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Posted by Brian on April 23, 2008, 3:01 am
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> > I'm posting looking for recommendations on a window AC unit. I'm
> > considering
> > the 12-18000 BTU range. The area I'm lookking to cool is 4 rooms
> > together
> > amounting to approx 500sq ft with 8ft cielings, but consider the one of
> > those roos that I spend most ime in (which has all sorts of heat
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> > computers & electronics) also has no windows except for the one I've
> > blocked
> > off for and mounted an unsatisfactory 8000 btu cheap fedders window ac
> > into.
> > (hey, no windows for the prying eyes to see my most expensive
> > possesions.
> > This one is unsatisfactory on 2 points, 1, it barely cools this room,
> > and 2,
> > I can't understand a conversation with it running...LOOOOUUUD!
> > Although in my next purchase how loud it is will be slightly less
> > important
> > because I likely won't mount it in this room but try to cool the entire
> > floor from another.
> > I realise the noise is supposed to be expressed with a bel rating, but
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> > doesn't seem to be something that's advertised much when shopping for
> > one.
> > Also, going to a 220v unit will be a pain, so if something using 110 is
> > availible it will get alot of points that way.
> > The stores that are likely to sell them here are wal-mart (yuk), sears,
> > home
> > depot, and lowes.. so something availible at those stores is a big plus.
> > So if anyone has a unit that they're highly pleased with within this
> > description, you response would be very much appreciated!
> > Thanks!
> > Brian
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> insulate the walls floors and ceilings of the workspace to make the
> air conditioning more effective. always ventilate the stale air before
> you run your sir conditioner. the thru-the-wall units with wall sleeve
> are more expensive but give you privacy and allow you to still enjoy
> fresh air from the window. note the window ac's are usually not
> interchangeable since they use vents on sides. the wall units do their
> business out the rear only. look harder to find a unit that exhausts
> if possible. low end units usually lack a lever operated intake vent
> to cool fresh air. we have foolishly limited our air conditioner
> purchasing by window size and convenience of an electrical outlet, and
> those cheap air conditioners piled on a pallet with no features you
> need will be an inexpensive education as a gift to an 8 x10 foot low
> ceiling bedroom user with no pets in a temperate climate.
> if you are limited to a window installation, see if you can still add
> a window fan perhaps hanging inside the top of the upper sash for air
> changes. noise canceling headphones will cut down the roar of the air
> conditioner.
> search window air conditioners and find thorough specifications
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>I think the next problem you're going to have is that you will be
dissatisfied with the 12-18K unit because it's difficult to cool 4
rooms with a window unit located in just one of them. Also, I'd
figure out what the real issue is with the 8K BTU unit that barely
cools the one room with the electronic gear. Is it that the unit is
bad? Or is that there is so much electronics that it is the real
issue? Today, when someone says they have a room full of computers
and electronics, it could mean anything from a PC and TV to a server
farm.
I'm talking along the lines of primarily covering a room with 2 pcs, a good
sound system, and a 50" plasma, also being very stuffy due to the lack of
airflow from windows. It's a real decent HT setup and the noise is an issue
with friends over.
I was considering mounting it in the next room to cut down on noise and help
cool the rest of the floor.
In any case, if that 8K BTU unit actually works correctly and barely
cools that room, then I would say it's going to be impossible to cool
it adequately with a 12--18K BTU unit in another room that has to cool
not only it, but 3 other rooms. You just won't get enough air
movement to deliver the cold air where it's needed. A better
solution may be to get another 8 or 10K unit for the electronics room
and redeploy the existing 8K unit to one of the other rooms.
I would say if it was a GOOD 8K it would do OK except in the worst of ohio
summer, but as it is. when you get a couple more bodies in here it stays
quite hot and you can't hold a conversation over it. the afformentioned
deflector may be a consideration too... I was just thinking if I had a
larger unit in the next roon, this one might be sufficient to suppliment it
when needed., but perhaps 2 smaller 10k units is he better consideration.
thanks for the input.
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