[Shop-talk] portable air conditioners

[Eric Russell]

A mini split heat pump would be a (relatively) permanent solution. Mount 
a bracket on the inside wall & locate the outside unit nearby. The two 
are connected by a pair of copper refrigerant lines & some electric 
wires that pass through a ~3" dia hole in the wall.


I installed a couple of mini split heat pumps in our garage & the bonus 
room above. The install was easy. I had an electrician install the 
connection/shut off boxes outside and then I paid a HVAC tech to vacuum 
the lines and check the refrigerant charge (they come pre-filled). They 
work great - with the push of remote control button I can have heat or 
A/C. Note that they lose efficiency for heating when outside temps are 
below 30F-35F.


Eric Russell

Mebane, NC


On 8/21/2018 1:03 PM, Steve Hochschild wrote:
>
> What you want is called a mini-split.  All it needs is a couple of 
> coolant lines through the wall, the compressor is mounted outside.
>
> https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-Venting-Cooling-Ductless-Mini-Splits/N-5yc1vZc4m1
>
> When this new building I am in was constructed, the idiots didn't do 
> the HVAC correctly so I get basically no cold air in my office. If I 
> am running two computers and two monitors and have the door closed it 
> gets close to 80 degrees. For someone who wears shorts in the winter 
> here in southern WI, working in temps this high is difficult. I don't 
> know if I can physically wait for these idiots to fix this issue.
>
> So, is there such a thing as a portable air conditioner that doesn't 
> need to have access to an open exterior window? (that doesn't cost 
> several hundred dollars)
>

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