flboy wrote:chiefvintage wrote:Well just in time for warm weather, i purchased a portable AC unit. Installing a louvered vent outlet for the exhaust duct. 10,000 btu's is probably overkill for a 7x17 CT but i figure if i leave it off when unoccupied it will cool down pretty quick on a hot day. It also has de-humidifier function for those cool damp days. I really didn't want to hack any frame studs to install a cheaper window unit, i'll leave that for my windows install at a later date. Also installed a Fantastic vent fan in place of the OEM roof vent, which got destroyed by falling storm debris!
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I really hope that works better for you than the one I had in my first CTC did. The one hose type in particular do not typically work well at all for real hot weather in this application because they are pushing air outside and pulling air from the room. That being the case, they will constantly be pulling in air from outside. During the hot part of the day, they push out cold air, but never cool the room. The 2 hose type work better because they draw air from outside and discharge it at the same rate in a closed loop from outside. Plenty to read up on in these threads if you do a search. I hope your outcome is better... but just wanted to tell you so you are not surprised.
Don,
no question a window unit would be better more efficient option, but i'm mainly concerned with comfort at night when sleeping, so if i can keep inside RH under 60% and temperature mid 70's i"m good with that, we'll see! I lived in Tampa 25 years so i consider myself a humidity expert, lol! That's why i'm here in NC now. I swear summers here are hotter then FL but slightly less humid. Thats when i head for the mountains, lol! Hope to make plenty of fall/winter trips to FL though, half my family and daughter still live there! I do ride my motorcycle year round still, love the cold weather!
by BigDave_185 » Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:39 am 
