Miscellaneous Operating Systems/Hardware

vishnu wrote: Duck, heat pump do you mean swamp cooler? Those are awesome in arid environments but don't work for crap in humidity.

No, I think it merely indicates that it can do both heating and cooling. In any event, I don't know so best not guess

vishnu wrote: I was all set to buy one but then made the mistake of reading the user reviews of the various portable room air conditioners that they sell at Home Despot which put the stop to that effort in short order. But if you like yours Classic I'm sure it will be more than good enough for me, what version is it?

I think those reviews are based on unreasonable expectations. For the same power usage, a portable A/C will almost always be less efficient than a window-mounted unit, let alone a central system. If you're trying to use a portable A/C to cool a large uncontained space, it will use a lot of power and do a relatively lousy job. Plus, people don't do smart things like wrap the exhaust ducting, or they try tricks like lengthening the hose beyond the rated capacity (I, uh, may or may not have done this and may or may not have found out this was a bad idea), or they expect that a portable unit with a separate intake hose will work without it (they won't, because most portable A/Cs cause negative pressure in the room they operate).

There are other creative solutions, depending on your environment, this may or may not be suitable...
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After all that I didn't post the model. It's an LG LP1111WXR. The related LG LP1311BXR is mechanically identical.

ClassicHasClass wrote: After all that I didn't post the model. It's an LG LP1111WXR. The related LG LP1311BXR is mechanically identical.

For an individual room, if it's long-term I still think the aircons we use here are the way to go. The fan and some cooling coils are inside the room in a box high up on the wall, the compressor and heat exchanger live outside. It's all connected by a couple insulated hoses through the wall. 3" hole through the wall is enough. They make them in small sizes, too.

Guardian452 wrote: There are other creative solutions, depending on your environment, this may or may not be suitable...
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Ha ha that is awesome! I was thinking about doing the same sort of thing, to pump air up from my basement through the laundry chute to the computer room, with fans on both ends...

ClassicHasClass wrote: After all that I didn't post the model. It's an LG LP1111WXR. The related LG LP1311BXR is mechanically identical.

Thanks! I'll be picking one up at the Home Despot post-haste. Ipso-facto...

hamei wrote: For an individual room, if it's long-term I still think the aircons we use here are the way to go. The fan and some cooling coils are inside the room in a box high up on the wall, the compressor and heat exchanger live outside. It's all connected by a couple insulated hoses through the wall. 3" hole through the wall is enough. They make them in small sizes, too.

Vendor? I'm not a guy who's afraid to put three inch holes through the wall of his house, in fact I've got my three inch hole saw right here...

Just remember, if you do buy one, to use it in a contained space (preferably with the door closed), wrap the exhaust heat duct with fleece or insulation, and do not add an extension to or pinch the exhaust duct it comes with. The fan is rated just enough to get the air out of that into a low-pressure area and no greater. I got out my hole saw and put a hole in the ceiling to run it through under the roof turbine vents, but I can get away with this because the humidity here is so low. In your neck of the woods, I would vent directly to the outside since the exhaust has some amount of moisture in it; condensation and rot in the attic would be Bad(tm).

vishnu wrote:

hamei wrote: For an individual room, if it's long-term I still think the aircons we use here are the way to go. The fan and some cooling coils are inside the room in a box high up on the wall, the compressor and heat exchanger live outside. It's all connected by a couple insulated hoses through the wall. 3" hole through the wall is enough. They make them in small sizes, too.

Vendor? I'm not a guy who's afraid to put three inch holes through the wall of his house, in fact I've got my three inch hole saw right here...

I've seen those from mitsubishi but I'm sure there are others. Example: http://www.mitsubishiwallunits.com/mits ... oducts.php

guardian452 wrote: I've seen those from mitsubishi but I'm sure there are others. Example: http://www.mitsubishiwallunits.com/mits ... oducts.php

Did a little looking - in the US it's called a "split system." Works well cuz the hot part is outside and the cold part is inside. We have Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, and a gazillion local brands. Seems like the prices in the US are ridiculous tho. A small one (8,000 btu) here is about $150.

Wow, thanks for the infodata guys!

So much to do so little time...

You do realize we expect you to achieve prodigious uptimes with this unit, and post them here...?

I just want you all to know that my unit has exceptionally prodigious uptime.



I'll get my coat.

ClassicHasClass wrote: I just want you all to know that my unit has exceptionally prodigious uptime.

Haha - mine too. But I'm also married, so just like my various SGIs, it doesn't get used nearly as much as it should.

Well played!

See, this is why we can't have nice things...

Remember kids: if your unit achieves an uptime exceeding four hours, call a doctor...

Who says Windows isn't reliable?



Let's not talk about the fact that of course this system hadn't been patched in all that time as well... thankfully took this just before we decommissioned it!

Oh - found another!

What is that, Windows 98? I could believe it being that stable if undisturbed. Windows ME, though, yikes.

Looked like 2000 to me, but I'm not a coin-is-sue-her of old windows

Ah, 2K is possible too. I liked 2K, actually.