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Buyers
Guide Short Version
Here
are quick facts in what you need to know so you can make
the right choice
1.
All portable:
A/C (air conditioner),
must have an
outside wall
to exhaust the warm moist
air produced by the A/C unit, you can use
a.
Double hung window or sliding window that can lock
partially open
b.
Casement
windows will not work
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Room Size
a.
What is
the room size?
In square feet
for example
i.
15 ft.
wide x 20
ft. long = 300 square feet
b.
Does this
room have a door, if the answer is no you must add the
square footage of the adjoining room?
You will be cooling this room as well
for example
i.
Dinning
Room 15 x
12 = 180 sq ft
[10,000 BTU
unit]
ii.
Living
Room
15 x 20 = 300 sq.ft [11,000
BTU unit]
iii.
Total
cooling
480 sq.
ft.[ 16,000
BTU
unit]
iv.
If so you have to add the rooms
together
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Cooling
Capacity Room Size
Cooling
BTU
Chart Room Size
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Here is
a generic sizing chart base of
manufactures suggested size
i.
16,000
BTU
UP to 40 Sq FT
ii.
14,000
BTU:
up to 400 sq ft
iii.
12,000
BTU:
up to 350 sq ft
iv.
10,000
BTU:
up to 250 sq ft
v.
9,000
BTU:
up to 200 sq ft
4.
Water Removal / Drainage:
All A/C units produce water in there
“sump pans”; there are three different methods for
evacuation
i.
Water bucket stored in the
bottom, it must be emptied by you
ii.
Evaporation, water vapor is exhausted along with the hot
air .CAUTION. On humid
days the storage tank will need to be emptied by you.
Unit will not run until its emptied
iii.
Pump………….attached to a small hose inside of the hot air
duct which
discharges to the outside
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6.
Energy efficiency:
Air conditioners
with a higher EER run more efficiently.
7.
Remote Controls:
a.
Only available on certain
models.
8.
Filters:
a.
All units
have a simple filter to protect the refrigeration coil
(from blocking up).
For people
consider using higher efficiency
or
i.
UV lights
ii.
Ionizers
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