RE: Just bought a A/C from B&Q for £98

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Gareth - is the B&Q a pipe version or more like a tumble dryer outlet ?

Chris



>From: Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Just bought a A/C from B&Q for £98
>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:10:52 +0100
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>I've been struggling to get some decent cooling/air flow inside Node 0
>(which is in the Garage), and I had recently installed a shower
extractor
>fan to draw in cooler air. This was hanging off an X10 appliance
module,
>which in turn was activated by Comfort from the £8 temp. sensors
recently
>talked about.
>
>Except it didnt really get cool enough.
>
>So, trotted down to B&Q last night after some shopping, and they
have a
>range of A/C's for £100. Some with digital displays, and one with
chunky
>old school controls.
>
>I can confirm the former are no good for X10 control, as when you lose
>power (ie X10 off), the system requires you to not only press the power
>button on the front, but also resets all the temp. controls etc. So
I've
>bought the old school manual dials version (C rated for energy - unlike
A
>rated for the digital version).
>
>Works a treat - Comfort detects when it gets too warm via the sensor
(you
>preset the sensor to a value), and once activated triggers the A/C unit
>via X10.
>
>Now I need to place the A/C permanently and fix the ducting in place.
>
>G.
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