet on sleep mode. Cools nicely. Works fine on 2kva Honda generator.
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By: Ian Bonnor on 22 February 2021
re-airconditioned my 2003 Jayco Heritage with IBIS 4 so quiet and effective. Very easy to fit . CaravanRVCamping had excellent customer service.
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By: Bob Keegan on 21 February 2021
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By: Mr Phillip Reay on 20 February 2021
Excellent air con ideal for its purpose.
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By: Karen Taylor on 11 February 2021
We have had this for a month now. First time we tried it was 40 degrees for a few days in a row. Air conditioner worked a treat. Looks fantastic with the slim line and so much more quieter than the original ibis. Couldn't be happier.
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By: Phillip Reay on 8 February 2021
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By: Dan Rowland on 7 January 2021
There was a bit of a mix up with the aircon, it said in stock on website when I bought it but was contacted a few days later saying that they were out of stock, long story short I was keeped in the loop and it turned up earlier than expected, the installation was easy and I did it myself, I used a H frame as I put it on my 1985 poptop van, pump's out realy cold air and even keeps up on a 42 degree day, my 2200kw Honda jenny loves it, if I had to dis on something it would be the control of the out side condensation, I wished there was just one drain hole so you could put a hose on it and keep it off the roof,
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By: Bryce Murray on 2 January 2021
We recently purchased the ibis 4 to replace our loud old ibis 2. We couldn’t be happier with our purchase , the ibis 4 is as quiet as our split systems in our house. There’s no start up shake & we can finally ditch the ear plugs. The service and delivery from Caravan RV was brilliant.
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By: Bryce Murray on 1 January 2021
We recently purchased the ibis 4 to replace our loud old ibis 2. We couldn’t be happier with our purchase , the ibis 4 is as quiet as our split systems in our house. There’s no start up shake & we can finally ditch the ear plugs. The service and delivery from Caravan RV was brilliant.
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By: Glenn Marshall on 29 November 2020
Very happy with this latest iteration of the IBIS, it is very quiet and easily handled the high temperatures we experienced during our recent trip through rural NSW, Goulburn, Bathurst, Mudgee, Gunnedah, Barraba, Yetman, Inglewood, Leyburn and Coominya. Most days were 39c from Mudgee north. So compared to our old IBIS it was money well spent. Installation was a beeze, old one off and new installed and christened in less than half a day with use of a borrowed wind up material lift, a ladder and two mates for muscle. Two very happy campers here!! And I did run it with my Yammy 2kva gen no dramas didn't affect the gen rpm to any great extent compared to brides hair dryer.
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By: Grahame Hill on 7 November 2020
Great product at a great price.
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By: Kevin Ayers on 24 October 2020
We live in the Northern Territory and wanted a airconditioner for our House Boat in the build up. The Dometic Ibis 4 fitted the bill and was easily installed by myself. It works an absolute treat and easily runs off our 2kva generator. I could not believe how quickly it cools the boat down our cabin is approximately 9mtrs by 2.5mtrs wide and 2.5mtrs high. Highly recommend the Dometic Ibis 4.
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By: Shane Curzon on 30 July 2020
Fantastic aircon unit ,had it going in -1 to 30+ and been great ,does it’s job fast and is nice and quiet on the sleep setting.recommend this product.
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By: Dave Phillis on 20 July 2020
Arrived safely and fitted up perfectly. System is smooth on start up and is very effective in both heating and cooling modes.
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By: Dewi Jones on 19 July 2020
Delivery was fast and efficient. The Air con was well packaged but just a note be very careful to store the Air con the right way up although marked on the box it is very small and not obvious . The Air con appears to be very efficient both heating and cooling. It is quiet in operation and looks a really good unit fitted beautifully on our Winnebago motor home. Would certainly deal with CaravanRVCamping again.
