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Jan 18, 2024 9:54 AM

Emerson Quiet Kool 8000 Ashrae 5000 BTU DOE Portable Air Conditioner Prime Free Delivery $149

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Camel: Last few years price around $360 now new unit is $149.

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Emerson Quiet Kool 8000 Ashrae / 5000 BTU DOE Portable Air Conditioner with Dehumidifier and Remote Control, AC for Apartment, Bedroom, Medium Rooms up to 300 Sq. Ft. in White

https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-Qu...=UTF8&th=1

Of note: This item priced around $390 to $460 on Walmart, Home Depot and Best Buy.
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-64% $149.00
List Price: $409.99
Camel: Last few years price around $360 now new unit is $149.

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Emerson Quiet Kool 8000 Ashrae / 5000 BTU DOE Portable Air Conditioner with Dehumidifier and Remote Control, AC for Apartment, Bedroom, Medium Rooms up to 300 Sq. Ft. in White

https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-Qu...=UTF8&th=1

Of note: This item priced around $390 to $460 on Walmart, Home Depot and Best Buy.

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Original Poster
Jan 18, 2024 9:58 AM
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Emcaxepa
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Jan 18, 2024 9:58 AM
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I was looking for a dehumidifier and found this deal. Looked like a really good price for a new Unit for what it is.
Jan 18, 2024 10:00 AM
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superslickzJan 18, 2024 10:00 AM
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If you have fixed windows (and a balcony door), is there anyway to use something like this? Can you move the vent hose to the ac air vents?
Jan 18, 2024 12:12 PM
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jeffguayJan 18, 2024 12:12 PM
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Looks like Walmart [walmart.com] has it for the same price.
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Quote from superslickz View quoted comment :
If you have fixed windows (and a balcony door), is there anyway to use something like this? Can you move the vent hose to the ac air vents?
Worst case you could make your own adapter but it might make the door hard to use.

Something like this might work, but again it may make the door next to impossible to use when installed.

https://www.amazon.com/gulrear-Po...B0836VW7S7

If this was going to be long term use your best bet would be to replace the fixed window or install something like a dryer vent through the wall so you could use that as an exhaust. Wouldn't look terribly out of place if done well. This is assuming you aren't renting of course.

https://www.amazon.com/Through-Wa...B08LHDMYLJ
Jan 18, 2024 8:54 PM
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superslickzJan 18, 2024 8:54 PM
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Quote from WooHoo2You View quoted comment :
Worst case you could make your own adapter but it might make the door hard to use.

Something like this might work, but again it may make the door next to impossible to use when installed.

https://www.amazon.com/gulrear-Po...B0836VW7S7

If this was going to be long term use your best bet would be to replace the fixed window or install something like a dryer vent through the wall so you could use that as an exhaust. Wouldn't look terribly out of place if done well. This is assuming you aren't renting of course.

https://www.amazon.com/Through-Wa...B08LHDMYLJ
Thanks for the tip but unfortunately it's not a sliding door but a regular opening door.
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Quote from superslickz View quoted comment :
Thanks for the tip but unfortunately it's not a sliding door but a regular opening door.
Yeah, your best bet might be to go through the wall if you own the property. Doesn't even have to be near a door or window, just an exterior wall. Would not be hard and you could dress up the inside and outside pretty easy. Or perhaps are you able to vent into a crawl space or attic? Just thoughts.
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superslickzJan 18, 2024 9:12 PM
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Quote from WooHoo2You View quoted comment :
Yeah, your best bet might be to go through the wall if you own the property. Doesn't even have to be near a door or window, just an exterior wall. Would not be hard and you could dress up the inside and outside pretty easy. Or perhaps are you able to vent into a crawl space or attic? Just thoughts.
Well that's what I was thinking. Can I attach it to the ac vent on the ceiling? Like the intake vent, not the out vents.

