Air conditioner tips & tricks from a hot human that doesn't like to be hot!
3,140Due to the high costs associated with installing a full house central AC system or permanent installed split AC unit I've opted to use multiple portable air conditioners overs the years both Window units and floor standing units strategically placed throughout my house to give me more control over the humidity and temperate of those spaces. This little video will show you some of the tips and tricks I use to optimize my portable AC effectiveness cooling my spaces including some clever little tricks you may not have thought of. Since this is a short comedic video in addition to being education and informative I've included lots of extra information in the video description to help you out.
Here are a few of my all time favorite portable floor standing AC units
*Whynter ARC-145SH Floor Standing 14,000 BTU AC with built in heater (heats & cools)*
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This is my all time personal favorite floor standing AC unit because it's duel hose design means it pulls in air from outside to absorb the heat then exhausts it out of the other tube keeping the pressure in your house neutral instead of single hose units which pull air from inside of your house meaning that it has to create negative pressure in your home by pulling in more hot outside air through cracks under doors, around windows and through your bathroom vents. This kills the efficiency of those units and also ends up pulling in smells from your neighborhood, etc which is unpleasant sometimes. This unit also doesn't need a drain hose because it circulates the moisture collected back outside. This model also has a heater built in so it can pump heat into your room in the cold winter months so you don't have to heat your entire house using your furnace to save on electricity if you want your bedroom toaster than the rest of the house for instance.,
*Whynter ARC-145S Floor Standing 14,000 BTU AC without heater
https://amzn.to/2LDgIEV
This unit is identical to the previous one but it doesn't have a heater built in so it lacks that mode, weighs less but has the same cooling capacity and looks identical to the previous version. If you live somewhere that heating isn't necessary save a few bucks or potentially even buy a stand alone little space heater and store this unit away in the winter months. I also would like to mention I've used these Whynter AC units for 3 years now without any issues and they consistently produce the same cooling capacity year after year unlike my cheaper single hose units that failed me approximately every 2 years.
*LG LW1517IVSM Window Air Conditioner, 14,000 BTU, White Ultra Quiet*
https://amzn.to/2Xy5WqL
I just recently purchased this new dual inventor AC unit for my main living room space to cool the kitchen, living room, dining room and loft. This is my 5th high BTU unit I've purchased over the course of about 18 years living in this house and I have to say the first thing that blew me away is how quiet this unit it. Window AC's are generally quieter than floor standing units in most cases but this Windows unit even with 14k BTU cooling capacity is no louder than the fan moving the air. It puts out ice cold air very quickly and you can't really hear the compressor at all plus it's much more efficient on electricity because of the new design. It's very easy to install in any window that can accommodate it's size and I just recommend you get a ledge support bracket if your on a higher floor or simply place a 2x4 cut to length under it if it's on the ground floor to support it's weight. Build quality is top notch and it even supports Wifi, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant (possibly even IFTTT) to make it more friendly to work with. I also like how small the GFCI breaker plug is on the unit, they generally are obnoxiously huge.
*Windows AC support bracket if you're installing in a 2nd floor Window*
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*Very cheap ultra quiet USB fans are a must have for staying cool and moving air around*
https://youtu.be/nqhOXCC3BbQ
Watch this video and see all the wonderful applications for these cheap fans including personal cooling when you don't have access to an air condition. I also highly recommend placing them on your night stand while sleeping on hot nights to keep a silent genital breeze on you to help you sleep better. I also like how the little breeze generated from mine helps to circulate the AC cool air around the room and spread it out more uniformly.
*Insulating dict sleeve for both single hose and duel hose portable AC units*
https://amzn.to/2XvYWdL
These are a must have for floor standing units, the hoses without these sleeves installed will radiate a ton of heat back into the room working your AC unit harder and making it less efficient!
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