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Posted by KJPRO on June 25, 2008, 10:28 am
> The split-sytem idea seems like a good one. I don't think ductless
> would work because my house has 2 floors and ductwork would be needed to
> circulate
> the air well. Maybe one can use the house heater fan for the AC and not
> have to get a separate fan?
> I do want something that's a dehumidifier as well as AC, because often
> it's damp here and not hot - the other day it was 67 F and 72% humidity.
> So I need to be able to turn on a dehumidifying function separately from
> the AC.
> No, I haven't asked this before. Looking on google I'd found some models
> of central AC advertised as quiet, about 65 dB (meaning dBA I guess).
> Those are probably for a larger house than mine, and maybe I could find a
> quieter one. It would be in my garage. The heater fan is in my
> garage, it is about 50 dBA and that's plenty loud, the garage is next to
> my
> living space. I suppose the compressor the main noise you get from an AC,
> the fan noise is not so bad.
> thanks
> Laura
The noise level is for the outdoor unit. The split system would use your
existing blower, so it wouldn't be any louder than having your furnace
operating.
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> would work because my house has 2 floors and ductwork would be needed to
> circulate
> the air well. Maybe one can use the house heater fan for the AC and not
> have to get a separate fan?
> I do want something that's a dehumidifier as well as AC, because often
> it's damp here and not hot - the other day it was 67 F and 72% humidity.
> So I need to be able to turn on a dehumidifying function separately from
> the AC.
> No, I haven't asked this before. Looking on google I'd found some models
> of central AC advertised as quiet, about 65 dB (meaning dBA I guess).
> Those are probably for a larger house than mine, and maybe I could find a
> quieter one. It would be in my garage. The heater fan is in my
> garage, it is about 50 dBA and that's plenty loud, the garage is next to
> my
> living space. I suppose the compressor the main noise you get from an AC,
> the fan noise is not so bad.
> thanks
> Laura