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Re: [Shop-talk] "portable" AC units

To: "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] "portable" AC units
From: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:41:49 -0500
Cc: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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Maybe. You'd need to extend the exhaust "hose", which isn't usually
recommended but it might work since you'd be venting up. You'd probably
need at least one more exhaust hose depending on how high the ceiling is
and some way to connect them together. Maybe a length of PVC or something
that fits inside the hoses and duct tape or gaffers tape (better) to hold
those joints together. Then you'd need to fab a panel to connect the hose
end to the dropped ceiling. Does the ceiling use 2 x 4 tiles? If so it
should be easy to cut a piece of 3/8 to replace a tile and mount the flange
to connect the upper end of the exhaust hose. How large an area is there
above the dropped ceiling and is that area limited to the footprint of your
office? That hot exhaust air, and it's pretty hot, has to have space to
spread out and cool down.

Oh, these things aren't real quiet, either. Try to get near one that's
running to see if that might bother you after a few minutes.

HTH

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 12:14 PM Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the replies all.
>
> I want to get something for my office (that has no window) at work. I
> would have to run the exhaust vent up into/above the drop ceiling. I wonder
> if one of these units would work?
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Tim . <
> tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 22, 2021 6:23 PM
> *To:* Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Shop-talk] "portable" AC units
>
> Does anyone here have any experience with said appliance?
>
> My main wonder is where does the exhaust go? Does these things have an
> exhaust "port" that I can hook a hose up to and run it where ever?
>
> thanks
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Maybe. You&#39;d need to extend the exhaust &quot;hose&quo=
t;, which isn&#39;t usually recommended but it might work since you&#39;d b=
e venting up. You&#39;d probably need at least one more exhaust hose depend=
ing on how high the ceiling is and some way to connect them together. Maybe=
 a length=C2=A0of PVC or something that fits inside the hoses and duct tape=
 or gaffers tape (better) to hold those joints together. Then you&#39;d nee=
d to fab a panel to connect the hose end to the dropped ceiling. Does the c=
eiling use 2 x 4 tiles? If so it should be easy to cut a piece of 3/8 to re=
place a tile and mount the flange to connect=C2=A0the upper end of the exha=
ust hose. How large an area is there above the dropped ceiling and is that =
area limited to the footprint of your office? That hot exhaust air, and it&=
#39;s pretty hot, has to have space to spread out and cool down.<div><br></=
div><div>Oh, these things aren&#39;t real quiet, either. Try to get near on=
e that&#39;s running to see if that might bother you after a few minutes.<b=
r><div><br></div><div>HTH</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 12:14 PM Tim .=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; target=3D"_blank">tim=
s_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex">




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Thanks=C2=A0for the replies all.=C2=A0</div>
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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
I want to get something for my office (that has no window) at work. I would=
 have to run the exhaust vent up into/above the drop ceiling. I wonder if o=
ne of these units would work?</div>
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:rgb(0,0,0)">
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:rgb(0,0,0)">
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<div id=3D"gmail-m_-1629817318864510830gmail-m_5985035507181088256divRplyFw=
dMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000" styl=
e=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk=
-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net=
</a>&gt; on behalf of Tim . &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook=
.com" target=3D"_blank">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 22, 2021 6:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shop Talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] &quot;portable&quot; AC units</font>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Does anyone here have any experience with said appliance?=C2=A0</div>
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:rgb(0,0,0)">
<br>
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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
My main wonder is where does the exhaust go? Does these things have an exha=
ust &quot;port&quot; that I can hook a hose up to and run it where ever?</d=
iv>
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:rgb(0,0,0)">
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thanks</div>
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