Window A/C Questions

[hanayama]

Yea, cheap is the key here.
I dont know, I think i might try to make one of those cooler AC things.
its cheap enough to try, and I think I could make it work pretty well.
I have an extra fridge right outside of my room, so I could load that up with jugs of water/ice.

Plus, who doesnt enjoy making ridiculous contraptions for their grow room?? LOL

hanayama Reviewed by hanayama on 11-15-2009. Window A/C Questions Do window air conditioners need to be exhausted out of the room? Or can i just set it in the room. I feel like it needs to be exhausted, doesnt the exhaust side get hot? thus defeating the purpose. Thanks ahead of time! Rating: 5

[disrupt86]

the problem with it is your humidity level is going to be off the charts.if u wanna make stuff look up home made ac on you tube.this guy take a fan 1/2 flex copper tubing and makes a ghetto a.c that will drop your room by 5 deg.its super easy.basically u take the hollow copper and wrap it around an oscilating fan several times and zip tie it to the front.leave to ends free on the copper.take a couple of feet of 1/2 vinyle tubing and connect it to both ends.now u have a giant loopcut the vinyl tubing in half.get a small aquarium pump "about 10 bucks" and stick it in a cooler full of ice water.leave the other end hanging in the cooler.pump turns on,pushes the cold water through the copper,the fan blows the air and the water is returned to the cooler.try it and see what happends.it just seems like a whole lot of effort to me but hey its worth a shot

[disrupt86]

Those portables were real expensive (6-700 USD) and not too efficient when I looked at them. (Been awhile, though.) But ya get the same cooling for $150 or less with a window unit.

word:thumbsup: the last one i saw was $900,it looked cool and 2 exhaust ports on it but put out less b.t.u than the cheapest a.c. i could find at wall mart.

[Farmer Rich]

I paid $500 for a 10k btu unit at your local home supply store. Works well, thought they do generate a bit of heat on the exhaust.. so get it out of the room quickly and with the shortest vent possible.

Peace,

Farmer Rich

[JackdaWack]

I would check again, prices drop quickly on stuff like that. I just saw a 12,000btu for 400bucks

SNO 12000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - Silver ARC-12D

[DreadedHermie]

I just saw a 12,000btu for 400bucks

Wow. If I coulda got that deal a couple years ago I'd prolly have set things up differently and used one. Good find!

[TruePyroman]

yeah, but remember the drainage from the condensation will have some trace of MJ odor unless you do something about it. depends on where you're at.