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I have one of the 12000 btu portable units but it keeps giving me problems. It’s at the repair shop now. I have a nice big window unit from before we had central air in the house. It’s just sitting in the garage I was hoping to use it. I thought I could set it on a stand and make a sheet metal housing around the end of it and exhaust it out with a 6 inch flex. I guess that won’t work. Hopefully the repair guy will have it done in a day or 2. Held up until thenMaybe use one of the portable AC units that just have a 6" exhaust hose you can vent it out the roof or figure a way to concealed a hose. I just bought one at home despot, a Toshiba 8000 BTU and it just has a single exhaust hose, my IdealAir has two hoses (an intake as well as exhaust).
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I’m in Colorado humidity is around 10% outsideIt wouldn’t be an air conditioner anymore. You would be turning it into a dehumidifier. You might be able to get away with an evaporative/swamp cooler. Depends on your humidity.
Just a 4 banger it’s pretty cool at night when there on.The portable will throw smell outside of your shed and expel conditioned air, unless it has an intake and exhaust. What is worse the smell or the ac sticking out of the shed? The window unit pulls air in and pushes it through the coils. Air doesn’t exchange between the inside and outside. If you seal up a window banger properly you shouldn’t have stink.
How many lights are you trying to cool? If it is one or two try the Evap cooler. I’ve only used a swamp cooler to condition a single family home. Never used one to condition a grow room. Hopefully someone has some experience with that setup to direct you.
just running a 4 banger. It’s pretty cool outside at night when they’re on. It’s up to 90 during the day when there off.The portable will throw smell outside of your shed and expel conditioned air, unless it has an intake and exhaust. What is worse the smell or the ac sticking out of the shed? The window unit pulls air in and pushes it through the coils. Air doesn’t exchange between the inside and outside. If you seal up a window banger properly you shouldn’t have stink.
How many lights are you trying to cool? If it is one or two try the Evap cooler. I’ve only used a swamp cooler to condition a single family home. Never used one to condition a grow room. Hopefully someone has some experience with that setup to direct you.
Thanks I thought that would work. I’m going to make a box and put a 6 inch exhaust line going out. I have an inline exhaust fan I can hook up to it to help it out also. Thanks for the helpThere are places to look up, it's easy to do, duct tape a box around the exhaust on the window a.c., make sure not to obstruct air flow from the side a.c. vents, this is the air goes in to be cooled. Just cut a hole and hook up some insulated ducting to the box, throw in a small inline and exhaust into attic or outside.
Exactly.foam board boxes on the back of a window shaker work I used them for years.....but they suck. So much heat and water comes off the back the boxes seem to fall apart over time, either way, they always leak some heat into the room they are in and wost off I've always had to drill a hole in the bottom of them to let water drain from inside the box.
if it's a permanent install and you just are refusing to go mini-split I'd build a lung room for the back of it and then exchange that air with two ducts (intake/exhaust) to the outside or wherever you need heat. even if it's just the size of a closet it will be 100x better than a foam board box.
I have access to a mini split but it seems to be a lot for a 10x12. Plan on using it somewhere else in the near future. My portable ac is fixed now, picking it up this afternoon from the shop hopefully it will keep up. I’ll wait on the window shaker for now. It’s a back up if nothing else. Thanks for the inputfoam board boxes on the back of a window shaker work I used them for years.....but they suck. So much heat and water comes off the back the boxes seem to fall apart over time, either way, they always leak some heat into the room they are in and wost off I've always had to drill a hole in the bottom of them to let water drain from inside the box.
if it's a permanent install and you just are refusing to go mini-split I'd build a lung room for the back of it and then exchange that air with two ducts (intake/exhaust) to the outside or wherever you need heat. even if it's just the size of a closet it will be 100x better than a foam board box.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.wouldn't using a window ac like that cause negative pressure in the room that would pull out the cold air and basicall you end up paying a bill for an a/c that doesn't have any efficiency at all and barely works? plus will pull smell because it's sharing an airspace with the grow and isn't filtered? I'm just not seeing the benefit of having a duct blowing out stanky air vs people seeing an air conditioner.
Anyone ever setup a window unit AC inside without cutting a hole? I really don’t want to cut a hole and have it hanging out of my detached building. It’s legal here just don’t want the neighbors talking or get ripped off. Any suggestions will help.
I do have cameras and I live in a good area and I’m legal why temp somebody’s punk kid. Better safe then sorry. Who needs the hassle. Why would I disrespect the neighbors that have kids and don’t smoke. The list goes on. Building something out of insulation board that gets wet is rediculous. I’ll build it from sheet metal and follow the other 1000 people on here who have done it with success. I didn’t realize there was already extensive threads on this here already. Thanks for the input from those that do get it. If you don’t then I guess I don’t need your input.If you live around people you think might rip you off, why are you growing in it?
If your legal and they rip you off, can they be charged if you choose to go that route? If so buy cameras....
I personlly dont like getting leo involved at all, fuck to the that!
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