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I have been lurking here for a while, and choose not to get into too many discussions over the internet but decided to start this thread anyway.
A common denominator in most of these threads is proper cooling of the rooms. People always want to add more AC when that is not necessarily the answer. An air conditioner is a big dehumidifier, allow the air conditioner to cycle properly and it will draw the humidity out of the building (room) and cool the air. When you have a poorly insulated room and improperly sized AC you are just asking for headaches. Since it would be silly for people in this "hobby" to call insulation contractors in to do rooms, there are alternatives.
I use these kits pretty regularly. They work well and you can do it yourself.
What you need to keep in mind is sealing up the leakage in the room will keep the conditioned air you are paying for from leaving. And allow the AC unit to do it's job. You have to seal the room (areea) if you want to condition properly. This could be as simple as insulating the basement ceiling and windows/openings. Lots of options.
If there are any AC guys on here than can run load calculations. This is pretty easy to figure out and would save alot of people on here time and money.
Andy
A common denominator in most of these threads is proper cooling of the rooms. People always want to add more AC when that is not necessarily the answer. An air conditioner is a big dehumidifier, allow the air conditioner to cycle properly and it will draw the humidity out of the building (room) and cool the air. When you have a poorly insulated room and improperly sized AC you are just asking for headaches. Since it would be silly for people in this "hobby" to call insulation contractors in to do rooms, there are alternatives.
I use these kits pretty regularly. They work well and you can do it yourself.
What you need to keep in mind is sealing up the leakage in the room will keep the conditioned air you are paying for from leaving. And allow the AC unit to do it's job. You have to seal the room (areea) if you want to condition properly. This could be as simple as insulating the basement ceiling and windows/openings. Lots of options.
If there are any AC guys on here than can run load calculations. This is pretty easy to figure out and would save alot of people on here time and money.
Andy