I would marry you! 😂 My husband wouldn't even tilt our window unit and it ruined the wall. Our central HVAC went out in a 2022 heat wave and still can't afford to fix it.
Lou, this looks like a good Part 1 video. Keep us posted when you complete the rest of the project. I'm curious to see how that small unit does in that larger space.
Won't be very efficient yet applaud the creativity Also cold air is heavier and would be more difficult to push it up if you can some how start the duckwork higher and place thw Outdoor unit higher as well your gain would be sigfificant
This is actually the second time I have done this. I am cooling my 500sqft shop and a 900sqft apartment all with one 24K BTU window unit, connected to a furnace. I ALWAYS keeps up, no problem.
Don't know why you moved the thermostat when you set the thermostat as low as it goes anyway. I hope it's 90° in the building because 65° outlet temp. is not cold. Temperature difference should be 25-30°
A lot more to it than that. He is connecting it to duct work. With air conditioners and parts being in short supply, this is a great way to help a system get by.
I have always wondered why the portable units arent made like this. Instead of the unit sitting in the house with hoses going out, why not have the unit sit outside and have hoses going in
This one is apparently rated at 24,000 BTUs. I agree you'd need at least 20k and it might not be enough for a longer house if the duct work isn't absolutely perfect.
1 ton (12,000btu) of cooling per 400sq feet for efficient cooling. If you have 1200sq feet you are missing 12,000btu's... This unit will cool the space but it will have to work very hard to do so.
Curious on how to connect this set up to a dead A/C unit? Compressor is dead but to expensive to replace. But fan motor still works. Any ideas? Just splice it into the existing ductwork and just run main unit on fan and window unit on cool?
my wife would divorce me
Mine has stuck with me long enough to see my crazy solutions work and save us money.
In this heat? I just saved us 15 grand by finding this video!
I would marry you! 😂 My husband wouldn't even tilt our window unit and it ruined the wall. Our central HVAC went out in a 2022 heat wave and still can't afford to fix it.
Need stronger fan. You could use a relay to kick the fan motor on in your furnace.
I run the furnace fan constantly, but yes, a relay is a good idea.
Lou, this looks like a good Part 1 video. Keep us posted when you complete the rest of the project. I'm curious to see how that small unit does in that larger space.
Won't be very efficient yet applaud the creativity
Also cold air is heavier and would be more difficult to push it up if you can some how start the duckwork higher and place thw Outdoor unit higher as well your gain would be sigfificant
Its cooling the whole building, upstairs and downstairs, just fine, actually
You could probably build a frame and mount it around the gable, so it'd be plenty high. Might look a little weird to neighbors though.
anything that’s ever been done has a dozen or a million other ways it could be done. This is his way, this time, for this project.
@@HowToLou Lies.
I've contemplated doing this for YEARS. Lou, you gotta button up this project and do a follow-up video.
This is actually the second time I have done this. I am cooling my 500sqft shop and a 900sqft apartment all with one 24K BTU window unit, connected to a furnace. I ALWAYS keeps up, no problem.
we dont have window ac here in the netherlands. but you build like me.. my dishwashers run on solar heat and in the winter on firewood haha
Don't know why you moved the thermostat when you set the thermostat as low as it goes anyway. I hope it's 90° in the building because 65° outlet temp. is not cold. Temperature difference should be 25-30°
Yes, the building was close to 90 for the video. I adjusted wall temp to 70 after it cooled off. Working well.
So instead of just putting it in the window, you cut a window sized hole in your house...
Correct. I didn’t waste any window space, and, more importantly, I am circulating the cold air throughout the house.
A lot more to it than that. He is connecting it to duct work. With air conditioners and parts being in short supply, this is a great way to help a system get by.
I wonder if adding pusher fans would help?
Lmao.
@@HowToLou he was being sarcastic 😅
I have always wondered why the portable units arent made like this. Instead of the unit sitting in the house with hoses going out, why not have the unit sit outside and have hoses going in
There are units like that.
Heat pumps are like that. My mobile home unit it just that.
It’s called a packaged unit. I have one so small it runs on 12v and is 1500btu
@@DRNEGOLICISI've got a 2 ton packaged unit
I'm wondering how many BTUs is ac unit is? In my mind I'm thinking a minimum you will need is 20,000 BTUs.
This one is apparently rated at 24,000 BTUs. I agree you'd need at least 20k and it might not be enough for a longer house if the duct work isn't absolutely perfect.
24,000 BTUs. Good for a 1200 sqft area, which is what we have.
1 ton (12,000btu) of cooling per 400sq feet for efficient cooling. If you have 1200sq feet you are missing 12,000btu's... This unit will cool the space but it will have to work very hard to do so.
Curious on how to connect this set up to a dead A/C unit? Compressor is dead but to expensive to replace. But fan motor still works.
Any ideas? Just splice it into the existing ductwork and just run main unit on fan and window unit on cool?
Yes, run cool air into the input side of the blower
Interesting
I thought you would be a heat pump guy