[Shop-talk] portable air conditioners

[Steven Trovato]

I think the mini-split solution fails the "doesn't cost several 
hundred dollars" requirement.  Also, I am interpreting Tim's 
situation differently.  I think he is saying that this is an office 
that he does not own and therefore he cannot chop holes or otherwise 
modify.  As others have said, the heat has to go somewhere.  The 
least invasive modification I can imagine would be venting above 
suspended ceiling tiles.  This would make it hotter up there and 
would still probably be frowned upon by whoever is in charge of the 
place.  The only other thing I can think of is using fans to 
circulate air out of the office through the door, which of course 
means leaving the door open.  Your only real solution may be in the 
hands of "the idiots" who are supposed to fix the system.  Complain 
that the computer equipment can't handle the heat.  Everyone seems to 
accept the idea that computers need to be kept cool, even if they 
don't particularly care about the comfort of the people.

-Steve

At 01:03 PM 8/21/2018, Steve Hochschild wrote:
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>What you want is called a mini-split.  All it needs is a couple of 
>coolant lines through the wall, the compressor is mounted outside.
><https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-Venting-Cooling-Ductless-Mini-Splits/N-5yc1vZc4m1>https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-Venting-Cooling-Ductless-Mini-Splits/N-5yc1vZc4m1
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>From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tim .
>Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:44 AM
>To: Shop Talk
>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] portable air conditiners
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>try this again.....
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>I did some digging and didn't really find what I am hoping for.....
>
>When this new building I am in was constructed, the idiots didn't do 
>the HVAC correctly so I get basically no cold air in my office. If I 
>am running two computers and two monitors and have the door closed 
>it gets close to 80 degrees. For someone who wears shorts in the 
>winter here in southern WI, working in temps this high is difficult. 
>I don't know if I can physically wait for these idiots to fix this issue.
>
>So, is there such a thing as a portable air conditioner that doesn't 
>need to have access to an open exterior window? (that doesn't cost 
>several hundred dollars)
>
>thanks
>tim


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