Fw: AirCon - with no digital buttons !??

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Node 0 is in the garage - can be as loud as it bloody well likes !

Venting to outside is easy - the garage has a mini-soffit of sorts.

G.

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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Are you mounting this in the loft etc?

Just need to account for the high noise output of these cheaper units and
of course, venting to outside.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
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> Gareth Cook
> Sent: 12 July 2005 16:45
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> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] AirCon - with no digital buttons !??
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> I did have a HomeBase unit that has buttons and a digital display -
only
> problem was when you turn it on it reset to 24 degrees and no a/c.
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> If you know of a digital one that defaults to a/c and lowest
temperature
> then it's not a problem.
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> And yes I never intended to hack the a/c unit - just an x10 appliance
> module for example.
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> G.
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>  Gareth Cook
>  SWG EMEA North Account Manager
>  IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
>  Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>  AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
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> Why not just use a mains relay to switch the power supply to the A/C
unit,
> controlled through Comfort/X10/CBus by your sensor - I'm assuming you
are
> thinking of one of the portable A/C units such as those in B&Q?
This
keeps
> things simple and straight forward.
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> Just remember to add a dead band to prevent fast cycling on & off
i.e
> switch
> on at 24 degrees and run until temp drops to 22, rather than on &
off at
a
> fixed setpoint.
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
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> Gareth Cook
> Sent: 12 July 2005 16:28
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> Subject: [ukha_d] AirCon - with no digital buttons !??
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> Now's the time to start keeping Node 0 cool - I've left it too late.
So
> have been looking for a simple A/C unit that has chunky dials - not
> buttons. Then I can CBUS/X10 the unit on or off as needed, using the
> Farnell temperature sensor into Comfort.
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> Has anyone seen a unit that has these dials on any bargain forums, or
> whilst in a shop ?
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> Doesnt need a lot of grunt to cool such a small area.
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> G.
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