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shelflifers
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 Posted: 06/18/03 - 21:59 Post subject: Air conditioner advice
Hey experts!
What kind of BTU should I be lookin at for a room that's 12x31?
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:02 Post subject:
http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/aircondit.htm
In sizing an air conditioner for your home, consider the dimensions of the area to be cooled and how the area is used. Based on size alone, an air conditioner generally needs 20 Btu for each square foot of living space. For instance, to air condition a room that is 15 feet wide and 20 feet long, you would calculate: 15 x 20 x 20(Btu) = 6,000. Thus, an air conditioner with a 6,000 Btu capacity would be required.
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shelflifers
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:09 Post subject:
Thanks EL
So to use that formula...
12 x 31 x 20 = 7,440
they don't make one that's 7,000 or 8,000, no?
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:12 Post subject:
What side of the house is the room on? If it's the north or east sides, you can probably get away with the lighter BTU. West or south and it probably has to work harder.
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shelflifers
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:14 Post subject:
It's actually the ENTIRE upstairs (it's an old attic restored into a bedroom). It's like a big looooong hallway with two windows on each end. We'd only use it at nights...
We have a 5,000 btu??
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:28 Post subject:
It's going to have to work harder on the second floor, no question. Day or night.
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 22:33 Post subject:
I got an 18,000 btu bad boy (the highest possible with 110 power) and it kicks ace. It even has a remote. Got the floor model (no box full warranty) for about 1/2 the list price. Thing's a MONSTER.
You should be able to find an 8k unit, or even a 10k unit and set the thermastat a little higher.
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Posted: 06/18/03 - 23:36 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | I got an 18,000 btu bad boy (the highest possible with 110 power) and it kicks ace. It even has a remote. Got the floor model (no box full warranty) for about 1/2 the list price. Thing's a MONSTER.
You should be able to find an 8k unit, or even a 10k unit and set the thermastat a little higher. |
 Dims the lights in the neighborhood when it kicks on, no?
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 09:15 Post subject:
| thegman wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | I got an 18,000 btu bad boy (the highest possible with 110 power) and it kicks ace. It even has a remote. Got the floor model (no box full warranty) for about 1/2 the list price. Thing's a MONSTER.
You should be able to find an 8k unit, or even a 10k unit and set the thermastat a little higher. |
Dims the lights in the neighborhood when it kicks on, no? |
I have to make sure everything else is off, or the circuit breaker pops.
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 09:21 Post subject:
Here's my Wobegon a/c unit
9.99 over at Wally World 
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 10:01 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | Here's my Wobegon a/c unit
9.99 over at Wally World |
Doesn't this belong in the Old School thread, jrjo?
Oh, and  to your Wally comment...
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 10:03 Post subject:
One thing I love about Texas is that the even the projects have central air...no worries about this room unit stuff!
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 10:08 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | One thing I love about Texas is that the even the projects have central air...no worries about this room unit stuff! |
That's true...but at least no one's packin heat in say...church services...
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 10:10 Post subject:
| shelflifers wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | One thing I love about Texas is that the even the projects have central air...no worries about this room unit stuff! |
That's true...but at least no one's packin heat in say...church services... |
You would to if you saw some of these Priests ... Besides, I've got to be prepared, someone might steal my camaro.
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Posted: 06/19/03 - 10:15 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | shelflifers wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | One thing I love about Texas is that the even the projects have central air...no worries about this room unit stuff! |
That's true...but at least no one's packin heat in say...church services... |
You would to if you saw some of these Priests ... Besides, I've got to be prepared, someone might steal my camaro. |
The only cat who'd steal your camaro would be PH simply because it would match his mullet, pfff...
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