[Shop-talk] portable air conditioners

[eric at megageek.com]

These are sometimes called "swamp coolers."  They work in any environment 
with low humidity (deserts and such.)  we used them in Iraq alot.

If there is humidity however, they are nothing more than a messy fan.


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From:   Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com>
To:     "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com>
Cc:     Shop Talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Date:   08/22/2018 08:54 PM
Subject:        Re: [Shop-talk] portable air conditioners
Sent by:        "Shop-talk" <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net>



Just a thought: I periodically see people talk about building car air 
coolers using ice chests and fans.  (AKA "Hillbilly/Redneck Air 
Conditioners"). Most of the ones I have seen are pretty rudimentary and 
probably don’t do much, although I have also seen more sophisticated ones 
that use copper cooling coils  and water pumps.  I just did a little 
googling and came up with this one, but am sure there are better ones out 
there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NuvzWaBulw. I have no idea whether 
or not they would help in an office, but it probably can’t hurt to spend a 
little time researching them and maybe give one a try.

Jim

On Aug 22, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com> wrote:

Steve is correct. I can't modify anything. 

And I pretty much knew whatever I looked at would need to vent the warm 
air to somewhere. I was just hoping that maybe something was out there 
that I didn't know about. 

Thanks for the input all. 
tim



From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Steven 
Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 5:11 PM
To: 'Shop Talk'
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] portable air conditioners
 
I think the mini-split solution fails the "doesn't cost several hundred 
dollars" requirement.  Also, I am interpreting Tim's situation 
differently.  I think he is saying that this is an office that he does not 
own and therefore he cannot chop holes or otherwise modify.  As others 
have said, the heat has to go somewhere.  The least invasive modification 
I can imagine would be venting above suspended ceiling tiles.  This would 
make it hotter up there and would still probably be frowned upon by 
whoever is in charge of the place.  The only other thing I can think of is 
using fans to circulate air out of the office through the door, which of 
course means leaving the door open.  Your only real solution may be in the 
hands of "the idiots" who are supposed to fix the system.  Complain that 
the computer equipment can't handle the heat.  Everyone seems to accept 
the idea that computers need to be kept cool, even if they don't 
particularly care about the comfort of the people. 

-Steve

At 01:03 PM 8/21/2018, Steve Hochschild wrote:
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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




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From: Shop-talk [ mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of 
Tim .
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:44 AM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] portable air conditiners
 

try this again.....
 
 
I did some digging and didn't really find what I am hoping for..... 
 
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)
 
thanks
tim


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