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I recently got the 8k from Costco for $240 and it not only cools much better than my 10k portable, it seems to use right around half the power. It's also a fraction of as loud and has app control/schedules.
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I recently got the 8k from Costco for $240 and it not only cools much better than my 10k portable, it seems to use right around half the power. It's also a fraction of as loud and has app control/schedules.
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Single hose ACs blow hot air out their hose... using air from the room they're in. They'll make the air they're blowing in the room feel cool, but they create negative pressure in the room they're in, which means it will suck in air from outside of where they are one way or another. In a house, this means the house overall is at negative pressure and pulling in outdoor air.
An inverter double hose unit would be best (if you can't use an inverter split-design window unit), but basically anything, even a basic double hose unit, is MASSIVELY better than a single hose portable AC. They offer relief exactly where their airflow hits, at the cost of pulling in outside air into the room/house, so they basically end up fighting their own effects to only spot cool while effectively heating everywhere else. They end up really expensive to run, if it's more than temporary/spot/emergency use.
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Single hose ACs blow hot air out their hose... using air from the room they're in. They'll make the air they're blowing in the room feel cool, but they create negative pressure in the room they're in, which means it will suck in air from outside of where they are one way or another. In a house, this means the house overall is at negative pressure and pulling in outdoor air.
An inverter double hose unit would be best (if you can't use an inverter split-design window unit), but basically anything, even a basic double hose unit, is MASSIVELY better than a single hose portable AC. They offer relief exactly where their airflow hits, at the cost of pulling in outside air into the room/house, so they basically end up fighting their own effects to only spot cool while effectively heating everywhere else. They end up really expensive to run, if it's more than temporary/spot/emergency use.
When installing, I double-wrapped the hose with bubble insulation foil and sealed both sides of the window insert with the same material. This gives better insulation than the plastic housing on a double-hose design. Also, the idea that single hose designs pull the air in from outside at such an incredible rate that the room cannot cool down is inaccurate. These units pull out a tremendous amount of water, and mine pulls out approximately 5 to 6 gallons daily! That is from the inside of the house. If one uses a double hose unit, the air from outside is being pulled in through one of the hoses (again, only covered by a plastic outer shell so heat can be given off) into the unit, which would add even more moisture being pulled out! As it is, I use a 2.5 gal container under a small table that I set the unit on, and I added an extended hose from a garden hose that allows for water to drain in the container. The humidity in the room plummets b/c I am pulling the air from the room into the machine and dehumidifying it - not the outside air, which could be 99% humidity, especially at night.
Another key step is to have the hose slope upward from the window, and the small table allows the draining into a large container but also negates the ability for water to enter the window vent and drip into the unit. Have the hose as short as possible and slanted with a slight slop downward with no loops up and down, as that causes more pressure to blow out. I can cool a room exceptionally fast. I use two large Mitsubishi mini-splits on the first two floors, but this is for a 400 sf 3rd-floor bedroom. It works like a charm, and it is not inefficient at all. Btw, I could not use a U-shaped window unit as the windows were not designed to hold it properly, which is a major concern for many, which is why you see so many being returned at Costco and other large-volume stores.
When installing, I double-wrapped the hose with bubble insulation foil and sealed both sides of the window insert with the same material. This gives better insulation than the plastic housing on a double-hose design. Also, the idea that single hose designs pull the air in from outside at such an incredible rate that the room cannot cool down is inaccurate. These units pull out a tremendous amount of water, and mine pulls out approximately 5 to 6 gallons daily! That is from the inside of the house. If one uses a double hose unit, the air from outside is being pulled in through one of the hoses (again, only covered by a plastic outer shell so heat can be given off) into the unit, which would add even more moisture being pulled out! As it is, I use a 2.5 gal container under a small table that I set the unit on, and I added an extended hose from a garden hose that allows for water to drain in the container. The humidity in the room plummets b/c I am pulling the air from the room into the machine and dehumidifying it - not the outside air, which could be 99% humidity, especially at night.
Another key step is to have the hose slope upward from the window, and the small table allows the draining into a large container but also negates the ability for water to enter the window vent and drip into the unit. Have the hose as short as possible and slanted with a slight slop downward with no loops up and down, as that causes more pressure to blow out. I can cool a room exceptionally fast. I use two large Mitsubishi mini-splits on the first two floors, but this is for a 400 sf 3rd-floor bedroom. It works like a charm, and it is not inefficient at all. Btw, I could not use a U-shaped window unit as the windows were not designed to hold it properly, which is a major concern for many, which is why you see so many being returned at Costco and other large-volume stores.
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