I can t vent via a window and am wondering how to exhaust the hot side of the ac unit.
Istalling window ac unit in hall closet vent thru attic.
A portable air conditioner unit is an ideal ac for an attic as the exhaust conduit has a narrow exit end that s suited to fitting out a narrow window opening either vertically or horizontally or another small exhaust opening in the attic.
The first is to install an exhaust fan like those found in bathrooms.
There are two options for venting a closet.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Portable air conditioners are similar to window units in operation.
Put it in an attic full of blown insulation and you re forcing it to work harder to vent its heat.
You want to use rigid metal vent to reduce friction.
You can move them from room to room.
Btw a million dollars would buy a very nice home on the beach block of several communities around here.
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.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
It s important to make that opening no larger than necessary since you want to avoid having to pack in extra space with a lot of filler.
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.
Attic hvac systems save space.
They sit on the floor on casters and use an adapter kit to vent the hot air through a hose running through a window a wall or a sliding glass door.
In addition to making the unit hard to get to for service high attic heat can trigger the.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
Main advantages they are easy to install and use.
The other option is to add a two way vent above the closet doors.
Exhausting it into a closet would be bad and wouldn t give you any net cooling in fact you d heat the system up from electricity consumption.
I personally wouldn t want to go through the trouble of properly installing a through the wall unit on the third floor much less install an insulated cover on it in the cold months nor would i put a window unit in the front of the home.