HELP: Portable AC NO EXHAUST PIPE - Page 2

It's probably the fan...swamp coolers aren't very popular because they rarely work, aren't too efficient, and are pretty expensive.

An exhaust less AC would make the room significantly hotter. A window unit is your best bet, or get Central HVAC.

window A/C FTW!!!

Back in my college days, I lived in a dorm that didn't have AC. And my college was in a hot an humid place....when you got back from summer break, the first thing you had to do was get used to the layer of sweat your body started accumulating! Since window A/C units were banned, we came up with creative ways to get optimal air circulation with fans. I found the best thing was to get two box fans....one blowing air into the room, and one pointed the other direction to blow air out. You gotta be sure to clean your window screen every once in awhile though....otherwise it gets encrusted with dead bugs!!

There are small ACs that are made of two parts. You keep one inside and one outside. There's no exhaust air (AFAIK), but you do need a surface where to keep the outside unit, you can't just hang it in the air...

Does anyone have recommendations for the portable type with the exhaust hose? I wanted to get one last year, but most of the reviews I read on the net were hardly flattering, and they can be quite expensive. I live in a condominium with windows that open to the side, so the standard window units are impossible to use physically as well as legally. I have central AC, but it doesn't do bollocks on the second floor. I only need to cool my bedroom with it, so it doesn't need to be ridiculously powerful.

I had a portable a/c, and the hose radiated enough heat to where the a/c didn't make a profound difference in coolness. If you can find such a unit with an insulated hose that reduces the heat it radiates back into the room, then you might have a winner.

Having central A/C there are some things you can do to improve the units efficiency. These are:

1. Go to the condeser unit (ussually a box with a fan that sits on a concrete pad besides the house. Check that the copper pipes carrying the condensed refrigerant (ussually R22 or R12 if an older unit) are covered with insulation. If not go to Home Depot (or similar) and install the insulation at least on the line carrying the condensed refrigerant from the condensing unit to the evaporator inside your house. Trim any trees/bushes/grass surrounding the condensing unit so it works better. Next while at it TURN THE UNIT OFF and use a hose with a nozzle to remove as much of the dust/dirt that has accumulated on the cooling fins, this will help dissipate the heat. The cleaning is enhanced if you use a coil degreaser which can be bought at a hardware store. Finally you could check the pressures to make sure your unit is fully charge, for this a technician would be your best bet.

2. With the unit still off go to the evaporator (inside the house inside the air handling unit, by the squirrel cage) and see how clean or dirty it is. Use a brush to remove the excess buildup (carefull not to bend the fins). Then spray using a coil cleaner/degreaser. Make sure the coil cleaner/degreaser is the type that is self removing with the condensate generated at the coil (while the A/C is working).

3. Replace the filter regularly. If a plain filter monthly if a high efficiency and longer use then every 3 months.

4. If an area of the house is always cold while another hot use the vents to open or close them as needed so you can redirect the air to an area as needed.

5. If you have leaks around the windows fix them, you will be amazed how much this step along will help.

Good luck.

We have a couple of Pinguino portable air conditioners here. They work pretty well. You do need an exhaust. However, unlike many, there is no drip pan or tank; the water collected is routed through the exhaust.

We've run them in the heat of several summers, and they have been fine.

But window is not practically type I think and also result loud noise when running


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You can buy a mist fan. Its works very well even in very humid places like thailand where the humidity is at 50-90%.