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By: Rita Richards on 27 June 2020
Love how compact this air con is. Inside & out. We had a Coleman Marc & it was noisy. This one is very quite & looks great. Bought from CaravanRVCamping as I have purchased from them before. Had a little trouble getting Air Con as they couldn’t tell me if it had left warehouse or not. No tracking number as Dometic’s computers were off line. But after several phone calls & emails Paul was great in offering me my money back if I wasn’t prepared to wait. But After 2 & 1/2 weeks it finally arrived. I never had any problems in the past with this company. Would recommend them for any product they sell.
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By: Rita Richards on 27 June 2020
Love how compact this air con is. Inside & out. We had a Coleman Marc & it was noisy. This one is very quite & looks great. Bought from CaravanRVCamping as I have purchased from them before. Had a little trouble getting Air Con as they couldn’t tell me if it had left warehouse or not. No tracking number as Dometic’s computers were off line. But after several phone calls & emails Paul was great in offering me my money back if I wasn’t prepared to wait. But After 2 & 1/2 weeks it finally arrived. I never had any problems in the past with this company. Would recommend them for any product they sell.
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By: Nev on 26 April 2020
To early to tell yet but fast service. Good people to deal with
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By: Allan Hoare on 25 April 2020
This Air Conditioner is a good as the hype in the advertising. Comes on nice and smooth, not like my previous one that came on with a thump and off the same way. I found the IBIS 4 was very easy to install. I highly recommend it.
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By: Dennis king on 18 March 2020
Fitted to replace eletrolux air conditioner, lighter and a lot quitter even when run with turbo fan, compaired to when the old one was on lowest setting. Test run with my 2 kva Honda generator which handles it with easy on heating and on cooling will have to wait until the weather gets hot to see how the generator goes when it comes to cooling a hot caravan. Heavy to fit on your own if you want to fit it your self but can do if you have help, suplied instructions are clear and easy to follow
Worth the extra money to get the best!
By: Chris Richards on 6 March 2020
Air con Installed Working well very quiet Features are good Well worth the extra $ to get the best! Thanks
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By: Cath Bailey on 8 February 2020
Very good service happy with the product
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By: Wayne on 29 December 2019
I fitted the domestic ibis 4 to my Volkswagen crafter. The unit is quiet because of the inverter technology.( soft start ). I am very happy with the domestic ibis 4.
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By: Martyn Roberts on 14 December 2019
Great product easy install and much better than our old Aircon. Super quite.
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By: Ken Blyton on 14 November 2019
Delivery extra fast staff very helpful. Have fitted which was easy as all parts needed were supplied. Works perfect, quiet and better than the old Coleman . I am very happy that I decided to go with the ibis 4.
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By: Carol Hunt on 4 November 2019
We recently purchased the Ibis 4 airconditioner from CaravanRVcamping and are extremely satisfied with the product and service. It was easy to install and last week we gave it a test run. Our old A/c was Dometic too but we couldn't stand the noise 89 db. This new Ibis 4 is great, cools down our van very quickly and only 58 db. SO Quiet.
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By: Marty Dieben on 22 October 2019
Awesome piece of machinery. Absolutely streets ahead of the ibis product that I replaced. So much quieter! Well worth the extra few hundred dollars.
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By: Jim on 18 September 2019
Very quiet and cools van down easily
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By: Dennis king on 21 July 2019
Fitted to replace eletrolux air conditioner, lighter and a lot quitter even when run with turbo fan, compaired to when the old one was on lowest setting. Test run with my 2 kva Honda generator which handles it with easy on heating and on cooling will have to wait until the weather gets hot to see how the generator goes when it comes to cooling a hot caravan. Heavy to fit on your own if you want to fit it your self but can do if you have help, suplied instructions are clear and easy to follow
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By: Paul Katsaros on 4 May 2019
I had originally chosen a different aircon unit for the job but the guys directed towards the Ibis 4 and to their credit it worked exactly as they said it would.They gave me hints and tips on the installation which made it a lot easy when it came fit up time.
