Besides as long as you know how to vent a portable air conditioner without a window you won t ever be stuck for options.
Vent window air conditioner into attic.
A whole house fan uses one tenth as much power as ac.
Put it in an attic full of blown insulation and you re.
A portable air conditioner is the easiest solution for cooling your attic.
They just blow hot air from one room to another.
Or is supposed to do.
With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar.
That s what an air conditioner does.
The condenser in your air conditioner works hard to get rid of heat and pressurize refrigerant for the return trip through your house.
As for attic air conditioners you have two best options without a window.
I was wondering if any of you vent your portable ac or window box conversion ac unites to the attic to get rid of the hot air.
Mini split ductless air conditioner.
But with proper ventilation you can at least bring those temperatures down to match that of the outdoor air.
Unless you have a finished attic you probably aren t fond of spending time up there during a hot summer day.
Even the best small room air conditioner available can be adjusted to work with any of the methods outlined above.
It draws cooler outside air in through open doors and windows to create a pleasant.
Check out these alternative solutions for making your house more comfortable.
Freestanding air conditioners aren t really air conditioners in any real sense.
Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.
If the room you re attempting to cool has an exterior wall that leads directly outdoors you can cut a hole in that wall just large enough to provide adequate venting for all the hot air you re sucking out of the interior space.
It s a standalone unit that s about two feet tall and 18 inches wide and has wheels for mobility.
The first option is to vent the portable air conditioner through an exterior wall.
You need to vent a c outside the house.
Window air conditioners or central air aren t the only way to cool down a hot house.
My only other option would be a split unit but the cost is pretty huge and i d also need to get a 220 circuit ran as most splits use.
Posted by dfriedman at 12 18 pm on august 13 2010.