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| William P. N. Smith 2005-06-28, 11:25 pm |
| Someone here would know: What do you call those self-contained AC
units that have a vent that exhausts the waste heat outside? Google
isn't my friend if I can't figure out what to call them...
Any positive or negative experiences would be welcome. Energy
efficiency is a big plus...
Thanks!
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| John P Bengi 2005-06-28, 11:25 pm |
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http://www.airvent.com/homeowner/whyVent/types.shtml
<William P. N. Smith> wrote in message
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quote:
> Someone here would know: What do you call those self-contained AC
> units that have a vent that exhausts the waste heat outside? Google
> isn't my friend if I can't figure out what to call them...
>
> Any positive or negative experiences would be welcome. Energy
> efficiency is a big plus...
>
> Thanks!
>
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| Nick Hull 2005-06-28, 11:25 pm |
| In article <cpi3c1l78pbkiouc9f6m6p69gj98f29ki3@4ax.com>,
William P. N. Smith wrote:
quote:
> Someone here would know: What do you call those self-contained AC
> units that have a vent that exhausts the waste heat outside? Google
> isn't my friend if I can't figure out what to call them...
>
> Any positive or negative experiences would be welcome. Energy
> efficiency is a big plus...
>
> Thanks!
>
The units that vent heat outside are more efficient than the units thatr
vent heat inside. ;)
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| John P Bengi 2005-06-28, 11:25 pm |
| Normal A/C?
<William P. N. Smith> wrote in message
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quote:
> Someone here would know: What do you call those self-contained AC
> units that have a vent that exhausts the waste heat outside? Google
> isn't my friend if I can't figure out what to call them...
>
> Any positive or negative experiences would be welcome. Energy
> efficiency is a big plus...
>
> Thanks!
>
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| Vaughn 2005-06-29, 4:25 am |
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<William P. N. Smith> wrote in message
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> Someone here would know: What do you call those self-contained AC
> units that have a vent that exhausts the waste heat outside? Google
> isn't my friend if I can't figure out what to call them...
They call them portable air conditioners. About 60 days ago, I thought
they were a great idea so I bought one. I wish I hadn't. My unit is
advertised to have an unbelievable SEER, but in side-to-side comparison to my
original window unit using my KAW told a far different story. (I have the
tabulation if you are interested) The unit will cool my bedroom, but you do not
feel as comfortable because as the unit is exausting hot air out of the house,
it is being replaced by moist air from outside that infiltrates through the
countless openings in your structure (it must be so, or it would suck all of the
air out of your house). The unit must then expend more energy to dehumidify the
air that it just sucked in from outside.
Naturally, the unit is louder because it is all inside your room, and it
has a pan to hold the condensate. They advertise that the unit somehow gets rid
of its own condisate, but our unit woke us up two days in a row in the wee hours
with a loud beep to announce that its pan was full.
In short, do not buy a single-hose unit unless you live in a very dry
climate. If you buy any portable AC unit, expect to make some real tradeoffs
and keep your expectations low.
quote:
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> Any positive or negative experiences would be welcome. Energy
> efficiency is a big plus...
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> Thanks!
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| JoeSixPack 2005-07-11, 4:25 am |
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"Vaughn" <vaughnsimonHATESSPAM@att.fake.net> wrote in message
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quote:
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> <William P. N. Smith> wrote in message
> news:cpi3c1l78pbkiouc9f6m6p69gj98f29ki3@4ax.com...
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> They call them portable air conditioners. About 60 days ago, I
> thought they were a great idea so I bought one. I wish I hadn't. My unit
> is advertised to have an unbelievable SEER, but in side-to-side comparison
> to my original window unit using my KAW told a far different story. (I
> have the tabulation if you are interested) The unit will cool my bedroom,
> but you do not feel as comfortable because as the unit is exausting hot
> air out of the house, it is being replaced by moist air from outside that
> infiltrates through the countless openings in your structure (it must be
> so, or it would suck all of the air out of your house). The unit must
> then expend more energy to dehumidify the
I've had one for 4 years, and they work fairly well, but mainly as a
personal cooler. Wherever you are, the unit works best sitting there
pointed at you blowing cool air. They use a regular outlet, so they are
usually rated below 7000 BTU.
I wish mine had the ability to expel the water out with the warm air, but a
bucket on the floor beside it works just fine. The exhaust hose is a pain,
because you have to find a way to vent the warm exhaust ait outside.
Reminds me of a funny story. I stopped in a bar somewhere in Idaho I think,
and it looked like the owner had dragged out the ol' air conditioner and set
it on a chair in the middle of the room. Needless to say the room was much
hotter that it would have been without the air conditioner, because the heat
produced by it exceeds the amount of cooling it could do. Apparently no one
in there had the intelligence to turn it off, and they just sat there
sweating profusely, drinking large quantities of cold beer.
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| Gordon Richmond 2005-07-11, 4:25 am |
| So the bartender found a way to sell more beer? Crazy like a fox, I'd
say.
Gordon Richmond
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