[SGVLUG] OT: portable air conditioners

[Claude Felizardo]

You know we looked at these last year and I thought they were a lot
more expensive but they appear to be a better solution.  They claim to
be more efficient then the portable units, easier to install then the
wall units (3" hole rather than framing a 24x16" opening) and less
complicated and less expensive then zoning.  I could probably do
everything myself except for the final vacuuming of the refrigeration
lines.

claude

On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 1:18 AM, BlankReg <BlankReg at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I have some experience with these models. There was one where I worked. It
>  worked well to cool a 20 x 20 ft  room with 10 servers going. These models
>  can blow a lot of cool air for a long time and are reasonably quiet. There
>  are lots of adjustments for fan speed and thermostat settings through the
>  remote. The wall mount consists of just the fan and the condensing
>  equipment. The compressor is housed in a unit connected to the ground on the
>  outside of the wall. It worked well and appear pretty easy to install. They
>  simply need anchors to studs to install the wall mount portion and a hole
>  drilled throught the wall for the condenser hose drain. This is a much
>  better solution than the old wall mount units that require a rather large
>  hole in the wall. Dish Restaurant in La Canada has one mounted on a cross
>  beam in the middle of the main dining room. They have it with a long drain
>  hose to outside. You don't notice it and it does a good job. I would
>  recommend this unit if you think it fits the budget. Dish is on Foothill, a
>  great restaurant by the way.
>
>
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> Of Emerson, Tom (*IC)
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> Subject: RE: [SGVLUG] OT: portable air conditioners
>
>  > -----Original Message----- Of Mic Chow
>  >
>  > Are you looking at something like these?
>  > http://www.superair.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27
>  >
>
>  I think I've seen something like this at the local bar -- works well
>  enough it seems (though it was only installed a few months ago, so it
>  hasn't seen a "summer" yet...)
>
>  For the "SN18000", I noticed under "availability" it says:
>
>    Usually ships in: OUT OF STOCK - order
>    now to receive by 7/31/07
>
>  Must be using that thiotimoline refrigerant...
>
>
>