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Smartest hundred bucks I've ever spent

After the last heat wave I decided I wasn't gonna suffer another one, so I bought this. The last few days I've been putting many hours on it - it's been 90-100 degrees out with almost hundred percent humidity. As Oldraven can attest, these are not normal temperatures for Nova Scotia - indeed, they've been setting records. It's still about 80 out, and it's ten frickin' thirty-two at night right now! It's probably about 90-100 in the house. Except my bedroom - it's prolly about 65 here :D
 
It was only a hundred bucks (got it on sale at CTC, was regularly $150). 5200 BTU's is just about enough to cool my 144 square foot bedroom :bowdown:
 
*EDIT* Forgot to add the attachment. Here it is. The uniti was designed for a vertical slider. The one to fit a horizontal slider was $500. For a $400 difference I made an adapter out of 1/2" plywood and 1X3 strapping.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #1 –
Yea sounds like a deal.

Our old central A/C unit struggles during the day(I'm sure its a little under sized) On really hot days the temp will usually climb up to 80* or so in the late afternoon, but at least the humidity is being removed. It recovers nicely after 6:00.

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We have an almost brand new central A/C here (the final inspection was supposed to be done the day before or the day Charley hit, I don't exactly remember) and we still need a window A/C (and two ceiling fans) in the bedroom here thanks to the computers and all. They're great.. this is my second unit, because the 5000 BTU unit was too easily overpowered by the computers. (this 8000 BTU unit is still marginal at times) Part of the problem is that this pair of rooms needs bigger central A/C vents than it has. The vent into the other bedroom is too large for that room, and it frequently turns the room into a refridgerator.

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When I build a house that bitch is gonna have central A/C. I also have plans in my mind for a garage that would be heated, air conditioned, electrically powered and air powered all from a VW or similar diesel engine (fueled with biodiesel and/or furnace oil). If it worked good enough and cheap enough I might even tell Nova Scotia Power to suck my nuts, but I've gotta try it in a garage first
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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I've thought about planning out a detached two-car garage here (up to current hurricane-driven building codes) that could double as an emergency shelter if the house ever got damaged from a storm. A/C, running water, small bathroom with shower stall, etc. Considering a lot of people here are still living in small RVs parked on their properties while their houses are being rebuilt, it doesn't seem like an entirely unreasonable idea. We're already on well water here, so our generator could be rigged to provide pressurized (and maybe even hot) water in there in an emergency. Alas, it's probably a better idea to just buy the lot next door and build a tiny little house in the woods covering it.
 

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Quote from: Thunder Chicken
Except my bedroom - it's prolly about 65 here :D

we all know you get no heat in the bedroom  ;)
It's Gumby's fault.

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He can't get no satisfactiOn? :p

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Reply #7 –
Is there a such thing as a hand portable A/C?!??!

 I need to stick somthing in my Daytona, even a house hold window A/C would do...

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Reply #8 –
You could always get a cigarette-lighter-plug fan and one of those Sharper Image things that cools your neck.