06-09-2016, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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Portable A/C
Just wanted to get some info from any appliance experts in here. Looking to get one for my room, about 200-250 sq. feet, so I don't have to have the house A/C running all the time. Any info helps regarding electricity costs, maintenance, BTUs, brand(Honeywell, LG, Frigidaire?)etc.
Its gonna be triple digits for the next four months and a good month and a half of 110+ so it'll be on a lot. TIA |
06-09-2016, 10:10 AM | #3 |
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My home is full Mitsubishi ductless - fantastic however these split units are pricy and the lines can be unseemly if not designed into the original plans or hidden by moldings.
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06-09-2016, 10:21 AM | #5 |
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When I lived in the Bay Area it would get very hot a couple of weeks a year. Did not have whole house AC so bought a bunch of R2D2 units. All 12K BTU+. If it is over 95, you will need to sit in front of these units. They will not keep up with the heat to cool a whole room - maybe a small bedroom with door closed but nothing like a master, family, or living room. Just sharing a real world experience.
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I recently bought a dual-hose 12kBTU unit off Groupon that is working really well. The dual-hose setup is much more efficient too as it does not use air from the room to extract the heat and dump outside. https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-120...d-dehumidifier
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06-10-2016, 01:57 AM | #11 |
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i have a 14K BTU, enuf to cool few hundred square feet. Costco carries it.
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06-10-2016, 09:17 AM | #12 |
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I went with a Whynter (ARC-131GD) dual hose portable AC unit that provides 13,000 BTU. I've had it for 2 years now to keep my upstairs bedroom cool while allowing me to turn the central AC unit to a higher temperature. The cost to run the unit is very low, probably less than $15 month. The only maintenance issue with the unit is to periodically (once/week) drain water out of the evaporator collector. I am very happy with it and it will get the room down to a chilly 65 degrees with no problem.
Be sure to get a dual hose unit because the dual hose allows the unit to pull in outside air to cool the condenser rather than using the cool air in the room that the AC just spent energy cooling.
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06-10-2016, 09:34 AM | #13 |
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I bought a portable unit (10,000btu) for the bedroom when the central AC went out. It took 4-days for my preferred contractor to get an appointment (happened on a Friday).
Bedroom is 20x30 or so. It easily cooled it to 74deg. The only thing is that it was LOUD!!! It had a timer function so we would turn it off at night. Room would stay cool enough until morning. The mini splits would be a better solution for the noise. Or get a 2-stage AC unit and automated ducting??? |
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