Potable ac units?

Does anyone think a unit like this one is decent to use in a small closed in space? It says it cools up to 300 sqf. I got a spot that less than 200sqf

 

It doesn't show on the ad, I assume its a one duct...it just says it has a drain hose for if you use the constant dehumidifier option Which does 44 quarts in 24 hrs. But I think I am going to grab one and try it. I can put the blower at canopy level with the new set up. With the stealth unit being sealed its right at 200 sqft. Should work good I still plan on using a fresh air vent from the house but this ac unit would maintain a good temp because summer heat in garage is over 120 and the cab/closet is well insulated floor to roof and all around. I could just run a tee'd exaust line thru the attic to roof vent and have the ozone set up between the cab and the roof vent. I am hoping that all sounds good? Lol

 

I'm glad I checked in

This depends entirely on the heat generated in the room.

Either way ONLY use units with 2 pipes to the outside or with the entire outdoor coil and air exchange on the exterior. Do not use units with one pipe to the outside or you will be drawing outside air into the space, or your space which may be worse. Why they even make them with one pipe is beyond me, except that it wastes electricity in a way that few understand

First.y list all the electrical loads in your grows pace and I can help you size an ac unit that will work

Happy Growin'

 

Also here's a write up I did long ago about cooling in a galaxy far far away... https://forum.growkind.com/threads/a-lil-ditty-on-cooling-ur-lights.17708/

Speaking of which, May the 4th be with you all

 

Ok just so i got it straight....if I planned on having a vent with 78* house air coming in then exausing outside this is not a good way to go? My thinking was the ac unit would suck air from the house thru a 6" duct.....i was going to just have a vent from inside and use a can fan to suck out hot air but someone said it wouldnt work that way with pressure.

So is the 2 hose ac's units...one could pull in air from the house and one exhaust hot air outside?

 

I am confused on this part?

 

Thanks for the info...i am going to go check it out

 

Ok i see what you mean now I use to just suck closet hot air into the attic and had a vent in the closet door. I figured it would kinda work the same way but I see what you mean. I wonder if the portable could handel pulling in outside air, cooling it and exausing back outside.

 

I am not really a ac guy if you all catch my drift..lol. but do these window units suck in air room, cool and then exhaust hot compressor air out the back? My thinking is they wouldnt suck that much air since they dont blow alot of air cfm wise. I seen this online, dude ran a exhaust from the back of the unit and tied it into the filter/exhaust fan with a "T" connection. I thought it might be ok till I get a more permanent deal? I could hide the back part in a pinch

 

thats what i was thinking. That dude takes his hot air to the exaust fan and up to the attic. I would run it up and out the attic via a vent in the sofit at the roof line But fresh air need to come in from some where So a 2 hose portable might be the way. I woukd be puling in about 86 deg air in to be cooled and much hotter air being vented out. Should be good for a 200 sqt area. This way it can be sealed and i can run the ozone thru the exaust duct and it will run to the side of the house at the roof line and that side of the house no one go's to and a neighbors wooded lot is on the other side so ozone blown out will disapate quick. Might be the way of the jedi.

 

I've used portables. Then I trashed them.

The heat build up was impossible to overcome in a small space. They MUST be exhausted to the outside. After trashing the portables I went back to the tried and true window units for small spaces. They're cheaper, don't produce excess heat that needs to be overcome, give more cooling btu's for the size and don't require another duct.

 

Yeah i decided I am going window unit. Will exaust outside. The flower space is 5x3x8 and the ac is a 5,000 btu only 5 amp and 550w. I am going to try it and see how it goes

 

Hows this sound...(useing the window unit) if I use a cfm fan to exaust the room, anyone think I can get away with just having like a 6" duct left open to the outside of the room, that the exaust fan will pull in enough fresh air thru suction? The room is going to be pretty much sealed up good.

 

For a sealed unit...could I get away with putting the window ac unit in and just use the co2 bags? (I am not familiar with the tanks but I could read up on them) I could put a controller on the ac to keep temps at 78. Then use a small fan to suck air out of the veg/clone side with a light proof vent for the cold air to get sucked in. I could use the ozone on a timer in the garage to keep the smell down

 

CO2 or simply stagger the ventilation. I understand the idea is to change the room air every few minutes, but in my trailer I get away with running exhaust 15 minutes every hour and a half. This keeps the garden cool in summer without CO2 and helps keep the cooling costs somewhat in check. Haven't noticed a difference in plant health or growth rates doing it this way vs running exhaust constantly.