purplecream
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Quick question about portable air conditioner, what is btu? And are portable ac units stand alone or do you have to hook them up to a window or something? Rep for anyone that's helpful. Thanks guys.
Portbale air conditioner question +Rep for help
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wyteberrywidow
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btu stands for british thermal unit.The BTU is the Board of Trade Unit and is equivalent to 1 kilowatt hour (kWh) but is no longer used. The Btu, or BThU, is the British Thermal Unit (equivalent to over 3000 BTU's) which is obsolete but still seen quite a bit. The SI unit of energy is the joule.
About the portable a/c most that i seen stand on there own thats why they are portable.
About the portable a/c most that i seen stand on there own thats why they are portable.
1mikej
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all portables need to vent the heat they remove from the room there in to either outside or into another room. all ac units move heat from one spot to another, they need a spot to put the heat. thats why window units are in the window and the condenser for your central air is outside your house. it is also why the condenser for you cars ac is in front of your radiator. i am a certfied auto ac repair guy. google how ac works and you will learn what im telling you
purplecream
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Thanks for explaining it. Will it work if I hook it up to the exhaust in my tent or does it have to go outside?
1mikej
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did you buy the ac unit yet? i ask because there are 2 kinds of portables duel and single hose. you want duel, if you have single with some time i can tell you how to jerry rig it to a duel. the heat generated by ac needs to be vented out of living space either into attic or out a window or your ac will be working in circles. the best way is get a duel hose unit. put the unit in with plants or atleast in the room that the tent is in. then you run the intake vent from outside living space to ac, then run the exhaust vent right back outside living space. thats how you cool the condencer. any variation of this will result in poor ac performance and higher electric bill. this is all exsplained by the portable ac companies in fact 1 of my units came with a video on how and why. to clairify all ac units have 2 sides the side in the living space on a side that needs to be outside. google how duel hose ac works there are tons to read
purplecream
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Alright thanks for the help!
cerberus
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yep. I think what he meant was, it takes roughly 3000BTU's to cool a 1000 watt bulb, but honestly I don't know how that math works.
1mikej
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thats correct, to many thing to consider
nl3004.kind
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most portable ac's have a square footage they are rated for... they also must vent to the outside (or the heat will just stay in the room)... if you run it through a can filter, ozone making unit or ionizer you should not have to worry about exhausting the scent of the room... if you want to kill two birds with one stone, try to connect the lights to the ac to both bring the heat of the lights down and cool your room... if the lights are already air cooled, the ac will not have to work as hard as it would otherwise... the portable units that are (portable and do not mount in the window) available will cool most 10x12 rooms without trouble... 10k btu and up that is...