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post #1 of 25
Thread Starter 
It's getting really hot in my house. Anyone know if there's any Portable Air Conditioner that does not need an exhaust pipe? Is such design even out yet?
post #2 of 25
the closest I have seen to that was a portable (meaining it easily rolled from room to room) but it did have about a 3 or 4" flex-hose (like for a clothes dryer) that you did need to place in the window to exhaust the hot air (it does need to go somewhere, right?)
post #3 of 25
The heat that the A/C pulls from the air in the room, as NiceCans indicated, must go somewhere. There is no such thing as an exhaustless portable A/C.
post #4 of 25
Yeah I've already looked into this enough...they do make small portable "AC" units that use water to cool, but they only work in dry climates and even then work only marginally. Your best bet is a window unit for the room.
post #5 of 25
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Originally Posted by Mrvile View Post
Yeah I've already looked into this enough...they do make small portable "AC" units that use water to cool, but they only work in dry climates and even then work only marginally. Your best bet is a window unit for the room.
Really? Please let me know the brand/model. It's pretty dry here in Toronto.
post #6 of 25


block ice + fan
post #7 of 25
fans do a remarkable job and do not cost as much hydro mate
post #8 of 25
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Originally Posted by Mrvile View Post
Yeah I've already looked into this enough...they do make small portable "AC" units that use water to cool, but they only work in dry climates and even then work only marginally. Your best bet is a window unit for the room.
They're called "Swamp Coolers", not terribly effective.
post #9 of 25
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Originally Posted by penguindude View Post
Really? Please let me know the brand/model. It's pretty dry here in Toronto.
What he's talking about is so-called "swamp coolers", which work well when it is both hot and dry. If your relative humidity is usually above 50% and your air temperature below 90°, they won't offer much cooling.
post #10 of 25
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Originally Posted by shigzeo View Post
fans do a remarkable job and do not cost as much hydro mate
Fans are overrated. Hot air being spinned around is still hot air.
post #11 of 25
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Originally Posted by NiceCans View Post


block ice + fan
Lose the sausage and we can talk.......



that's better...............

post #12 of 25
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Originally Posted by Jeff Guidry View Post
Lose the sausage and we can talk.......



that's better...............

NO IT'S NOT BETTER, IT'S WORSE! It's making me even hotter. BAD move.

post #13 of 25
lookup VORNADO
or check out the Help me find a fan thread in the members lounge forum.

I recently got a small one, my living room feels at least 10 degrees cooler and without the loud noise normally associated with fans, even the lower speeds have an effect. Plus it improves the effectiveness of my window fan or air conditioner noticably.

Now, as to where you can get some good block ice, I know this guy, see . . .


edit - OMG those pics and comments are hilarious . . . . .and yes, hot.

MORE ICE OVER HERE, please!
post #14 of 25
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by NiceCans View Post
lookup VORNADO
or check out the Help me find a fan thread in the members lounge forum.

I recently got a small one, my living room feels at least 10 degrees cooler and without the loud noise normally associated with fans, even the lower speeds have an effect. Plus it improves the effectiveness of my window fan or air conditioner noticably.

Now, as to where you can get some good block ice, I know this guy, see . . .


edit - OMG those pics and comments are hilarious . . . . .and yes, hot.

MORE ICE OVER HERE, please!
So is it the Air Circulator that's cooling your room or a Swamp Cooler?
post #15 of 25
haha i find this thread really funny. like it was mentioned above, the principle of how an AC works requires a hot air exhaust. It doesn't just produce cold air out of nowhere!
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