It's an odd room, with a low, sloped ceiling. I was thinking about installing a ducted fan in the wall to pump in cold air from the next room, but I think that there might be too much backpressure. How big of a fan should I get? Do I need two fans, or an "exit" vent? How should I install it? Weatherstripping the window did wonders, but its still impossible to stay in the room with the door shut.
2006-08-30 14:29:08 · 8 answers · asked by robertknicks 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
is there any way to do this without a $400 portable air conditioner? I like the idea, but I can't afford it. A window unit is out of the question because my window opens like a casement window, but without the crank. Casement air conditioners (if they fit) are expensive as heck too. Does anyone have any good instructions for installing a fan?
2006-08-30 14:47:37 · update #1
If the rest of the house cools good. Why not just add a 8x10 vent in room. Easily added from the original a/c in house. YIM on this id for directions and tools needed.
2006-08-31 19:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is install a wall unit heat pump similar to the types that they use in hotel rooms. If cooling the room is all you need to do, then a standard window air conditioner does the trick. Just cut out a rectangular hole on one of the exterior walls and frame it up to the right size so that the air conditioner housing fits perfectly in the hole. Allow a little wiggle room so that the unit can lean backward towards the outside a little so that the water can drain out.
2006-08-30 21:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you considered a freestanding air conditioner? It requires exhaust ducting through a 3 inch flex tube which could be ducted into the Attic or out the roof if there isn't a better access available. It would be more quiet than a fan and provide greater temperature and humidity control. They are widely available.
If you decide to go with an exhaust fan you might consider venting the door.
Good Luck
2006-08-30 21:40:06 · answer #3 · answered by white_yack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use three fans at different heights plus the AC because I need air all day because of my pets...My neighbor uses his AC plus one large ceiling fan (a plug in into the wall outlet, not installed thru the walls and his gives lots of air). Our AC's are from the ceiling (into the livingroom and kitchen) I find that several fans are needed for circulation so that the bathroom shower walls won't mold.
I would think that you would need some kind of AC unit and a window or outlet of some kind, otherwise you'd be circulating the same air over and over and that doesn't sound good.
2006-08-30 22:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think of the room as a big balloon...u can fill it with just so much air....u really need a return in the room this will circulate the air and cool it off....can u get under the floor and put a floor return? or attic? maybe add an interior vent in the other wall somewhere that will allow the air to move...forcing the air in alone will not cool this room
lic. gen. contractor
2006-08-30 21:47:10 · answer #5 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're forcing air into the room, there needs to be a way for it to escape - it doesn't need to have a fan for the exit; a vent will work.
2006-08-30 21:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I deally, there would be two fans. One in and one out on opposite sides of the room.
BP
2006-08-30 21:35:30 · answer #7 · answered by billyandgaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swampcoolers work
2006-08-31 00:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