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well i don't have any personal experience with a portable but i have heard allot of nightmares from ppl with them. i here stories about window units but not any first hand. pretty much every a/c related info review or site i find points to the portable as the worst option in general for cooling a room, but ic you prolly have allot xp being you are a mod. of note may be i already have the window unit and i think for the 8x8 insulated to r-22 room 6k is overkill. KILLER BUDS THO BRO!!!!Why not just use a dual hose portable? Window units pretty much need to be oversized in every application and if it's not in an actual window with fresh air plan on doubling the btu you think you need.
all that may be true, but given the cost, install hassle, and fact i simply dont want a condenser decorating my landscaping i shall pass on a mini split unless my window unit flat out doesn't work. i am not trying to win efficiency awards and tbh how i have this room plan insulated a window unit prolly be as efficient as most these ppl i see using splits with panda film and shit. i appreciate the feedback for sure tho. again tho, 0 cost out and minimal labor v buying and installinh a mini split for a 8x8 room? idk man my pro/con list must look diff than everyone else ig lol because window wins out in my caseYo man
Window unit is the runt of ac ( with portable unit)
I work is the biz trust me
What temps is it where you live during Winter and spring
when you want to run a stealth op you can put your outdoor units inside a room
Usually let the window open is enough ( with 20 degree Celsius max outside ..)
You just want the Freon to condensate
And yes inverter are often heat/cool mode so no strange thing running ac during winter
If u can put it outside don’t hesitate mane..
Hello everyone, I could use some help in the flower room. Im trying to get my AC units within a week or two. Mind you, Im trying to cool 8000w DE open hood with ballast all in the room. So Im buying 2 of these to keep things cool. From what I've read this 22,000btu LG ( https://www.acwholesalers.com/LG-LS240HEV1/p56917.html ) has a cooling capacity of 22,000btu. The 24,000btu LG models ( https://www.acwholesalers.com/LG-LS243HLV/p72545.html ) say the cooling capacity is also 22,000btu but the heating capacity and SEER Ratings are higher. I dont need that much heat and from what I've read CannabisJohn saying SEER Rating does matter much in the grow room. So does the 22,000btu model cool as much as the 24,000btu models? Can I save a couple hundred bucks and go that route? Any advice would be very much appreciated, Thanks !
OkReally, LG is not a good brand of mini to run in the grow room ? Ive heard LGs and Mitsubishi are the better ones out there to run in the grow room. As for temps, Summer nights get in the 60's-70's. Winter days will be 30-40's. For the ballast, its either the flower room or veg room for them. Im leaning on flower. Both rooms will have to be cooled so I might as well just get a set of minis that can handle the heat from the bulbs and ballasts in the flower room. The ballast are digital.
How much is your flower ? 6000 watt and 2 k watt veg?
For me 4000 btu per 1000 watt is good because you don’t live in hot states
It makes a big difference
With bottle co2 and ballast outside 4000 is large enough
6k btu per light covers all additional equipment so just as an example I run 7400w flower and about 1400w veg same building and it's cooled by 4ton ac so 48k btu and I'm in michigan with r40 walls and r60 roof and it works but I'm at the edge.could maybe get away with another 1k lights but I don't plan to try it lol. And some of these factors are 200 pint dehuy,gas co2 and misc fans ect.100w fans make heat also,coffee maker,mini fridge,rosin press BAM I'm over LIMIT!!!!
Well it appears that my thread disappeared from the forum during the server change. So here goes a new one. Ask away about your grow room a/c questions.
Hey John,
I’m adding a/c to my grow. I use a tent in a non insulated attic. I may be over thinking this but I think there is two ways I can go with this. I can either add the portable a/c to the tent (just vent cool air to the intake), put board insulation on the tent. Or. I can build a small insulated room around the tent that also houses the pier table a/c.
If I go the room route it won’t twchnically be sealed because I will vent the a/c outside of it. Will this be ok as the only outlet to the room? I’ll be adding co2. Also what would you suggest for a door? I was planning on just a frame and insulation board.
bro you cant do it with a portable ac you need a mini split with an outdoor unit
I have run Frigidaire and LG 24k's with great luck. It always amazes me how long they last. Imo, any of those upper tier brands you mention would work great and are likely built of the same components.I’ve been reading this thread all day and am going a little crazy coming up with a good window ac brand.
I have a 7x9x9 room with 2 x 1000w DE gavitas. And another smaller room (5x9x9) connected with another 1000w DE gavita. Minimum looking for 18000btu window ac. Not going for a mini-split or anything of the kind, just a window ac through the wall as there is already a space in the wall for one.
Now, I’m struggling to make a decision on which brand to pick up. Reviews on window ac’s are rough and have slowed the process for me. I see a lot of Frigidaire, LG, Amana, Whirlpool...
Can anyone speak to the quality of any 18k btu window ac’s that are a solid buy?
I’m leaning towards Frigidaire.
Thanks for the reply! Much appreciated. How long did they last you? I’ll be running the ac all summer then switching to air exchange during colder months. It was 65 degrees out today and my air exchange was barely keeping the room at 80I have run Frigidaire and LG 24k's with great luck. It always amazes me how long they last. Imo, any of those upper tier brands you mention would work great and are likely built of the same components.
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