Cool Room A/C unit

[RJS]

I paid about $300 for the stupid one I have and I am extremely disappointed in it's performance. It would cool a single bedroom somewhat, but never enough for my satisfaction.

Hmmm, ours made tons of beer and wine for almost a year, needed no hole for a window where possible air leakage could happen, little maintenance, very quiet, and extremely light. Seems worth it to me, if i had a bigger BTU unit then I'm sure i wouldn't have posted this thread at all.

Just installed a 13K BTU and cools too much! On 20C the room goes to 18C. Also has an auto clean function on the remote. Looks like i got the BTU i needed and spared the hassle of putting a huge unit through my brew wall. Installed the drain in the back for water to go out as well. Surely not all of these units are bogus, besides, I can replace it every 4 years if something happens to it...for free, only $100 extra.

Look at John Beers sticky for his walk-in system. His window unit couldn't go long before he had to modify it with cooling fans, seems my unit came with fans built in already.

Booya

 

[RJS]

i forgot...:rockin:

 

[RJS]

Seriously though i don't want to come off like im saying im right and your wrong. Thats not the point of this thread. Im pretty sure you know more about the subject then i ever will anyway and it sounds like were both speaking the truth for our own situation.

Maybe this thread can bring awareness to the community about Brewers in my situation needing a brew room and for some reason or another cant seem to work with a window unit (noise, instillation issues, apartment dwellers). The portable A/C could be a solution to our challenges. Imagine a small studio apartment or something, you could fit a portable unit in a closet and ferment away.

I dont know, i think i really just like the little dancing banana...Is that a banana?

 

[Catt22]

Hmmm, ours made tons of beer and wine for almost a year, needed no hole for a window where possible air leakage could happen, little maintenance, very quiet, and extremely light. Seems worth it to me, if i had a bigger BTU unit then I'm sure i wouldn't have posted this thread at all.

Just installed a 13K BTU and cools too much! On 20C the room goes to 18C. Also has an auto clean function on the remote. Looks like i got the BTU i needed and spared the hassle of putting a huge unit through my brew wall. Installed the drain in the back for water to go out as well. Surely not all of these units are bogus, besides, I can replace it every 4 years if something happens to it...for free, only $100 extra.

Look at John Beers sticky for his walk-in system. His window unit couldn't go long before he had to modify it with cooling fans, seems my unit came with fans built in already.

Booya

Seriously? You bought another one of these lemons? I only got suckered once and that was enough for me. You have my deepest sympathy. Good luck with your white elephant!

 

[Catt22]

Seriously though i don't want to come off like im saying im right and your wrong. Thats not the point of this thread. Im pretty sure you know more about the subject then i ever will anyway and it sounds like were both speaking the truth for our own situation.

Maybe this thread can bring awareness to the community about Brewers in my situation needing a brew room and for some reason or another cant seem to work with a window unit (noise, instillation issues, apartment dwellers). The portable A/C could be a solution to our challenges. Imagine a small studio apartment or something, you could fit a portable unit in a closet and ferment away.

I dont know, i think i really just like the little dancing banana...Is that a banana?

I could never recommend one of these portable AC units to anyone. IMO, they majorly suck no matter what the circumstances.

BTW, you never did say where you have the hot air exhaust directed. Does is just dump the exhaust back into the room or what?

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I cannot recall the website, But I have been reading up on building a walk in cooler or cool room. One of the things they are most adamant about is to never ever ever use one of the portanle AC units like you have for this application.

 

[John Beere]

Look at John Beers sticky for his walk-in system. His window unit couldn't go long before he had to modify it with cooling fans, seems my unit came with fans built in already.

Booya

But mine was setup up to pump below freezing air to keep the cooler at 34 degrees F - the fans were used to de-ice it.

 

[rossi46]

I used two of the portable a/c units in a house that i lived in without a/c. They worked just fine. One of the units had a drain hose that was built into the exhaust hose, i never had to drain it.

 

[RJS]

Seriously? You bought another one of these lemons? I only got suckered once and that was enough for me. You have my deepest sympathy. Good luck with your white elephant!

You may say im a dreamer...

 

[RJS]

I used two of the portable a/c units in a house that i lived in without a/c. They worked just fine. One of the units had a drain hose that was built into the exhaust hose, i never had to drain it.

But im not the only one...

 

[RJS]

I cannot recall the website, But I have been reading up on building a walk in cooler or cool room. One of the things they are most adamant about is to never ever ever use one of the portanle AC units like you have for this application.

I hope someday you'll join us...

 

[RJS]

Maybe this thread can bring awareness to the community about Brewers in my situation needing a brew room and for some reason or another cant seem to work with a window unit (noise, instillation issues, apartment dwellers).

And the world will live as one.

 

[RJS]

*Update*

Well, five months later and the Fermentation/ Cool Room is working great with jd3's advice in the beginning of the thread. Upped the BTU's to 13k and no stress on the machine, and got one that turns on/ off automatically when the room is cold enough, AND it cleans its own coils periodically.

Seriously, forget seasonal brewing! Cool your brewery with a portable a/c and brew whatever you want, whenever, and forget about temp changes in your fermentation area.

 

[RJS]

Portable a/c still going strong. 1bbl fermentors held within 5 degrees with ambient control. No Window Needed