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I
have
one of these.
Our
room is about 16'x12'. If I turn the unit on when going out to work in the
morning, it'll keep the room at around 20 degrees as long as the door is
kept
shut. If the other inconsiderate souls (don't get me started, just don't
get me
started) keep leaving the door open, at best it'll manage 22 or 23 degrees.
Don't trust the temperature display on the unit. It barely reads below 25
on
mine but the thermometer the other side of the room says 20. This also
means you
can't really rely on the automatic temperature control. Just set it to 16
and
forget it. And go and hire a core drill to fit that vent kit. Having it fed
through a window will not allow it to do an effective
job.
I
haven't got a scanner connected at the moment, so I can't copy the manual
for
you but if there's anything you need to know, just ask (the manual's
useless,
BTW!)
Cheers,
Steve
(Wishing he'd managed to get hold of a split
unit!)
I
didn't have a proper exhaust kit with the unit but managed to get Homebase
to
throw in a couple of parts for a tumble dryer vent. The air out of
the
duct is warm/hot (may be 35 degrees) and the air from the vent on the unit
is
cooler than the room air (may be 18 degrees). I haven't
knocked any holes through the wall yet to set the exhaust in permenant
location but there external air temperature is colder than the room at
present.
The
URL for the manufactorers site is http://www.kingpost.com.tw (model
RAE-007) has anyone else bought one of these and has a view on it's
performance?
Thanks again for the help.
Steven
-----Original
Message-----
From: Phil Harris
[mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 July 2001
14:04
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d]
Homebase air/con
It's a single unit (hot air pipe out the window) job isn't it? I'm
afraid they're not exactly wonderfully efficient ... it's the splt unit
ones
that turn the room int a fridge!
Basically if the air out of the room exhaust is cold and the air out
of the window exhaust is warm then it's doing its job ... stupid question I
know but you *DO* have the exhaust going out of a window don't you? Is the
window open or have you sealed round it (warm air comes in which makes the
AC's job more difficult).
Phil
The unit is operating in a room that is around 12ft by 9ft and has
been running on full blast for around 4 hours. It doesn't seem to be
able t reduce the temperature below 24 degrees, does this sound healthy
or time for a service call??
Steven
I'm afraid I can't help out on the manual for this
one...
The refrigerant should be rechargeable/refillable if necessary
however you shouldn't have to worry about it - I mean, do you worry
about this on a fridge? We have portable units at work which are five
years old and are working fine.
Phil
Hi,
I have just managed to find a Homebase air conditioning unit
and have a couple of questions that I hope you can help me with.
The unit is made by King Post Industries and has a model number of
RAE-007, it looks like it was manufactured around
1998.
1) Does anyone know the life expectancy of
the refrigerant within these units?
2) Is it possible t have the refrigerant
replace within a portable unit?
2) Can anyone e-mail me a copy of a
manual?
Thanks in antcipation,
Steven
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