Thanks for the explanation. I'm still skeptical on real-world effectiveness. I wonder what kind of SEER or net cooling capacity these things deliver? Using room air to cool the hot coil should make the supply air nice and cool at the expense of sucking hot, humid outside air into the space.
Maybe Dan can drill an exhaust hose hole at a location that can later support a mini-split? > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Mitch Haley via Mercedes > > The suck in is through the side of the housing, not the hose. > It's not outside air, it's conditioned room air that you're going to throw > outside > when you're done heating it, so unconditioned outside air can be sucked into > the room through whatever leaks it can find. > > Yeah, when you think about it, holy cow that sounds stupid. > But, as I said earlier, the one in my parents' living room actually seems to > work, > although I'm sure the interior humidity is much higher than it should be with > a > real air conditioner. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
