AC for room
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ttystikk
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Lots of variables here, but for unvented thouies you're looking at around 4500 BTu apiece, or 18K BTu. Since you want some excess capacity, go with a 24KBTu unit. This is also known as 2 Tons, and will pull around 2000W and likely needs a 20A@240V circuit dedicated to its operation.
Of course, my 2 Ton water chiller chills 16 kW of lighting, half on each side of the flip. Very difficult to pull off cooling a flip setup with just one AC unit, nevermind the relative lack of efficiency...
old shol4evr
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man you should buy a 10k btu ,window ac and heat unit ,if your going to keep growing, your going to come across cold weather too . best to kill 2 birds with one stone .were i live we dont get winters ,well i will put it this way ,we have all combined about 2 weeks of frezzing weather ,and i heat 1000 sq ft house with just one ,fireplace for daytime .
ttystikk
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You're gonna love this; that same two Ton chiller I mentioned above lives in my office, where its hot exhaust warms air coming into my home... and heats my whole house all winter long. In Colorado. I haven't run my old gas forced air furnace for four winters running now.
Chilling is better because you can put the chiller anywhere it makes sense. Saving a couple Franklins every month in the winter makes a lot of sense to me! After all, you paid for that heat, you may as well put it to good use.
How many birds is that?
old shol4evr
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what kind is it ttystikk,sounds like something i might be interested inYou're gonna love this; that same two Ton chiller I mentioned above lives in my office, where its hot exhaust warms air coming into my home... and heats my whole house all winter long. In Colorado. I haven't run my old gas forced air furnace for four winters running now.
Chilling is better because you can put the chiller anywhere it makes sense. Saving a couple Franklins every month in the winter makes a lot of sense to me! After all, you paid for that heat, you may as well put it to good use.
How many birds is that?
ttystikk
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ChillKing brand, it's what Hydro Innovations called their conversion performed on a 24k BTu Frigidaire AC unit.
The AC unit itself isn't magically made more efficient, it's more about water's ability to carry thermal loads long distances relative to air.
Thus my chiller sits upstairs where the heat it produces is utilized to heat my home all winter- well away from the spaces I'm trying to remove heat from to maintain optimum conditions.
A heat pump is similar, only instead of hot exhaust air, it produces a steady flow of warm or even hot water when it runs. This hot water can then be used to heat domestic hot water supplies, hot water baseboards for room heating and dehuey, even to heat a geothermal field like a driveway to keep it clear of snow in the winter. I'm curious to see if it could manage to keep a hot tub warm instead of using electric heat... all of these represent the potential for serious savings versus conventional methods.
old shol4evr
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is it something you can only buy in your neck of the wood or can you find it anywere
DemonTrich
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I run an 8000btu for an 8x12x7 room with 3x600hps in big kahuna hoods.
canopy temp is 73-75* depending on how I manipulate my ac ducting to my intake fan. floor temps are 70*.
canopy temp is 73-75* depending on how I manipulate my ac ducting to my intake fan. floor temps are 70*.
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ttystikk
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I'm pretty sure you can get the same unit, although it may have a 'Surna' label silkscreened on by now. They're in Boulder, CO and will ship anywhere.