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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: Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:45:23 -0400
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Tim: I don=E2=80=99t know if this will help your situation at all, but =
years ago I had an office that was at the very end of the HVAC run and =
had very poor air circulation.  In the winter, I would sit at my desk =
freezing and then stand up and find it was 10 degrees warmer near my =
head.  I assume the exact opposite would have happened in the summer.  =
The office had just been renovated and the contractor stopped by one day =
to check things out.  I talked to him about my office and he returned =
the next day with a new ceiling vent with a built in ceiling fan.  It =
looked a lot like a small ceiling fan but it was air powered.  The =
blades turned slowly when the system was blowing hot or cold air and did =
nothing the rest of the time.  I was very skeptical of it as an =
effective solution, but it actually did the trick.  It provided enough =
air circulation that the office was comfortable in all seasons.  I have =
never seen another like it and just tried unsuccessfully to find one =
online, but maybe someone else will know the proper search terms.

Jim

> On Aug 23, 2021, at 7:23 PM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com> =
wrote:
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> I think the noise will be the deal killer. If they hear it I will =
loose it. (confiscated)
> thanks again all
> From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net =
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 12:13 PM
> To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net =
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] "portable" AC units
> =20
> Thanks for the replies all.=20
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> 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?
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> From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net =
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 6:23 PM
> To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net =
> Subject: [Shop-talk] "portable" AC units
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> Does anyone here have any experience with said appliance?=20
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> 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?
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> thanks
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Tim: =
I don=E2=80=99t know if this will help your situation at all, but years =
ago I had an office that was at the very end of the HVAC run and had =
very poor air circulation. &nbsp;In the winter, I would sit at my desk =
freezing and then stand up and find it was 10 degrees warmer near my =
head. &nbsp;I assume the exact opposite would have happened in the =
summer. &nbsp;The office had just been renovated and the contractor =
stopped by one day to check things out. &nbsp;I talked to him about my =
office and he returned the next day with a new ceiling vent with a built =
in ceiling fan. &nbsp;It looked a lot like a small ceiling fan but it =
was air powered. &nbsp;The blades turned slowly when the system was =
blowing hot or cold air and did nothing the rest of the time. &nbsp;I =
was very skeptical of it as an effective solution, but it actually did =
the trick. &nbsp;It provided enough air circulation that the office was =
comfortable in all seasons. &nbsp;I have never seen another like it and =
just tried unsuccessfully to find one online, but maybe someone else =
will know the proper search terms.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Jim<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug =
23, 2021, at 7:23 PM, Tim . &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D""><div style=3D"font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">I think the noise will be the deal killer. =
If they hear it I will loose it. (confiscated)</div><div =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><div =
id=3D"appendonsend" class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">thanks&nbsp;again =
all</div><hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display: inline-block; width: =
769.296875px;" class=3D""><div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 11pt;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Shop-talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt; on behalf of Tim . =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Monday, August 23, 2021 =
12:13 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Shop Talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [Shop-talk] "portable" =
AC units</font><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Thanks&nbsp;for the replies =
all.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">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?</div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div id=3D"x_appendonsend" =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><hr =
tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display: inline-block; width: 769.296875px;" =
class=3D""><div id=3D"x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><font =
face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 11pt;" class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Shop-talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt; on behalf of Tim . =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Sunday, August 22, 2021 =
6:23 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Shop Talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[Shop-talk] "portable" AC =
units</font><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Does anyone here have any experience with =
said appliance?&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">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?</div><div style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">thanks</div></div></div></div></div><span style=3D"caret-color:=
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normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
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text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" =
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