Portable Air Conditioners?

[HurricaneHeather]

Anyone have any experience with them? I can't do a window unit because the neighborhood HOA would shit a brick but I need to be able to cool down one room of the house.

There seems to be quite a few out there, so I thought I'd see if anyone has used one and can recommend one/certain features/what to look for, etc.

[Avatard]

Anything that claims it needs no venting to the outside is bullshit.

Other than that, those things are pretty much just an A/C unit in a box with wheels.

Calculate your BTU, and realize that of all designs, this is probably the least efficient.

[HurricaneHeather]

Calculate your BTU, and realize that of all designs, this is probably the least efficient.

How so? I have a 2200 sq ft house in Texas. To get the smallest room in the house on the second floor dow to 65-70 degrees it'd probably take an hour after turning the entire a/c system down to 65 before the room would be at the correct temperature then I'd have to maintain it at that temp for a few hours at a time. I can't even imagine what my electric bill would be.

Do you have suggestions on something else?

[Avatard]

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/air-conditioner-calculator

http://www.eyair.com/BTU%27s%20CALCULATOR.htm

Google is your friend.

Do you have suggestions on something else?

Move from Texas. I understand it's hot there.

[Avatard]

Have you considered split units?

http://www.acsuperstore.com/store/PRIDIOM01.html

[Rangerscott]

I get naked when its hot.

[Avatard]

I would not sit next to you on the bus.

[Particle Man]

Fuck HOA's when it's hot

[HurricaneHeather]

Have you considered split units?

http://www.acsuperstore.com/store/PRIDIOM01.html

Don't really know what that means, but based on the calculator I found this one and it's not too pricey:

http://www.portableairshop.com/Koldfront-Ultracool-8000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner-PAC801W/PAC801W,default,pd.html?cgid=Residential_Portable_ Air_Conditioners-Cool_Only_Portable_Air_Conditioners

[Cutty72]

My sister has one that sits in the room, and has a duct that goes to the window. Seems to do a decent job, but that is all I know...

[anthonyk]

Don't really know what that means, but based on the calculator I found this one and it's not too pricey:

http://www.portableairshop.com/Koldfront-Ultracool-8000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner-PAC801W/PAC801W,default,pd.html?cgid=Residential_Portable_ Air_Conditioners-Cool_Only_Portable_Air_Conditioners

Any brand with a catchy intentional misspelling automatically loses 50% credibility in my book. redflip

We bought our 1-story house instead of the 2-story next door because of the problems cooling the upper rooms. Summer sucks ass down here. :td:

[Avatard]

Don't really know what that means

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6mDAfWQm1Y

[HurricaneHeather]

Any brand with a catchy intentional misspelling automatically loses 50% credibility in my book. redflip

We bought our 1-story house instead of the 2-story next door because of the problems cooling the upper rooms. Summer sucks ass down here. :td:

Don't I know it. I am trying to make chocolate and the ideal temperature is 65-70. :rofl:

I did find this one:

http://austin.craigslist.org/app/2436416130.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6mDAfWQm1Y

I didn't watch the video but I remember now a few places in MO having those.

[Rangerscott]

What about insulating your house better?

[the chi]

Wow guys, how bout you actually help her with the questions instead of pelting her with stupid comments and questions?!

Heather, I used to have to use these and similar when I was in property management, and we'd borrow them from the office on occasion to use in houses or tents for special events...

http://www.amazon.com/NewAir-AC-12000E-Portable-Conditioner-Refrigerant/dp/B000PGQ8YQ

http://www.imarketcity.com/soph12btupoa.html

You can find smaller and cheaper units, this is just an idea. You want something with a large drain pan, so you can leave it a few hours without worrying about it flooding over and ruining the floor, etc. And you do want to have it near a window or vent, tho you can get a longer dryer hose, etc to get it vented. You def want wheels too for easier relocation.

[HurricaneHeather]

What about insulating your house better?

:rofl: Um...what?

Because I need ONE 140 sq ft room cooled to 65-70 degrees for a few hours at a time. I keep my house around 78 degrees during the summer. I am not going to crank my a/c to cool all 2200 sq ft to that temp for one room. That's as dumb as can be. Even if I insulated better, it's still Texas, it's still a sunny room on the second floor and it would still need to be cooled to 65-70.

