is there anyway to disassemble a window a/c and coils farther from the unit?

Posted by on October 14, 2006, 2:47 pm

basically i have several computers running in a cabinet in my closet
and i want to a/c the cab, but i don't want hot air and water dumping
into the room, nor do i want an ugly floor unit sitting there.

directly above the cabinet is my attic space, so i want to disassemble
a window unit, so i can take the cold side and extend the tubing into
my cabinet, then mount a fan on the coils so it will blow cold air.

the compressor and condenser will stay in the attic and just dump the
heat into there where there is already an upward flow of heat from the
house. i know i'll have to deal with the water, but a 1/2 gal container
should keep from having to dump the water too often.

is something like this possible because i know compressors are designed
to work with a certain length of tubing.

thanks,
daniel.

Posted by Bennett Price on October 14, 2006, 5:13 pm

Several big problems.
1) The A/C is a sealed system. If you cut the tubing to extend it,
you'll need all sorts of gauges, tools, refrigerant, oil and a vacuum
pump to reassemble it. Along with the knowledge of how to use all of
them correctly.

2) You are correct that the length of tubing may be critical; add
to that you may run into problems with the oil pooling in the vertically
lower evaporator.

3) You're aware of potential water problems; you might get icing instead.

4) Temperature control may be a problem since you may have to extend a
thermostat that is not simply an electrical on/off switch.

Alternatives are the smallest mini-split A/C you can find (will require
professional installation), using water cooled CPU/Video chip heat
sinks, or adding louvers to the closet door and perhaps adding a fan to
force air through the closet.

todd.levinson@gmail.com wrote:

> basically i have several computers running in a cabinet in my closet
> and i want to a/c the cab, but i don't want hot air and water dumping
> into the room, nor do i want an ugly floor unit sitting there.
>
> directly above the cabinet is my attic space, so i want to disassemble
> a window unit, so i can take the cold side and extend the tubing into
> my cabinet, then mount a fan on the coils so it will blow cold air.
>
> the compressor and condenser will stay in the attic and just dump the
> heat into there where there is already an upward flow of heat from the
> house. i know i'll have to deal with the water, but a 1/2 gal container
> should keep from having to dump the water too often.
>
> is something like this possible because i know compressors are designed
> to work with a certain length of tubing.
>
> thanks,
> daniel.
>

Posted by on October 14, 2006, 6:30 pm

Thanks man, it seems the other poster was correct, but he apparently
like to be difficult.

i appreciate you explanation and have looked into a split a/c system
but they're pretty bulky and even the smallest one is far beyond my
cooling needs.

Right now I have the air in the cab exchanging every few minutes thanks
to a 440cfm Elicent fan.
Bennett Price wrote:

> Several big problems.
> 1) The A/C is a sealed system. If you cut the tubing to extend it,
> you'll need all sorts of gauges, tools, refrigerant, oil and a vacuum
> pump to reassemble it. Along with the knowledge of how to use all of
> them correctly.
> 2) You are correct that the length of tubing may be critical; add
> to that you may run into problems with the oil pooling in the vertically
> lower evaporator.
> 3) You're aware of potential water problems; you might get icing instead.
> 4) Temperature control may be a problem since you may have to extend a
> thermostat that is not simply an electrical on/off switch.
> Alternatives are the smallest mini-split A/C you can find (will require
> professional installation), using water cooled CPU/Video chip heat
> sinks, or adding louvers to the closet door and perhaps adding a fan to
> force air through the closet.
> todd.levinson@gmail.com wrote:

> > basically i have several computers running in a cabinet in my closet
> > and i want to a/c the cab, but i don't want hot air and water dumping
> > into the room, nor do i want an ugly floor unit sitting there.
> > directly above the cabinet is my attic space, so i want to disassemble
> > a window unit, so i can take the cold side and extend the tubing into
> > my cabinet, then mount a fan on the coils so it will blow cold air.
> > the compressor and condenser will stay in the attic and just dump the
> > heat into there where there is already an upward flow of heat from the
> > house. i know i'll have to deal with the water, but a 1/2 gal container
> > should keep from having to dump the water too often.
> > is something like this possible because i know compressors are designed
> > to work with a certain length of tubing.
> >
> > thanks,
> > daniel.

Posted by AKS on October 15, 2006, 9:51 am

> Several big problems.
> 1) The A/C is a sealed system. If you cut the tubing to extend it, you'll
> need all sorts of gauges, tools, refrigerant, oil and a vacuum pump to
> reassemble it. Along with the knowledge of how to use all of
> them correctly.
> 2) You are correct that the length of tubing may be critical; add
> to that you may run into problems with the oil pooling in the vertically
> lower evaporator.
> 3) You're aware of potential water problems; you might get icing instead.
> 4) Temperature control may be a problem since you may have to extend a
> thermostat that is not simply an electrical on/off switch.
> Alternatives are the smallest mini-split A/C you can find (will require
> professional installation), using water cooled CPU/Video chip heat sinks,
> or adding louvers to the closet door and perhaps adding a fan to
> force air through the closet.

In my opinion smallest split system be lot easier to hook up
then taking apart window unit and putting it back together
you can get lines for split ready done.
depend on his location few hours work and done
Dido

> todd.levinson@gmail.com wrote:

>> basically i have several computers running in a cabinet in my closet
>> and i want to a/c the cab, but i don't want hot air and water dumping
>> into the room, nor do i want an ugly floor unit sitting there.
>> directly above the cabinet is my attic space, so i want to disassemble
>> a window unit, so i can take the cold side and extend the tubing into
>> my cabinet, then mount a fan on the coils so it will blow cold air.
>> the compressor and condenser will stay in the attic and just dump the
>> heat into there where there is already an upward flow of heat from the
>> house. i know i'll have to deal with the water, but a 1/2 gal container
>> should keep from having to dump the water too often.
>> is something like this possible because i know compressors are designed
>> to work with a certain length of tubing.
>> thanks,
>> daniel.
>>

Posted by on October 15, 2006, 1:34 pm

>In my opinion smallest split system be lot easier to hook up
>then taking apart window unit and putting it back together
>you can get lines for split ready done.
>depend on his location few hours work and done
>Dido

Somewhere in that gibberish he had an opinion.

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