Installed an ARB air compressor into our Caravelle. For years we’ve used a portable 12V compressor which served us well but having an semi permanent mounted one is awesome. I have 2 X 6M hoses so can reach all the tyres on the van, my wife’s car, the Caravan without needing to move the van. Can also reach the bikes in the garage.
It’s bolted to the side of my storage platform and powered from the leisure battery.
It will inflate my wife’s RED paddle board to 20PSI in about 12 minutes. We can also use it to inflate the air awning.
I chose to mount it in the space above the NS rear wheel and it faces the sliding door. I did this as it’s not always possible to open the rear tailgate, either due to clearance or the bikes being mounted to the bike rack.
Very pleased with it. It does get really warm, I added a peace of aluminium to act as a heat shield for the cables above it.
The hoses and pressure gauges etc live in the storage drawer under the 2nd row single seat
Not needing to move the portable compressor around (and the 12V extension lead) has been a game changer. So much easier just drag the hoses around.
It pulls 25 AMPs off the leisure battery whilst it’s running.
It’s bolted to the side of my storage platform and powered from the leisure battery.
It will inflate my wife’s RED paddle board to 20PSI in about 12 minutes. We can also use it to inflate the air awning.
I chose to mount it in the space above the NS rear wheel and it faces the sliding door. I did this as it’s not always possible to open the rear tailgate, either due to clearance or the bikes being mounted to the bike rack.
Very pleased with it. It does get really warm, I added a peace of aluminium to act as a heat shield for the cables above it.
The hoses and pressure gauges etc live in the storage drawer under the 2nd row single seat
Not needing to move the portable compressor around (and the 12V extension lead) has been a game changer. So much easier just drag the hoses around.
It pulls 25 AMPs off the leisure battery whilst it’s running.
