Co2 Perfection
- Thread starter mountaindude530
- Start date
norcalkronic
Well-Known Member
An Ac unit runs of the phenomenon that if you squeeze freon gas through a set of tubes that allow it to change from gas to liquid based on the size of the tube you can essentially move energy from one side of the tubes to the other because of a property all subtances have called a phase change.
The hot side of the coils is cooled using an independent fan. The intake for the hot side and the exhaust for the hot side run freely of the cool side. This means that the coil is cooled without ever causing a draft or pressure change or leak to the room.
The cool side of the coils also has an independent fan sucking air from in the room past the cold coils and back into the room. The cold air intake and exhaust are both in the room on the unit.
With this AC system C02 can not escape.
Perhaps a picture can best explain it.
A portable AC that will work and can be used while the room is being enriched will have two separate exhaust and intake ducts only to cool the hot side. These units work similar to a window unit. Imagine that the red arrow on the left of this picture is completely ducted outside using two ducts.
Bagelthief
Well-Known Member
the two hoses arent two intakes, only one is an intake, and the other hose is the exhaust. basically, its just one giant hose with a fan in the middle. the fan pulls air in from one hose. this air then cools the motor/compressor/coils. then this hot air is pushed out by the same fan though the other hose, or the exhaust hose. so the inside of the tent or room is never touched.
Hotwired
Well-Known Member
Ok, I got it down now. Thanks for the replies and diagrams. They finally turned on the light above my head 
I think I can do this with a tent. Just pull from my room and vent thru outside. I have other means of doing this
You guys chose some strong ass units. 14k btu is a lot. I wonder how big of a unit I would need with a 5 x 10 x 6.5 foot tent running two 1000 watts?
I think someone had previously stated that the room temps have to be in the 80-90 range for co2 to work. Is this true? So you would really only need the a/c to "cool" to about 85 right?
I would probably save $$ on my central a/c
I think I can do this with a tent. Just pull from my room and vent thru outside. I have other means of doing this
You guys chose some strong ass units. 14k btu is a lot. I wonder how big of a unit I would need with a 5 x 10 x 6.5 foot tent running two 1000 watts?
I think someone had previously stated that the room temps have to be in the 80-90 range for co2 to work. Is this true? So you would really only need the a/c to "cool" to about 85 right?
I would probably save $$ on my central a/c
norcalkronic
Well-Known Member
that is correct i leave my ac on about 85.