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Portable a/c units
Posted on 8/21/20 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 8/21/20 at 8:37 pm
Thinking of getting one of these in case our power goes out. Do they need to be vented thru a window? If so, how would the hose go thru the window?
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Posted on 8/21/20 at 8:41 pm to TigerKurt
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If so, how would the hose go thru the window?
Now... I'm certainly not trying to be a smart-arse, but...
Open the window. Put hose through it. Profit.
Seriously... don't most of them come with something that will go in the open space with a hole for the hose?
Posted on 8/21/20 at 8:52 pm to SSpaniel
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Seriously... don't most of them come with something that will go in the open space with a hole for the hose?
Yes, As far as I know they all do
And op...a portable Ac is a great idea for power outages and if your AC craps put.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:25 pm to TigerKurt
Make you something like this out of cardboard and seal it up good so you don't lose the cold air.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 12:23 am to fightin tigers
I have had a couple of those units. No need to use cardboard, they all come with a piece that fits in the open window gap and adjusts to size.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 6:08 am to TigerKurt
Better off with a window unit.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 6:45 am to TigerKurt
I've had one for awhile now. Thankfully, don't use it often. But, when the power is out, it's worth it's weight in gold. BTW, I also have a portable generator.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 8:14 am to TigerKurt
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Do they need to be vented thru a window?
Yes. And you need a place for the water to drain.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 3:52 pm to TigerKurt
Window units work so much better than those portable units and they are cheaper. When we run the generator and window units when the power is out it isn't much different than running our 5 ton A/C.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 5:49 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
quote:Yeah, or if you get a portable unit get one with two hoses. The dual hose models use outside air to cool the condenser, whereas the single hose ones draw indoor air over the condenser before exhausting it outside. So they dump conditioned air outside and create negative pressure inside, which draws outside air in through the leaks of the house.
Better off with a window unit.
Posted on 8/22/20 at 7:21 pm to Korkstand
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Korkstand
This man knows what he is talking about
Posted on 8/23/20 at 10:10 am to Spankum
I've got a portable unit and a window unit. I think the portable unit is the higher BTU one or at least the same as the window unit, yet it does almost nothing to cool my large living room off when running by itself. THe portable unit will turn the living room into an ice box at night, which is really all i'm concerned about when the power goes out.
Yeah the window unit is a bigger pain in the butt to install, but it works 10xs better.
Yeah the window unit is a bigger pain in the butt to install, but it works 10xs better.
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