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Room AC Questions Jim McLaughlin 07-22-2006
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Posted by Jim McLaughlin on July 22, 2006, 11:46 am
Here in the Pacific NW we usually have no need for AC. Yet the older I
get, the more the rare 100+ day affects me. We are going through a series
of 3 or 4 of those days now.

So I'm thinking about the room AC option. I'm not intending to stay in this
house more than another 8 - 10 years, so I don't think the whole house AC
opton really pans out

Any one have any links to sites that purport to give fomulas fo determining
what sze BTUs) unit for what siz spaces?

House is a tri-level. Main level has 24' x 12' living room; 12' x '12
dining room, 14' x 12 kitchen, and a sort of 8' x 6' foyer that leads to
staircases up and down.

Upper level has hall that runs almost width of house; master bedroom and
bath, about 20' X 14'; at one end of hall; largish bedroom at other end of
hall about 14' x 12; smallish bedroom next to that about 10' x 12'; full
bath about 6 ' x 8' .

Lots of doors, etc off that hall to rooms.

Lowest level has short hall at bottom of stairs running along the width of
the house from left to right; 12' x 22 family room with big french door set
with side lites that open, no other windows; full bath and laundry room
opening off middle of hall and another large ish 14' x 14' (?) bedroom off
other end of hall.

I'm thinking unit in upstairs master bedroom;
unit in LR and unit in downstairs large bedroom?

Opinions, thoughts, guidance, heat jokes all welcome.

Thanks.
--
Jim McLaughlin

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Posted by Pat on July 22, 2006, 12:09 pm

Jim McLaughlin wrote:
> Here in the Pacific NW we usually have no need for AC. Yet the older I
> get, the more the rare 100+ day affects me. We are going through a series
> of 3 or 4 of those days now.
>
> So I'm thinking about the room AC option. I'm not intending to stay in this
> house more than another 8 - 10 years, so I don't think the whole house AC
> opton really pans out
>
> Any one have any links to sites that purport to give fomulas fo determining
> what sze BTUs) unit for what siz spaces?
>
> House is a tri-level. Main level has 24' x 12' living room; 12' x '12
> dining room, 14' x 12 kitchen, and a sort of 8' x 6' foyer that leads to
> staircases up and down.
>
> Upper level has hall that runs almost width of house; master bedroom and
> bath, about 20' X 14'; at one end of hall; largish bedroom at other end of
> hall about 14' x 12; smallish bedroom next to that about 10' x 12'; full
> bath about 6 ' x 8' .
>
> Lots of doors, etc off that hall to rooms.
>
> Lowest level has short hall at bottom of stairs running along the width of
> the house from left to right; 12' x 22 family room with big french door set
> with side lites that open, no other windows; full bath and laundry room
> opening off middle of hall and another large ish 14' x 14' (?) bedroom off
> other end of hall.
>
> I'm thinking unit in upstairs master bedroom;
> unit in LR and unit in downstairs large bedroom?
>
> Opinions, thoughts, guidance, heat jokes all welcome.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Jim McLaughlin
>
> Reply address is deliberately munged.
> If you really need to reply directly, try:
> jimdotmclaughlinatcomcastdotcom
>
> And you know it is a dotnet not a dotcom
> address.


Okay, since you're open to heat jokes, etc., how about useless
suggesstions like what we call "swamp coolers"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ICE-FAN-LIKE-AIR-CONDITIONER-SWAMP-COOLER-Humidifier_W0QQitemZ190010858152QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20598QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.asedeals.com/cooling_fans.html

I don't khow about sizing. I go read the box at Walmart.


Posted by Joseph Meehan on July 22, 2006, 1:17 pm
Pat wrote:
..

>
> Okay, since you're open to heat jokes, etc., how about useless
> suggesstions like what we call "swamp coolers"
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ICE-FAN-LIKE-AIR-CONDITIONER-SWAMP-COOLER-Humidifier_W0QQitemZ190010858152QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20598QQcmdZViewItem
> http://www.asedeals.com/cooling_fans.html
>
> I don't khow about sizing. I go read the box at Walmart.


The OP is in Washington State. Unless they are on the east side of the
mountains, I doubt if a swamp cooler is going to help. :-)


--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit



Posted by Jim McLaughlin on July 22, 2006, 2:07 pm
I appreciated the swamp cooler joke and the shop cooler joke.

Regarding reading the boxes at Wallyworld, the nearest one i a 30 mile drive
'cause we here in Portland are so politically correct pure and our city
council don't let no low price competitors do business here.

And I'd rather no rely solely upon the boxes, or a salesman at the local
appliance emporium.

Off to the library to look at Cnsumer Reports.

