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Re: O/T - AirCon (yes, even at this time of the year)


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: O/T - AirCon (yes, even at this time of the year)
  • From: geraint@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 23:22:59 -0000
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Any details and ideas of cost Alan ?

I'm only really interested in Air Con in master bedroom and maybe
guest room. The other rooms don't get as warm in summer.

Seems the best way to do it, otherwise i'll have to revert to plan
B, which was to house the main unit within the room sort of built-in
falsely. i.e. like a kind of speaker grill so it's not as obtrusive.

Was really hoping to get the unit out of the room though for noise
savings as much as anything else.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Alancc" <alan.cc@n...> wrote:
> I've done similar with my air con, its a proper ducted system
rather than
> the portable split one but the principle is the same. The air is
drawn in
> from the Landing, passes through the evaporator and is then ducted
back to
> the bedrooms. I have built a box like a T joint which has a fan
in, when I
> want to cool the Lounge the fan draws the air from the box pushing
it
> downstairs, it then circulates back up to the Landing, when the
fan is not
> running the air resistance from the fan is enough to allow the
flow back to
> the bedrooms. I also use this as the only source of heating for
upstairs
> other than the bathrooms, it is very efficient.
>
> Alancc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Doxey <ukha@d...>
> To: <ukha_d@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:38 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] O/T - AirCon (yes, even at this time of the
year)
>
>
> > I have my split aircon in the bedroom and was considering adding
some
> > removeable ducting so that it could cool the lounge during the
day.
> >
> > The one potential problem that I could forsee was that the
temperature
> > sensor would be pulling air in from the bedroom which would be
warm as the
> > cool air would be ducted to the lounge. This would make it run
> continuously
> > and freeze your bits off in the lounge. You could add a second
duct so
> that
> > the air intake would come from the room being cooled.
> >
> > The one thing you would loose would be the airwave feature to
distribute
> the
> > air round the room. For my lounge idea this wouldnt be a problem
as I have
> > an oscillating fan directly below where the air would be pushed
into the
> > room.
> >
> > As an aside.... during the last week we have run the AC in
reverse as a
> > heater to take the chill off the bedroom. It is BRILLIANT. Much
quicker
> than
> > the gas fire in the bedroom.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geraint@a... [mailto:geraint@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 08 November 2001 16:37
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: [ukha_d] O/T - AirCon (yes, even at this time of the
year)
> >
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> > I'm just planning the work for our Master Bedroom.
> > Involves quite a lot of plastering etc, so everything has to go
in
> > one time only.
> >
> > After the hot weather we are getting each year now etc. I'm
thinking
> > of adding air con to the room.
> >
> > What I wanted to know is :-
> >
> > Is it possible for me to put a split air con unit in the loft
above
> > the master bedroom, and then pipe feed the cold air into ceiling
> > vents ?
> >
> > This way I get rid of the unsightly looking unit, and just
benefit
> > from the cool airflow.
> >
> > Any thoughts on this ?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geraint.
> >
> >
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