[HurricaneHeather]

Wow guys, how bout you actually help her with the questions instead of pelting her with stupid comments and questions?!

Heather, I used to have to use these and similar when I was in property management, and we'd borrow them from the office on occasion to use in houses or tents for special events...

http://www.amazon.com/NewAir-AC-12000E-Portable-Conditioner-Refrigerant/dp/B000PGQ8YQ

http://www.imarketcity.com/soph12btupoa.html

You can find smaller and cheaper units, this is just an idea. You want something with a large drain pan, so you can leave it a few hours without worrying about it flooding over and ruining the floor, etc. And you do want to have it near a window or vent, tho you can get a longer dryer hose, etc to get it vented. You def want wheels too for easier relocation.

Wow...what I was actually looking for! Information that is useful! :lol:

Thank you!

[AquaPython]

My family in Israel has something like this :
http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/

they are very popular in europe / mideast. I have recently seen commercials for them here for the first time.

[HurricaneHeather]

My family in Israel has something like this :
http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/

they are very popular in europe / mideast. I have recently seen commercials for them here for the first time.

Yeah, those are nice and I know they work. The tea room I worked at in MO was in a 100 year old house so the owner had those installed.

I just don't want to install anything permanent. I want to be able to move it.

[LeeNetworX]

Total cost - ~$30

http://secure.shorewaymarine.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/Seachoice-71451.jpg+http://news.discovery.com/space/2010/04/19/ice-block-278x225.jpg

[anthonyk]

I've got a friend in the food business in town. If you're interested in eventually just renting out some commercial kitchen space, I can do some digging. Not sure how big this project of yours is.

[Archren]

Wow guys, how bout you actually help her with the questions instead of pelting her with stupid comments and questions?!

Heather, I used to have to use these and similar when I was in property management, and we'd borrow them from the office on occasion to use in houses or tents for special events...

http://www.amazon.com/NewAir-AC-12000E-Portable-Conditioner-Refrigerant/dp/B000PGQ8YQ

http://www.imarketcity.com/soph12btupoa.html

You can find smaller and cheaper units, this is just an idea. You want something with a large drain pan, so you can leave it a few hours without worrying about it flooding over and ruining the floor, etc. And you do want to have it near a window or vent, tho you can get a longer dryer hose, etc to get it vented. You def want wheels too for easier relocation.

Better than a swamp cooler. :lol:

[HurricaneHeather]

I've got a friend in the food business in town. If you're interested in eventually just renting out some commercial kitchen space, I can do some digging. Not sure how big this project of yours is.

I'm not sure how big it is either just yet. :lol:

I will keep that in mind if it gets too big for that room, thank you.

[LeeNetworX]

Pic related.

http://www.leenetworx.com/DIYAC.jpg

[AquaPython]

That copper grid would take a millennium to solder together. and that would only be worth while if you took a fishtank pump and pushed the water back up into the cooler.

[101lifts2]

I bought a stand up A/C unit to cool off a 10/10 room, worked well and was quiet. You NEED to vent it to the outside though, so I would suggest putting a piece of wook that fits into the window opening, then cutting out a circular hole to put the duct though.

http://www.searsoutlet.com/12000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner/d/product_details.jsp?md=ct_md&cid=681&pn=1&ps=10&pid=2812&mode=buyUsedOnly

I bought this unit for 356 bucks. Still runs like a champ..no issues.

[Particle Man]

I bought a stand up A/C unit to cool off a 10/10 room, worked well and was quiet. You NEED to vent it to the outside though, so I would suggest putting a piece of wook that fits into the window opening, then cutting out a circular hole to put the duct though.

http://www.searsoutlet.com/12000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner/d/product_details.jsp?md=ct_md&cid=681&pn=1&ps=10&pid=2812&mode=buyUsedOnly

I bought this unit for 356 bucks. Still runs like a champ..no issues.

And how much was the wook?

[Avatard]

http://poopnugget.com/files/NeedsMoreWookie.jpg