Vent Window Air Conditioner Into Attic
Posted by dfriedman at 12 18 pm on august 13 2010.
Vent window air conditioner into attic. That s what an air conditioner does. Besides as long as you know how to vent a portable air conditioner without a window you won t ever be stuck for options. Check out these alternative solutions for making your house more comfortable. Even the best small room air conditioner available can be adjusted to work with any of the methods outlined above.
If the room you re attempting to cool has an exterior wall that leads directly outdoors you can cut a hole in that wall just large enough to provide adequate venting for all the hot air you re sucking out of the interior space. Window air conditioners or central air aren t the only way to cool down a hot house. It draws cooler outside air in through open doors and windows to create a pleasant. Unless you have a finished attic you probably aren t fond of spending time up there during a hot summer day.
With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents. My only other option would be a split unit but the cost is pretty huge and i d also need to get a 220 circuit ran as most splits use. As for attic air conditioners you have two best options without a window.
It s a standalone unit that s about two feet tall and 18 inches wide and has wheels for mobility. A whole house fan uses one tenth as much power as ac. The condenser in your air conditioner works hard to get rid of heat and pressurize refrigerant for the return trip through your house. But with proper ventilation you can at least bring those temperatures down to match that of the outdoor air.
A portable air conditioner is the easiest solution for cooling your attic. They just blow hot air from one room to another. You need to vent a c outside the house. Freestanding air conditioners aren t really air conditioners in any real sense.
I was wondering if any of you vent your portable ac or window box conversion ac unites to the attic to get rid of the hot air. The fact that portable air conditioners can work without a window makes them very versatile machines. Or is supposed to do. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.
I can t vent via a window and am wondering how to exhaust the hot side of the ac unit.