Air-Conditioning for a large space

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Fuck. We're renting a loft-space, and our living space is about 36' by 12'. But it also has 14' ceilings and is poorly insulated with shitty windows. Is it a lost cause?

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:03 (twenty years ago)

I'll bet if you get some nice air circulation, it won't even matter. Unless you live in the south.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:04 (twenty years ago)

Well, it's June, and it seems to matter. We've got a box fan in the window, a ceiling fan, and a tower fan going, and it's unbearable during the day (temps have been in the mid 80s to low 90s)

At times it actually seems to be warmer than outside.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:08 (twenty years ago)

My living room is of similar dimensions, and it would be fine is the windows weren't the old fashioned (really, really old fashioned) kind that don't open.

But who knows. The area is small enough that AC might not bankrupt you no matter how poorly insulated the place is.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:09 (twenty years ago)

Better to fit heavy curtains to the windows and make sure they are drawn when the sun shines on those windows.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:42 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and make sure you can prop internal doors open.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

Is it a loft in a roofspace? They tend to really suck in the heat.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, basically. It's the third floor, which is the top.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 06:13 (twenty years ago)

Hot air rises, so make sure the ceiling fan isn't just blowing back hot air.

http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~gmilburn/ac/

― Tinman: Set to Self-Destruct (cprek), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

Humidity sinks, so stagnant air is uncomfortable as hell.

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)

not much you can do

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

Two words: personal iceberg.

― Aimless (Aimless), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

dehumidifier + floor air conditioner + fans

cost = around 500 maybe?

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.brandsonsale.com/free-standing-air-conditioners.html

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

Floating air conditioning unit.

― Aimless (Aimless), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

What's the deal with the free-standing units? Do I have to run a hose out the window or something?

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

self evaporating mostly. there's a collection tray that you have to empty. also, several models have dehumdifiers. shop around.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

I ended up ordering a 12,000 BTU freestanding deal via the internets. No store within an hours' drive had any in stock, what with the heat wave and all.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Man I was dying the past week. High 80's high humidity no breeze I almost broke down and bought one. I was cracking up. Today though it's 71. whew

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

That'd be "an hour's", by the way.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

80 F is only 27C that's nothing, OK humidity is a bit a bitch but 27 degrees is hardly anything to go and rush out and buy an AC unit over.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

Actually, the high 80s (and low 90s) would be more like 30-34C

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

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