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By: Kerry Grant on 7 April 2019
After talking to a staff member and finding the information, I proceeded to place my order, the unit arrived very promptly. After getting my air conditioning technician in to install it, we are now enjoying a quiet and efficient unit.
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By: Les Costley on 29 March 2019
Great product so far , good instruction for fitting the unit to the van, am using it at present no problems.
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By: Kerry Allen on 25 March 2019
We are very happy with this new model. No more clunking thanks to the inverter when cutting in and out. Cools down fast even on the hottest days so far.
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By: Joechalles on 20 February 2019
A wonderful air conditioner,, much superior to the old one I had,,, and you people at caravanrvcamping did a great job with fitting the new Ibis 4,, thank you. Joe Challes..
Does the Job
By: Joe Challand on 30 January 2019
Replaced my Ibis 3 with the Ibis 4 - much quieter and cools the van down quicker. Very impressed I could get it installed through Caravan Rv Camping the very next day.
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I intend to run my Caravan Air Conditioner from a Generator as we will be staying in unpowered locations and my battery bank is not big enough to run the AC for very long. What size Generator do you recommend running my Caravan AC?
The answer is quite simple, and it just depends on the Caravan Aircon model you have. If you have one of the newer Caravan Aircon models that include inverter technology within the compressor (such as the Dometic Harrier or Dometic Ibis4 Aircon models), then a 2000w inverter generator will be fine.
If you have an Aircon model that does not include inverter technology within the compressor (of which there are many new and old Aircon models on the market that do not have inverter tech), then we would recommend a minimum 2200-2400w inverter generator. This is because the Aircon models without inverter technology in the compressor require a bit more power on start up.
Please note that the above sizing advice does not take into consideration any other appliances running and drawing power from the generator at the same time as the Aircon is running.
As a general rule, depending on the above criteria of Aircon compressor type, most of our Caravan customers will opt for a generator of around 2000 to 3500 watts in size. There are other larger inverter generator models available from 4000 to 6500 watts in size, but these are less commonly used by caravan/RV owners.
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Can I run my Caravan Air Conditioner from my Caravan Battery Bank?
The short answer is yes, it is possible. However, there are a few extra important things to consider.
The main thing is how long you will be able to run your Aircon for. Let us take one of the more popular and energy efficient Caravan Aircon models on the market: the Dometic Ibis4 Rooftop Aircon: The peak power draw is around 1400w to 1500w. So, you could use a quality 2000w+ inverter (note that Caravan Aircons are 240V) with say a 200ah lithium battery and you will get around 1-2 hours Aircon run time, before you must recharge the batteries again. Depending on how you recharge your batteries (DC to DC charger, solar, mains power etc.), this charging will take time.
So once again; you can do it with certain batteries & inverters if you are aware of how that will affect your battery storage and charge loss... and knowing how to manage that system.
You can get a larger lithium battery system to run your Aircon for longer, but obviously this will cost more, so that needs to be considered. It is certainly a big recent trend that our RV customers are installing quality lithium battery systems to run their Caravans/Motorhomes etc. However, running an Aircon unit can be one of the larger power drawing appliances in your van, so it pays to consider your power system's capabilities and how long you want to run the Aircon.
If you are just pulling up for short stops (1-2hrs) and you are doing a lot of driving, you can run your Caravan Aircon from your lithium batteries for this short time. Many RV owners do this, and as new Caravan Aircon models become increasingly energy efficient and lithium battery advancements evolve to be cheaper, more powerful, and even lighter, then we will certainly see this trend increase. However, currently the popular and often cost-effective choice to run your Aircon if you do not have access to mains power (i.e., free camping) is to use a small inverter generator. You can get a quality 2000-2400w sized inverter generator from around $1,000-$1,500 and these will run many RV Aircon units for 7+ hours before having to refuel.
