www.turbokool.com, about $700. Runs on 12v (6A on high, 3.4A on medium), which was my primary requirement. Does not require a generator (I live in the AEZ where generators are verboten); I had two deep-cycle batteries and an 80 watt PV panel. It is elegantly simple.
I had to make a few modifications. 1) I build a well-sealed plenum to get the air into the HY. The unit sat on the plenum, which sat on the ground. 2) I had to extend the control wires by about a meter, which required a pair of hard-to-find molex connectors. 3) I got 12v to the unit via Anderson Powerpoles on the control panel. 4) Water source was simple. A 5 gal bucket of water, gravity-fed to the unit, was more than enough for most of a day. Keep dust out of this water. 5) I built elaborate air filters to keep dust out of the unit, but they weren't needed, and hindered air flow besides. The whole unit is a natural dust filter. Drawbacks 1) The molex connector is not found in most stores (Radio Shack, Frys). Must be ordered from Digikey or Allied. 2) Water inlet is non-standard connector. If possible, order extra female connectors (1 comes with unit). Bring nut drivers to make access to servicing a little easier. It is simple to service and adjust in the field. Customer service is very good. http://picasaweb.google.com/bill.wiltschko/2009BurningMan# shows pictures. Third picture shows the unit on the plenum. The second-to-last picture shows the control panel inside the HY. Pictures 1 and 3-7 are of the HY generally. Picture 4 shows the exhaust fan, also from the RV world; a powerful exhaust fan is required. Bill From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Romain Nervil Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hexayurt] 6' Rmax Hexayurt Can you tell us more about the TurboKool thing ? Average price ? Power supply ? Did you just cut a hole in the roof and installed it ? Looks like a good idea ( I don't feel like bringing a generator though) On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> wrote: I second everything Spiral says. Last year I added a RV swamp cooler from TurboKool that reduced the daytime temperature inside by 15 degrees. Still no dust inside. This year I want to add Aluminet over the HY to reduce the heat load on the structure even further. Bill AEZ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Spiral Syzygy Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hexayurt] 6' Rmax Hexayurt Everything gets hot on the playa. The Hexayurt is actually pretty reasonable compared to many other structures. The silvery outside helps reflect away much of the light that would heat things up. They can get stuffy. This is easily remedied. You can cut a hole in a side and put an A/C filter over and mount an attic vent in the roof. This will give you a good amount of air flow and not too much dust. Thse will actually keep you cooler into the late morning than a tent and shade structure can. On really breezy days, a tent may win temperature-wise, but your stuff will be coated in dust. Becareful with window placement. A misplaced window can turn a hexayurt into a solar oven. The last year I was on playa was 2008. I slept just about all day sunday, including through the dust storm around temple burn. The hexayurt barely budged during the storm and it was a temperature comfortable for me to sleep in all day. I've never been able to sleep past 9 - 9:30am in tents. Cheers, Spiral On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Cody Firestone <[email protected]> wrote: > how was the heat management. i had heard that they could get hot inside. > Am i wrong? > I'm building a monkey hut on the Playa this year, and had looked > at Hexayurt, but my partner thought it would be hot > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Romain Nervil <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> We did the 6' with R Max panels last year, with around 8 anchors tied to >> rebars inthe ground, the yurt didn't budge an inch even during sandstorms. >> We used 1,5'' thick pannels though, feels stronger than the 1' thick + even >> more insulation. >> When folden and packed the yurt is slightly bulkier too,we rented a truck >> to carry the yurt and bikes to the Playa. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:13 AM, Icarus <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I was interesting in building a hexayurt with 6' walls, instead of >>> four. They had one made of cardboard on the Esplanade last year made >>> of cardboard. 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