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Haier 8000 BTU Air Conditioner for $130 shipped
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PullMyFinger
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Wow, 3 more posts than the person who started the thread and you're lecturing someone about how to post
Good find viewlike .
kimagurealex
Senior member
anyway, I have a slide windows in my room and my windows have screen to keep bugs out of my room. So, How can I install an AC in my room? Any help would be thanks.
Alex
Alex
you know what would be great ... forget about water cooling ... hook up some tubes to this badboy and pump cold air into the system
I am sure somebody out there is smart enough to make a mod like this. May not work as well, or even at all .. but 170 bucks cheaper than a good water cooling kit 🙂
I am sure somebody out there is smart enough to make a mod like this. May not work as well, or even at all .. but 170 bucks cheaper than a good water cooling kit 🙂
ericlp
Diamond Member
What you are looking for is a Slider Casement type AirConditioner. Screen??? Bugs??? Well, most air conditioners have a FAN mode that will suck cold air in from the out side into your room. Once you put in AC your not suppose to use your window. Unless you cut out your screen and duct tape it to the side of the AC or somehow use weatherstripping?
I was thinking about buying a couple of AC Units for the bedrooms thinking maybe we don't need another for the other bedrooms. But, after thinking we could probably get by with the IN the Wall AC unit in the living room for this summer. Casement AC units cost more then normal AC units. So, I estimate to cool down the 2 rooms we use most would cost around 600 bucks not to mention having ugly boxes hanging out of the windows. Next year we will just buy centeral Air. Not only will all the rooms have AC and Heat but it will increase the value of the house too.
THO, if you can get a Haier 8000BTU AC for 130 bucks, that's an awsome deal!
cliftonite
Diamond Member
rofl, caught me off guard 😀
gettinbranded2003
Member
How big a room does 8000 BTU cool?
This all depends on your BTU load. BTU load must factor in things like cubic feet of a space, then it has to factor contributing factors that add heat like sunlight, appliances like stoves, computers, electronics, amount of people in the room, etc.
For the average Joe in the average space, I'd say 8000 BTU should be able to cool off a 400-500 sq foot room comfortably, and stretch it to 800sq ft but of course the more space you make it work for, the less efficient it will be. A 8,000 BTU AC in a 800 sq foot space will not be very effective and take a while to cool the room off. These situations would be good to have a timer so it can kick up an hour or more before you intend on occupying the space.
Now if you have alot of sunlight, especially directly facing the sun or skylights, these add alot more heat to your space. Something like some large non-UV/IR shielded skylights may require 20-50% more BTU's then a normal space. Bad insulation also is a factor. Electrinics and especially computres and TV's can add a significant amount to your BTU load. The typical computer with a monitor can easily add 1,000-2,000 to your BTU load. Each person also adds an easy 600 BTU's. A 8,000 BTU AC will be acceptable for a 500 sq foot room with a 9' cieling with 1 computer and one person. But add 2 skylights and another computer and a 32" TV and now you'll need roughly a 14,000-16,000 BTU AC to have the same effect.
I learned all this from trying to deal with my computer/music room. My 3rd floor studio space where I keep 3 computers and all my music equipment and instruments is about 800-900 sq feet with 15' apex cieling. I have 4 windows and 5 large unshielded skylights facing the morning, mid day, and afternoon sun. Its a beautiful studio but in the hot summer months, I can't keep it cool at all. The BTU load is about 40,000-50,000 alone, then turn on all the computers and my music recording equipment and that adds another 15,000-20,000 BTU's. The space literally needs it's own 60,000 BTU central air unit. I've tried even 2x 16,000 BTU window AC's and they don't do squat. After like 3 hours maybe the temp went down from 95º to 90º.... If this space was on the first floor, had no skylights, and no computers, then I'd probably be more then fine with a 16,000 BTU AC.
So as you can see, the BTU's you may need depends greatly on the conditions of the space.
BTW viewlike, nice deal and welcome to AT 🙂
trinitroDynamics
Member
Staples Haier
I own a smaller unit than the above, but it is basically the same. My Haier AC works great. I think the main thing with these wall units is if you want them to cool down large rooms, or apartements, you just leave them on practically all the day. I merely shut mine off for about 5/6 hours. I usually shut mine off during the night when it is cool enough.
Mine works great. 3 yrs running strong, mostly continious use.
I own a smaller unit than the above, but it is basically the same. My Haier AC works great. I think the main thing with these wall units is if you want them to cool down large rooms, or apartements, you just leave them on practically all the day. I merely shut mine off for about 5/6 hours. I usually shut mine off during the night when it is cool enough.
Mine works great. 3 yrs running strong, mostly continious use.
PullMyFinger
Senior member
Air conditioners don't "get rid" of the heat, they extract heat from the air through a continual evaporation/condensation cycle and then exhaust the additional heated air out the window. Therefore, if you just set the unit on a table, standing in front of the unit will cool you off, but the hot exhaust air will really heat up the room around you.
I noticed that a lot of the listings for these online say you actually need an exhaust duct somewhere for this...
Either way, the units will dehumidify your room too, so it'll at least feel more bearable if your area is hot AND humid. The water can either be collected internally or pumped out through tubing.
Apparently some of them have simple ducting systems that mean all you have to do is put it near a window.
But then again that kinda ruins the whole point unless you want to move it from room to room, if you're just worried about the install, installing an AC really isn't hard.
Yea the few "portable" non window AC units I saw had exhaust pipes/tubing that had to go out a window. Makes sense to me since the extracted heat has to go somewhere.
As for the electrical consumption. A typical household 5,000 BTU A/C is a heavy appliance, but doesn't amount to enourmous electrical costs as some people think, or the old days when AC's were much less efiecient. Just make sure it gets a direct plug into the wall and not on some power strip with other stuff. I'd also try to have it on a different breaker then one that may be loaded up with other heavy appliances. I also wouldn't plug your computer into the same breaker as power sags when AC's start up can cause computer problems if you dont have a battery backup UPS. I'd agree with bjamm2 that running an energy efficient AC this size even 12 hours a day shouldn't be more then $20 on the average electrical bill.
As for the electrical consumption. A typical household 5,000 BTU A/C is a heavy appliance, but doesn't amount to enourmous electrical costs as some people think, or the old days when AC's were much less efiecient. Just make sure it gets a direct plug into the wall and not on some power strip with other stuff. I'd also try to have it on a different breaker then one that may be loaded up with other heavy appliances. I also wouldn't plug your computer into the same breaker as power sags when AC's start up can cause computer problems if you dont have a battery backup UPS. I'd agree with bjamm2 that running an energy efficient AC this size even 12 hours a day shouldn't be more then $20 on the average electrical bill.
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