Good points.

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"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
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Jim McLaughlin wrote:
Here in the Pacific NW we usually have no need for AC. Yet the
older I get, the more the rare 100+ day affects me. We are going
through a series of 3 or 4 of those days now.

So I'm thinking about the room AC option. I'm not intending to stay
in this house more than another 8 - 10 years, so I don't think the
whole house AC opton really pans out

Any one have any links to sites that purport to give fomulas fo
determining what sze BTUs) unit for what siz spaces?

House is a tri-level. Main level has 24' x 12' living room; 12' x
'12 dining room, 14' x 12 kitchen, and a sort of 8' x 6' foyer that
leads to staircases up and down.

Upper level has hall that runs almost width of house; master bedroom
and bath, about 20' X 14'; at one end of hall; largish bedroom at
other end of hall about 14' x 12; smallish bedroom next to that about
10' x 12'; full bath about 6 ' x 8' .

Lots of doors, etc off that hall to rooms.

Lowest level has short hall at bottom of stairs running along the
width of the house from left to right; 12' x 22 family room with big
french door set with side lites that open, no other windows; full
bath and laundry room opening off middle of hall and another large
ish 14' x 14' (?) bedroom off other end of hall.

I'm thinking unit in upstairs master bedroom;
unit in LR and unit in downstairs large bedroom?

Opinions, thoughts, guidance, heat jokes all welcome.

Thanks.

Frankly now would not be the best time for you to get one. Those
selling them are going to have their prices up and selection down in your
area.

Start by asking yourself if you are going to try and cool the whole
home
or just a few rooms.

If you are going to cool just rooms, consider buying just one unit at
first and size it on the small size for the largest area. Then you can
move
it to a different area if it is too small. You DON'T want to get
something
too large as it will not de-humidify properly. From that first test you
can then make better guesses about the other smaller rooms or maybe a
larger
one for the large room.

Don't buy for today's weather, but for a little less warm weather.

Personally I would suggest considering hiring a HVAC professional to
look at your home, do the numbers and add his experience of your areas
construction and weather to make some suggestions.

--
Joseph Meehan

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