-- Jim McLaughlin

Reply address is deliberately munged.
If you really need to reply directly, try:
jimdotmclaughlinatcomcastdotcom

And you know it is a dotnet not a dotcom
address.
>
> Jim McLaughlin wrote:
> > Here in the Pacific NW we usually have no need for AC. Yet the older I
> > get, the more the rare 100+ day affects me. We are going through a
series
> > of 3 or 4 of those days now.
> >
> > So I'm thinking about the room AC option. I'm not intending to stay in
this
> > house more than another 8 - 10 years, so I don't think the whole house
AC
> > opton really pans out
> >
> > Any one have any links to sites that purport to give fomulas fo
determining
> > what sze BTUs) unit for what siz spaces?
> >
> > House is a tri-level. Main level has 24' x 12' living room; 12' x '12
> > dining room, 14' x 12 kitchen, and a sort of 8' x 6' foyer that leads to
> > staircases up and down.
> >
> > Upper level has hall that runs almost width of house; master bedroom and
> > bath, about 20' X 14'; at one end of hall; largish bedroom at other end
of
> > hall about 14' x 12; smallish bedroom next to that about 10' x 12'; full
> > bath about 6 ' x 8' .
> >
> > Lots of doors, etc off that hall to rooms.
> >
> > Lowest level has short hall at bottom of stairs running along the width
of
> > the house from left to right; 12' x 22 family room with big french door
set
> > with side lites that open, no other windows; full bath and laundry room
> > opening off middle of hall and another large ish 14' x 14' (?) bedroom
off
> > other end of hall.
> >
> > I'm thinking unit in upstairs master bedroom;
> > unit in LR and unit in downstairs large bedroom?
> >
> > Opinions, thoughts, guidance, heat jokes all welcome.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Jim McLaughlin
> >
> > Reply address is deliberately munged.
> > If you really need to reply directly, try:
> > jimdotmclaughlinatcomcastdotcom
> >
> > And you know it is a dotnet not a dotcom
> > address.
>
>
> Okay, since you're open to heat jokes, etc., how about useless
> suggesstions like what we call "swamp coolers"
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ICE-FAN-LIKE-AIR-CONDITIONER-SWAMP-COOLER-Humidifier_W0QQitemZ190010858152QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20598QQcmdZViewItem
> http://www.asedeals.com/cooling_fans.html
>
> I don't khow about sizing. I go read the box at Walmart.
>



Posted by Joseph Meehan on July 22, 2006, 12:11 pm
Jim McLaughlin wrote:
> Here in the Pacific NW we usually have no need for AC. Yet the
> older I get, the more the rare 100+ day affects me. We are going
> through a series of 3 or 4 of those days now.
>
> So I'm thinking about the room AC option. I'm not intending to stay
> in this house more than another 8 - 10 years, so I don't think the
> whole house AC opton really pans out
>
> Any one have any links to sites that purport to give fomulas fo
> determining what sze BTUs) unit for what siz spaces?
>
> House is a tri-level. Main level has 24' x 12' living room; 12' x
> '12 dining room, 14' x 12 kitchen, and a sort of 8' x 6' foyer that
> leads to staircases up and down.
>
> Upper level has hall that runs almost width of house; master bedroom
> and bath, about 20' X 14'; at one end of hall; largish bedroom at
> other end of hall about 14' x 12; smallish bedroom next to that about
> 10' x 12'; full bath about 6 ' x 8' .
>
> Lots of doors, etc off that hall to rooms.
>
> Lowest level has short hall at bottom of stairs running along the
> width of the house from left to right; 12' x 22 family room with big
> french door set with side lites that open, no other windows; full
> bath and laundry room opening off middle of hall and another large
> ish 14' x 14' (?) bedroom off other end of hall.
>
> I'm thinking unit in upstairs master bedroom;
> unit in LR and unit in downstairs large bedroom?
>
> Opinions, thoughts, guidance, heat jokes all welcome.
>
> Thanks.

Frankly now would not be the best time for you to get one. Those
selling them are going to have their prices up and selection down in your
area.

Start by asking yourself if you are going to try and cool the whole home
or just a few rooms.

If you are going to cool just rooms, consider buying just one unit at
first and size it on the small size for the largest area. Then you can move
it to a different area if it is too small. You DON'T want to get something
too large as it will not de-humidify properly. From that first test you
can then make better guesses about the other smaller rooms or maybe a larger
one for the large room.

Don't buy for today's weather, but for a little less warm weather.

Personally I would suggest considering hiring a HVAC professional to
look at your home, do the numbers and add his experience of your areas
construction and weather to make some suggestions.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit



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