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Quote from superslickz View quoted comment :
Well that's what I was thinking. Can I attach it to the ac vent on the ceiling? Like the intake vent, not the out vents.
You could from the standpoint of venting this unit but you would also be feeding that hot-humid air (very slowly mind you) back into the rest of the house because, I assume, your ductwork would still all be interconnected. Also if you were using the central AC then you would be limiting and / or cutting off the actual 'intake' when you had the central system running. If you didn't use your central system at all then you could disconnect the ductwork to the 'intake' (return) so it vents freely into the attic or crawlspace. Another idea is use a supply register ('out vent') as your exhaust to vent into the attic / crawlspace. Disconnect and block off the ductwork leading to it so you weren't dumping conditioned air into your attic / crawlspace when your central system was running.

Your goal would be to get the exhaust air outside of an occupied area but also that area should vent somewhat naturally. You would not want to exhaust into a dead box sheetrocked in on all sides because that might create moisture problems.

Please note, none of this is ideal, just workable. By design these units are designed to vent outside, I'm just talking workable alternatives even if they are technically wrong.
Last edited by WooHoo2You January 18, 2024 at 01:29 PM.
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Quote from WooHoo2You View quoted comment :
You could from the standpoint of venting this unit but you would also be feeding that hot-humid air (very slowly mind you) back into the rest of the house because, I assume, your ductwork would still all be interconnected. Also if you were using the central AC then you would be limiting and / or cutting off the actual 'intake' when you had the central system running. If you didn't use your central system at all then you could disconnect the ductwork to the 'intake' (return) so it vents freely into the attic or crawlspace. Another idea is use a supply register ('out vent') as your exhaust to vent into the attic / crawlspace. Disconnect and block off the ductwork leading to it so you weren't dumping conditioned air into your attic / crawlspace when your central system was running.

Your goal would be to get the exhaust air outside of an occupied area but also that area should vent somewhat naturally. You would not want to exhaust into a dead box sheetrocked in on all sides because that might create moisture problems.

Please note, none of this is ideal, just workable. By design these units are designed to vent outside, I'm just talking workable alternatives even if they are technically wrong.
Thanks. I guess I forgot to mention this is in case of a power outage so no central ac at night because the large 240v generator is too loud.
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Quote from superslickz View quoted comment :
Thanks. I guess I forgot to mention this is in case of a power outage so no central ac at night because the large 240v generator is too loud.
Just hooking it up to the return (intake) should work, just note that you would be feeding that hot-humid air back into other parts of the house. But I imagine you are just trying to cool a single room (bedroom so you can sleep?) therefore you probably do not care. Also in that use case I could see you not wanting to cut a hole in a wall Wink
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superslickzJan 19, 2024 3:19 AM
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Quote from WooHoo2You View quoted comment :
Just hooking it up to the return (intake) should work, just note that you would be feeding that hot-humid air back into other parts of the house. But I imagine you are just trying to cool a single room (bedroom so you can sleep?) therefore you probably do not care. Also in that use case I could see you not wanting to cut a hole in a wall Wink
Yup thanks for all of the advice.
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taswynJan 19, 2024 7:28 PM
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$150 is a great price for a portable AC, but please be really aware that single hose portable AC are never going to give much more than very localized cooling, because of how they work, and are going to be extremely energy inefficient (and are going to overall heat up a house they're used in if the house was below outside ambient, unless it's a very tiny house or the amount it's cooling below outdoors is minimal).

Single hose AC use air from in your house for the hot side condenser coils, then blow it out the exhaust hose. Yes it then blows air cooled by the other side around in the room it's in. But it's by nature creating suction into your house to exhaust it's own hot air (ACs aren't magic, they have to heat some air to cool other air). So it's pulling air from outdoors (presumably hotter) into your house as it runs. This can still do a good job of cooling a single room or part of a room, but it will never work as well as a dual hose unit (even ones that combine both hoses into an internally separated hose set) or a stationary dedicated AC like a window unit, central, or mini split. In a small room the effect can still be where the gets very nicely cooled, but it's burning a lot of extra energy basically fighting "itself" because it's also pulling in warmer air from outside the room. This is a worth it in a pinch price for limited or truly portable (like dragging it into a room for a couple hours for getting something done) use, but don't buy it instead of a window unit/etc for 24/7 use unless you're ready for what could be some high energy bills if you really need fairly steep cooling in a larger space.
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matrix5kJan 30, 2024 12:22 AM
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Is this good for a basement or just a bedroom?

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