Portable A/C

Tom Del Rosso · 2007-06-27T18:31:06+00:00

Any recommendations for a portable A/C, about 8000 BTU (the kind with aflexible duct that goes into the window)?I don't need heat from it -- just A/C and dehumidification.The names Soleus and Amcor pop up a lot. The familiar names like Friedrickdon't seem to have anything at all.-- Reply in group, but if emailing add anotherzero, and remove the last word.

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hallerb 19 years ago

Ahh I see I have a fan:) thats awesome makes for great debates that invaribly I win.

Locally a portable unit is 450 bucks

thats kinda pricey

You can buy 3 5000 BTU windows units and have bucks left over.

plus no messing with condensate drain, noise mostly outside, walk from room to room in comfort.

plus often its useful to cool say a bedroom before bedtime.

with a portable it will already be in use.

so please explain why my advice is bad. sure portables have their place but its not a mainstream product, since its cost is high

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Proctologically Violated©® 19 years ago

Wish I had known about the two hose units! :( Now that I think back, I seem to recall two hose units, but didn't realize the purpose. Unfortunately, never saw any two-hose units when I was ready to buy, and likely the PC Richards people wouldna known what they were for, either.

Good link, but website wasn't that informative--no price, EER. Any ideas? Other observations good as well. Prodigious condensate. I "prefer" to empty buckets/use the water, but it is a chore. A pump to a storage barrel would be better. The 850 watt Amana can readily fill a 5 gal pail in 24 hrs.

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.p.jm 19 years ago

If you want me to educate you, pay me.

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ValveJob 19 years ago

Fry's Electronics has been advertising them.

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James Sweet 19 years ago

They're all pretty much the same, there's virtually no difference at all between the small rotary compressors they use, and they're all about the same efficiency (not very) due to mandated standards. Buy one that has the features and cosmetic design you like.

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James Sweet 19 years ago

The OP said he didn't require heating. I think you're a bit on the high side in your heat output estimate. I think 400 watts for a residential unit would be more realistic. You're dropping the relative humidity which will affect latent heat, and the units themselves only draw 600-800 watts. Even a heating element isn't 100% efficient.

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Dehumidifiers don't use heating elements, they just pass the chilled dehumidified air through the condenser which heats it back up. There's some net gain, since the power consumed by the compressor (about 400W) becomes heat.

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.p.jm 19 years ago

What would be realistic is :

The total power consumption of the unit plus The latent heat of condensation of any water it takes out.

100 % of the above will be sensible heat in the space.

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<kjpro 19 years ago

*If* installed properly! :-)

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<kjpro 19 years ago

Not another one...

Since when is electric heat not 100% efficient?

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<kjpro 19 years ago

What are you using the water for?

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Richard J Kinch 19 years ago

Or you can add a condensate pump for about $40.

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Richard J Kinch 19 years ago

Yep. Think of it as a swamp cooler in reverse. An unswamp heater.

Psychrometrics are not so favorable, however. It's a dry heat.

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Jeffrey Lebowski 19 years ago

I prefer to haul it out in 5 gal buckets--water ther tomatoes and whatnot.

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<kjpro 19 years ago

BULLSHIT

I guess you're a Edenpure believer too???

What a crock of s*it that is!!

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<kjpro 19 years ago

BULLSHIT

I guess you're a Edenpure believer too???

What a crock of s*it that is!!

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Jeffrey Lebowski 19 years ago

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From elsewhere, I know he's also a machinist--and so probly he uses it ( as do I ) to mix with water soluble cutting oil or synthetic instead of buying DI water...just need to add an anti-microbial..

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David 19 years ago

Well, it will produce more than 800 watts worth of heat. Where did the extra come from, the condensing of the water from the air. When water vapor is condensed to liquid, it gives up heat.

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