Air Conditioning - Airforce Easy Fit System
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paul.hugill
06-27-09, 06:35 AM
Hi Guys,
Im over here in the UK and have been looking at getting an air con system.
Has anyone had any experience with this system?
Airforce Easy Fit Split Box Climate Control 12,000 BTU, 0000003414873 (http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9333252&fh_view_size=10&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b9372015%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372041%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372226%7d&fh_refview=lister&ts=1245965631988&isSearch=false)
It is an DIY install one but they also do a professional fit one that doesnt have as good an energy rating.
And another thing, if I did get this type can it be disconnected again so that I could move it to another house or does it have to stay together once it has been installed?
Im over here in the UK and have been looking at getting an air con system.
Has anyone had any experience with this system?
Airforce Easy Fit Split Box Climate Control 12,000 BTU, 0000003414873 (http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9333252&fh_view_size=10&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b9372015%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372041%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372226%7d&fh_refview=lister&ts=1245965631988&isSearch=false)
It is an DIY install one but they also do a professional fit one that doesnt have as good an energy rating.
And another thing, if I did get this type can it be disconnected again so that I could move it to another house or does it have to stay together once it has been installed?
airman.1994
06-27-09, 12:04 PM
Never heard of it! I don't know why you would won't to move it! What will you do with the holes and wires that will be left? You will also have to pay a couple hundred (US) to have the refrigerant removed. Then about the same to have it put back in at the new place. Think I would leave it in for resale.
furd
06-27-09, 12:08 PM
This statement from the referenced web site tells it all.
Do not break the pipe connecting the indoor and outdoor units, otherwise refrigerant will leak.
In the US this system is called a "Mini-Split" and while removal (to be moved to another location) is possible it would require the services of a professional due to the necessity of first removing the refrigerant. Subsequent re-installation would also require the professional to "recharge" refrigerant into the system.
More likely as not it would require a professional even for the initial installation if done in the US. Certainly a "proper" installation would require a professional.
Your laws on refrigerants are possibly different although they may be as restrictive, or even more restrictive, compared to US laws.
Do not break the pipe connecting the indoor and outdoor units, otherwise refrigerant will leak.
In the US this system is called a "Mini-Split" and while removal (to be moved to another location) is possible it would require the services of a professional due to the necessity of first removing the refrigerant. Subsequent re-installation would also require the professional to "recharge" refrigerant into the system.
More likely as not it would require a professional even for the initial installation if done in the US. Certainly a "proper" installation would require a professional.
Your laws on refrigerants are possibly different although they may be as restrictive, or even more restrictive, compared to US laws.
paul.hugill
06-28-09, 03:25 AM
Ok cheers guys.
Im actually leaning maybe towards the portable air conditioning ones now that have the ducting that you put out the window or door.
Are these type of ones actually any good or ar ethey not worth getting?
Cheers
Paul
Im actually leaning maybe towards the portable air conditioning ones now that have the ducting that you put out the window or door.
Are these type of ones actually any good or ar ethey not worth getting?
Cheers
Paul
furd
06-28-09, 09:19 AM
Some of the portable units are acceptable. I do not think that the single hose/duct models are acceptable for the following reason. A single-hose model WILL exhaust conditioned air out that exhaust tube while needing non-conditioned outside air to come into the room from some source such as an open window or leaking weatherstripping. That kind of defeats the purpose of trying to condition the house. The exhaust hose will also radiate a fair amount of the exhausted heat back into the room making the effective cooling capacity of the unit less than a similar rated window unit.
The better portables have a two hose arrangement that brings in outside air for cooling the unit and then exhausting this air (with the added heat) back outside. Two hose units will also use the condensed moisture from the conditioned air to improve the overall efficiency of the unit and exhaust this moisture outside. A single hose unit will need the moisture drip pan emptied on a regular basis.
To further improve the efficiency of the two hose unit you can add insulation to the two hoses. My unit has 5 inch hoses and I added 6 inch insulated flexible duct over the plastic hoses. It doesn't look very nice but it did improve the performance.
The better portables have a two hose arrangement that brings in outside air for cooling the unit and then exhausting this air (with the added heat) back outside. Two hose units will also use the condensed moisture from the conditioned air to improve the overall efficiency of the unit and exhaust this moisture outside. A single hose unit will need the moisture drip pan emptied on a regular basis.
To further improve the efficiency of the two hose unit you can add insulation to the two hoses. My unit has 5 inch hoses and I added 6 inch insulated flexible duct over the plastic hoses. It doesn't look very nice but it did improve the performance.