So once again, you can use a battery system, but it is not always the most practical option. For more advice on Power Systems to run your Caravan/RV, feel free to give us a call on: 1800 787 278.
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I'm looking at buying one of your Caravan Air Conditioner models for my 20ft Caravan. What do I need to know about installation and set once I get the AC unit delivered?
Hi there, fitting and Install instructions come with each Aircon unit, but it is advised a qualified installer (electrical contractor) undertakes the installation.
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What are the noise levels of your Caravan Air Conditioner units? I'm looking for a quiet model.
This is a commonly asked question by Caravan/RV owners; however, it is unfortunate that Caravan Aircon manufacturers do not provide dBA ratings in their product model specifications.
We can say that we only sell high quality Air Conditioners from premium brands in the RV industry. The only time we have encountered an issue with noise is when the install was not undertaken correctly which can cause a rattle. However, if you ensure the install is done properly, there will be no issues with any of our RV Aircon units being too noisy.
One other piece of feedback we can provide, is that the two latest Dometic Aircon models (Harrier and Ibis4) have inverter technology within the compressor, meaning any vibration is minimised. Our customers and our internal testing suggest that when these models are operating at high cooling mode, the noise level is very, very low, making them arguably the quietest Aircon models in the market.
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Does the Aircon unit come pre gassed ready to go or does it need to be charged?
Hi There,
Yes, the Aircon is pre gassed from factory and is ready to install.
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We have an older model ibis Mkll and are looking to upgrade to a new unit after feeling the heat this summer whilst on our holiday break, we have noticed the new Aircommand Ibis MK4 is now available and the unit looks fantastic. Just wanting to know if it will fit in the same size hole in our roof? Is it a direct replacement for previous models? Many thanks in advance.
Hi There, yes, the new Ibis Mk4 has taken the RV market by storm.
There have been multiple upgrades to the unit which intern is leaving the rest of the rivals in its wake. The Ibis Mk4 has a integrated adaption kit to suits existing apertures 400 x 400mm or 360 x 360mm there for making it a suitable replacement for all previous models of the Ibis and almost every RV air conditioner on the market.
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Hi, I have an Aircommand sparrow installed on my full height caravan and is over 8 years of age. I'm wanting to upgrade to a bigger more powerful unit but still want to keep a sleek low-profile design as I don't have much room to fit under my garage. Is the Ibis MK4 a low-profile design?
Hello, Yes, the Ibis Mk4 is one of the most low-profile sleek designs on the market. The total height of the unit is 230mm making it only 15mm higher than your Aircommand Sparrow, fingers crossed for you and hope this suits.
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Hi, we have an old Dometic roof top air conditioner on our caravan and are interested in the Ibis Mk4. What is the overall installed weight of this unit? As we are right on the border with our weight levels as it is.
The total installed weight of the Ibis Mk4 is 40Kgs, 8Kgs lighter than the previous model which means every little bit to its user as the authorities are cracking down on road users who are overweight with their caravans, trailers etc.
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Hello, I own a pop top caravan and am very interested in the new Dometic Ibis MK 4. I have already purchased the H-frame to suit and was just wondering if this unit will still fit my roof thickness as the H-frame nearly doubles my roof thickness. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated?
Hi, great question, the Ibis MK 4 accommodates roof thicknesses from 20mm - 100mm. If your roof thicknesses goes beyond 100mm you will need to purchase an Extension Duct Kit - Ibis MK4, for every 10mm over you will need one duct per every 10mm.
I hope this helps and thank you for your enquiry.
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How often do I need to service my Dometic RV/Caravan appliances?
Dometic recommend servicing their gas appliances on a yearly basis, even if the vehicle has not been used.
Additionally, bear in mind that insects can built nests in the gas appliances which will cause the appliances to stop working. It can also cause potentially dangerous scenarios.
For other appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners, to ensure the appliances to work efficiently and last longer it is recommended to clean the condenser.
