NECRO Portable Air conditioner NECRO

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'm looking for a portable Air Conditioner. I've read to underestimate the BTUs with these things, is that true? I'm trying to cool a very hot 16x7' room. e.g. the house can be 80* and this room will reach 90* (south facing room)

Any user experience would help, thanks

 

[EagleKeeper]

Any portable unit will not be as efficient as a window unit. Best to ask the sales people on why one is better than the other.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Any portable unit will not be as efficient as a window unit.

I did come across that when searching. But I can't do a window unit due to not having the proper window for a window-unit.

Best to ask the sales people on why one is better than the other.

I'll be looking at Home Depot

Thanks

 

[Kwatt]

Do you have a central unit? If so, What is the SEER rating? Will you be sharing air with the rest of the house? Will you be able to supply enough power without overloading your outlet?

I have only had to do something like this for myself once. And it was by adding a window unit for a room. I bought a window unit with a higher SEER than the central unit and turned it up to the max. Left the door open to that room and let the central unit regulate the temp. My reasons for this (and I may well have been wrong) were that the window unit was easier and cheaper to replace.

I have limited knowledge of portable units. And they were for industrial use. The cost was impressive ~$2500 per 12,000 BTU's. I do believe the ratings of them are correct.




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[piasabird]

Something like this?

http://www.compactappliance.com/AP14009COM-1-EdgeStar-Server-Cool-Portable-Air-Conditioner/AP14009COM,default,pd.html?mtcpromotion=google>Portable%20AC&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Portable%20AC&utm_medium=Server%20Room%20AC%20(Phrase)&utm_term=server%20room%20air%20conditioner&src=google&gclid=CKKOy5Oz27ACFUaCtgodOXao1w

I think you still need to exhaust the hot air?
Through windwo or through something like a dryer hose or into an attic or with some other method.

 

[Rubycon]

For that size room and heat load you will not be satisfied with anything other than a ductless unit. Easy to install unless you need a circuit pulled. Lines are precharged so you just drill a hole in the wall, mount the indoor unit, condensing unit on a pad and connect the lines.

There are larger portable units for spot cooling but these typically require more power than a residential outlet supplies and are much noisier in comparison.

A little 10k btu box isn't going to cut it.

 

[effowe]

What kind of window do you have? If it can't fit a standard window unit, you could get one like this that vents through a duct.

http://www.amazon.com/MobilComfort-K...ir+conditioner

I had a room with similar conditions that I used one like this for. While the temperature didn't get down much past 74, it was much better than open windows / fans.

 

[Sephire]

Waste of money. Get a window version.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Waste of money. Get a window version.

Read. He does not have a window that supports such a unit.

 

[Kwatt]

For that size room and heat load you will not be satisfied with anything other than a ductless unit. Easy to install unless you need a circuit pulled. Lines are precharged so you just drill a hole in the wall, mount the indoor unit, condensing unit on a pad and connect the lines.

There are larger portable units for spot cooling but these typically require more power than a residential outlet supplies and are much noisier in comparison.

A little 10k btu box isn't going to cut it.

I want to get one of those mini-splits just to try it out.
Some require you to ship it back to China for warranty though.


16'x7' room should not need too big of an AC just to drop the temp 10 degrees. Should it?



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[WaTaGuMp]

I have both a window and a portable, its not even close. The window ones cools the room, the portable is used to just blow cold air on me when I watch TV. These are in 2 different rooms, both are 12,000 BTU.

 

[Rubycon]

I want to get one of those mini-splits just to try it out.
Some require you to ship it back to China for warranty though.


16'x7' room should not need too big of an AC just to drop the temp 10 degrees. Should it?



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Southern wall = high(er) heat load. With an inverter unit slight oversizing is absolutely fine.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Yes. The room gets hot. The ceiling area is atleast 3-4* hotter than the floor. While standing I can feel the difference. It use to be a second floor back porch that my uncle converted into a spare room. The window is 8x3 with 90% glass block and an odd window structure that doesn't allow for a window unit.

 

[Sephire]

Read. He does not have a window that supports such a unit.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

You could always look into ductless single ac units. They are more money than a window unit and possibly need to be installed by a professional.

 

[Mackie2k]

Hey man, we have 2x Delonghi Portable ACs, one is 11000 and one is 14000 and they work fine. Just make sure the hose is vented out of the window and you seal up the room well (put a towel on the bottom of the door so you don't let air out. Don't run them when the temp drops (like at night if the temp drops ALOT) but other than that they work really well. I've had the 11000 BTU one for 5 years and it's still working great. 16x7 isn't very big. Our 11000 BTU cools our theater room which is like 18x18 with theater equipment that gets hot.

 

[thegimp03]

I had a Delonghi Penguino 12,000 BTU unit for a few years. It worked great and I didn't have any problems. I think it was originally around $500 at Lowe's...I could have probably found a better deal but I was fed up with the 100+ degree temps that we'd been having at the time. Moved into a new place with Central A/C and sold it last summer.

 

[Miramonti]

I'm looking for a portable Air Conditioner. I've read to underestimate the BTUs with these things, is that true? I'm trying to cool a very hot 16x7' room. e.g. the house can be 80* and this room will reach 90* (south facing room)

Any user experience would help, thanks

16'x7' room in a mobile home house sounds very normal unusual!

 

[Murloc]

you still have to put the hose blowing hot air somewere. If you have a decent rolling shutter that you can close off except for a small space, you're set.
It's going to consume a lot.

 

[Red Squirrel]

To increase the efficiency of a portable locate the condenser intake and build an air box and add an intake pipe outside. That way it's not sucking air that it worked hard to cool, and putting it back outside.

Something like this:




Also, get the biggest you can get. That one is a 1 ton unit. It helps cool down my office and the hallway, and if I point it at the return vent and run the furnace fan it helps somewhat to cool the house but not quite enough to do the whole house.

Keep in mind they are very loud, and also check whether or not you need to empty water. Some of them require you to move the entire unit over to the bath tub, lift it inside and let it drain. Make sure you don't get one of those!

Mine actually evaporates the air through the exhaust so I never have to empty any water.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Can it be blown back down the "cold air return" ?

 

[porka]

I think 12000 BTU a/c match witch your room but if your room get direct sunlight you must use more BTU, but I don't sure that the portable unit has it.

 

[arch113]

No

Can it be blown back down the "cold air return" ?

 

[jaedaliu]

I had a Delonghi Penguino 12,000 BTU unit for a few years. It worked great and I didn't have any problems. I think it was originally around $500 at Lowe's...I could have probably found a better deal but I was fed up with the 100+ degree temps that we'd been having at the time. Moved into a new place with Central A/C and sold it last summer.

Bought one of these last summer when we moved to New England. It worked well for our living room or bedoorm, we didn't try extra fans to cool rooms. We bought on costco.com (wife's a member) free shipping, and returns can be done at the local warehouse if you aren't happy with it. Just needs to be near a window so you can stick the exhaust in it.

 

[wirednuts]

i find the biggest problem people have with portable a/c units is the exhaust vent isnt insulated. it gets very hot and that heat just heats up the room. insulate the exhaust, and watch the temps fall.

also, if you dont have a dual hose unit, then do whats shown above and make a 2nd hose for the intake.

those two things will change a crappy portable unit into something thats nearly as good as a window or split ac system.