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Portable Air Conditioners
I need to buy a portable a/c and wondered where the best place might be
to go at the moment. Costco had what looked to be quite a good one unfortunately it was too big for my needs, can't be over 30in high. I know I could google but I am looking for a recommendation. Kevin |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article . com, writes: I need to buy a portable a/c and wondered where the best place might be to go at the moment. Costco had what looked to be quite a good one unfortunately it was too big for my needs, can't be over 30in high. I know I could google but I am looking for a recommendation. They don't work very well. Some of them can be made to work better with the addition of more tubing, carboard and duct tape... You can get mobile split unit systems as well that work much better (and quieter). For example: http://www.global-cooling.com/produc...roducts_id=754 Just comes in under the 30" requirement as well! Not dealt with these folks personally, but others on this group have and report a positive outcome. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
(imo, avoid buying an 'Evaporative cooler', which are often mis-sold as air conditioners) sponix Yes, evaporative coolers do work, but nothing like as well as ac. They are very cheap to make, very cheap to run, can knock 4-6C off a room, but next to nothing in damp weather, need a bit of ventilation to avoid causing damp, and can be made yourself from a fan + a wet towel. No point paying for one. NT |
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In article .com,
wrote: Yes, evaporative coolers do work, but nothing like as well as ac. They are very cheap to make, very cheap to run, can knock 4-6C off a room, but next to nothing in damp weather, need a bit of ventilation to avoid causing damp, and can be made yourself from a fan + a wet towel. No point paying for one. We have some large ones at work - they wheel them from set to set. Somewhat larger than a free standing gas cooker. They work ok, but of course the vent pipe needs to go to the outside. Which is always too far away. So they cool the bit of set in use and roast everyone else. ;-) They do seem reliable though. Other parts of the building with 'proper' AC as individual two part devices seem to have them not working as often as working. -- *There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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For example: http://www.global-cooling.com/produc...roducts_id=754 Just comes in under the 30" requirement as well! Not dealt with these folks personally, but others on this group have and report a positive outcome. I bought a split system from them recently, great next-day service, good after-sales advice etc. Alan. |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article .com, writes: Yes, evaporative coolers do work, but nothing like as well as ac. They are very cheap to make, very cheap to run, can knock 4-6C off a room, And increase the humidity in direct proportion. The wet-bulb temperature doesn't change at all, which is what counts for human comfort. but next to nothing in damp weather, need a bit of ventilation to avoid causing damp, and can be made yourself from a fan + a wet towel. No point paying for one. They work better in hot and very dry climates, which we never get in the UK. -- Andrew Gabriel I've used them here and they do help, but the results are undramatic, just a few C. That leaves some questions unanswered. NT |
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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article . com, writes: I need to buy a portable a/c and wondered where the best place might be to go at the moment. Costco had what looked to be quite a good one unfortunately it was too big for my needs, can't be over 30in high. I know I could google but I am looking for a recommendation. They don't work very well. That depends on type. I have a split unit portable air conditioner that will drop a room to 18C with ambient at 35C. Colin Bignell |
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"nightjar" nightjar@insert my surname here.uk.com writes: "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message .. . In article . com, writes: I need to buy a portable a/c and wondered where the best place might be to go at the moment. Costco had what looked to be quite a good one unfortunately it was too big for my needs, can't be over 30in high. I know I could google but I am looking for a recommendation. They don't work very well. That depends on type. I have a split unit portable air conditioner that will drop a room to 18C with ambient at 35C. Yes. I was refering to the type with a single hose you dangle out of the window. That chucks out loads of hot air, but that air was stolen from inside the house and has to be replaced with air from outside. This very rapid air changing inside the house severely limits the ability of the unit to actually cool it down. I have a unit which is like this. However, it has separate air intake grills for the air dumped outside, and the air recirculated in the room. By sealing the former using cardboard and duct tape to a second thick hose and dangling this outside, the unit suddenly starts working extremely well, as it's not doing a rapid air change in the house anymore. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:48:25 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: For example: http://www.global-cooling.com/produc...roducts_id=754 Just comes in under the 30" requirement as well! Not dealt with these folks personally, but others on this group have and report a positive outcome. I couldn't see from the web site....Do you know if the external unit can be mounted at a higher level that the internal unit? Many of these systems require the external unit to be at the same height or lower than the internal unit. Graham |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
They work ok, but of course the vent pipe needs to go to the outside. Which is always too far away. So they cool the bit of set in use and roast everyone else. ;-) They will still de-humidify in the process though... even if they are raising the nett temperature of the building. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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