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Portabale AC units?
svspa:
drewstar,
We picked one up last year when we had a heat wave here.
We don't have a suitable window in our family room so I had to go with the portable. I put a 4" vent in a corner of the room so I hook it up there when in use.
Here's a link to the one we picked up. I think it was $550 or something like that. It worked adequately to cool us off when temps were around 100.
[link]http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,217,00.html[/link]
Some of the features:
Sharp’s new CV-P12LX Portable Air Conditioner is easy to move from room to room. It provides quiet cooling with sleek and attractive styling and a Plasmacluster™ ion generator. Use it as a dehumidifier to remove up to 65 pints of moisture from the air in a single day. A fully featured remote control with LCD display allows you to control the unit from anywhere in the room. The flexible exhaust hose and window adapter kit allow window installation and venting of the hot air, while keeping rain and insects out.
11,500 BTU, EER 8.5
Features
Portability
4 Easy Roll Casters allow the air conditioner to be moved easily from room to room. The flexible exhaust hose and window adapter kit allow easy venting to the outside.
Full Function Remote Control with LCD Display
Control every function of the unit from anywhere in the room. The LCD display shows all of the current settings. Change the mode of operation, adjust the fan speeds or activate the timer.
Plasmacluster™ Ion Technology
Activate the Plasmacluster Ion generator to release positive and negative ions into the air.
65 Pint Dehumidification
Use the dehumidify function to remove up to 65 pints of moisture from the air every 24 hours.
Automatic Oscillating Louvers
allow you to sweep the air across the room for better distribution and comfort.
4-Way Air Direction
lets you direct the cool air where you need it most.
Bucketless Design
No water tank to empty. The built in condensate disposal system sends the water out of the exhaust hose.
Library Quiet™
As low as 36 dB at low cool.
drewstar:
Hmmmm. I'm cuross on how you like it compared to a window mount???
Did you buy from a national chain store?
Zep:
Drew.....
I have parties every once in a while and I convert my garage
into a sports bar themed poker room/overflow room for parties.
I put up beer banners / lighted beer signs / slot machine / ect....
There is no window in my garage and I thought it might get hot.
I saw this unit on e-Bay....a $2800 unit for $250.
However I ended up having a friend just add an A/C duct and return
to my garage that I can shut off/on. It kept my garage nice and cool
last weekend for the Oscar De La Hoya fight party.
So now I may just sell the e-bay unit to a friend that has
a very small cabinet making shop that has no A/C.
svspa:
drewstar,
We haven't had a window unit so I can't compare. Where we live the summers normally aren't too bad.
It would be nice if it were quieter and put out more cooling, but for the price and the BTU rating I think does an adequate job.
When we have moved it to our bedroom and can close the door it does a pretty good job of cooling it down. But I wouldn't expect it to take a moderate sized room from 100 to 80.
Steve
drewstar:
thanks guys. I'm understanding where these units would work best. And for me, since I have a decent sized convetional window, and noise and raw cooling power are the biggest critera, a window mount seesm to be the best. I may investagate brackets for it.
Right now, it sits on the sill and is biiitch to put it. yesterday it dropped out (about 10 feet down into a garden). I was hoping I broke it, but no such luck. The wife tells me it still works.
Darnit!
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