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Advice on air conditioners — portable? Two-piece? Thanks!
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Just got a portable ROAM-AIR 8300 BTU for my 15×20 office. It works well so far in this 90+ heat we’ve had. 6′ vent goes through drop-ceiling into warehouse, only thing is vent hose could be longer and insulated better.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mini split ductless, such as Sanyo, York, and Mitsubishi among many offer… They were REAL popular in Palm Springs…installed a ton…probably one for every two standard split, or package units.. Greetings all! My wife and I live in Southern California, USA, where temps hover in 80’s for most of the summer, and spike up into the 90’s (or 100+) regularly. The air is dry, and temps do tend to drop substantially during the night — even extremely hot days may be followed by cool nights. We are looking for some kind of air conditioner that will cool our roughly 320 sq. foot bedroom. We cannot use the in-window air conditioners: Our windows slide horizontally, plus the unit would seriously impair our view. I have seen many comments regarding the portable style air conditioners which vent out via a tube. People seem lukewarm towards these, and I am not sure we can get one with enough btu’s to really do what we want it to do. But these are still under consideration. What is the recommended "btu’s for square footage to be cooled" ratio? Can anyone advise us on the suitability of portable air conditioners for our purposes or recommend a brand? Anyone interested in seriously warning us against further consideration of the portable air conditioner paradigm? My wife has mentioned some system whereby the condenser attaches outside the house, and the cool air runs in via a tube to a unit inside. I know nothing of these, but they seem to make better sense to me than the portable variety. Can anyone illuminate me on the advisability of this style of air conditioner and/or recommend brands? For the record, we would either punch a hole through the wall for the required tube, or…if possible…vent out through our sliding glass door, using some kind of tall panel with a hole in it for the tube. We have been stalling on this purchase for about two summers so far. Any help at all on this matter is greatly appreciated! Chuck
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Mini split ductless, such as Sanyo, York, and Mitsubishi among many offer… They were REAL popular in Palm Springs…installed a ton…probably one for every two standard split, or package units..
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Greetings all! My wife and I live in Southern California, USA, where temps hover in 80’s for most of the summer, and spike up into the 90’s (or 100+) regularly. The air is dry, and temps do tend to drop substantially during the night — even extremely hot days may be followed by cool nights. We are looking for some kind of air conditioner that will cool our roughly 320 sq. foot bedroom. We cannot use the in-window air conditioners: Our windows slide horizontally, plus the unit would seriously impair our view. I have seen many comments regarding the portable style air conditioners which vent out via a tube. People seem lukewarm towards these, and I am not sure we can get one with enough btu’s to really do what we want it to do. But these are still under consideration. What is the recommended "btu’s for square footage to be cooled" ratio? Can anyone advise us on the suitability of portable air conditioners for our purposes or recommend a brand? Anyone interested in seriously warning us against further consideration of the portable air conditioner paradigm? My wife has mentioned some system whereby the condenser attaches outside the house, and the cool air runs in via a tube to a unit inside. I know nothing of these, but they seem to make better sense to me than the portable variety. Can anyone illuminate me on the advisability of this style of air conditioner and/or recommend brands? For the record, we would either punch a hole through the wall for the required tube, or…if possible…vent out through our sliding glass door, using some kind of tall panel with a hole in it for the tube. We have been stalling on this purchase for about two summers so far. Any help at all on this matter is greatly appreciated! Chuck
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Greetings all! My wife and I live in Southern California, USA, where temps hover in 80’s for most of the summer, and spike up into the 90’s (or 100+) regularly. The air is dry, and temps do tend to drop substantially during the night — even extremely hot days may be followed by cool nights. We are looking for some kind of air conditioner that will cool our roughly 320 sq. foot bedroom. We cannot use the in-window air conditioners: Our windows slide horizontally, plus the unit would seriously impair our view. I have seen many comments regarding the portable style air conditioners which vent out via a tube. People seem lukewarm towards these, and I am not sure we can get one with enough btu’s to really do what we want it to do. But these are still under consideration. What is the recommended "btu’s for square footage to be cooled" ratio? Can anyone advise us on the suitability of portable air conditioners for our purposes or recommend a brand? Anyone interested in seriously warning us against further consideration of the portable air conditioner paradigm? My wife has mentioned some system whereby the condenser attaches outside the house, and the cool air runs in via a tube to a unit inside. I know nothing of these, but they seem to make better sense to me than the portable variety. Can anyone illuminate me on the advisability of this style of air conditioner and/or recommend brands? For the record, we would either punch a hole through the wall for the required tube, or…if possible…vent out through our sliding glass door, using some kind of tall panel with a hole in it for the tube. We have been stalling on this purchase for about two summers so far. Any help at all on this matter is greatly appreciated! Chuck
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