Ducted Evaporative a/c
Oct 8th 2011, 3:43 am
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Ducted Evaporative a/c
Ducted evaporative air conditioning throughout...
Looking at rentals and have seen this.
What is it, and can anyone tell me does it work well
Thanks
Looking at rentals and have seen this.
What is it, and can anyone tell me does it work well
Thanks
Oct 8th 2011, 3:47 am
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Oct 8th 2011, 3:52 am
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Oct 8th 2011, 11:55 am
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Re: Ducted Evaporative a/c
Okay, here's the scoop. We had it in our old rental.
For dry days in the low 30s, it's okay. The upside to it is the amount of fresh air you have circulating through the house, it's cheaper to run, and you don't have to hassle the kids to keep the patio door closed.
So, when it gets closer to 40C or on humid days, it just doesn't work that well. And there will be some days in February when you have it going full blast and you're still dripping sweat and wishing for a good split system or ducted refrigerative a/c.
There's a lot of info online about how it works, comparisons with other forms of a/c. The truth is, it doesn't have a lot of "cooling" ability. So, when it's 40C, you might be able to get it down to 30C in the house (if lucky) with the evap going. For some folks, that's okay. For others, it's not as cool as they'd like to be in summer.
For dry days in the low 30s, it's okay. The upside to it is the amount of fresh air you have circulating through the house, it's cheaper to run, and you don't have to hassle the kids to keep the patio door closed.
So, when it gets closer to 40C or on humid days, it just doesn't work that well. And there will be some days in February when you have it going full blast and you're still dripping sweat and wishing for a good split system or ducted refrigerative a/c.
There's a lot of info online about how it works, comparisons with other forms of a/c. The truth is, it doesn't have a lot of "cooling" ability. So, when it's 40C, you might be able to get it down to 30C in the house (if lucky) with the evap going. For some folks, that's okay. For others, it's not as cool as they'd like to be in summer.
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Oct 8th 2011, 12:22 pm
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Re: Ducted Evaporative a/c
Okay, here's the scoop. We had it in our old rental.
For dry days in the low 30s, it's okay. The upside to it is the amount of fresh air you have circulating through the house, it's cheaper to run, and you don't have to hassle the kids to keep the patio door closed.
So, when it gets closer to 40C or on humid days, it just doesn't work that well. And there will be some days in February when you have it going full blast and you're still dripping sweat and wishing for a good split system or ducted refrigerative a/c.
There's a lot of info online about how it works, comparisons with other forms of a/c. The truth is, it doesn't have a lot of "cooling" ability. So, when it's 40C, you might be able to get it down to 30C in the house (if lucky) with the evap going. For some folks, that's okay. For others, it's not as cool as they'd like to be in summer.
For dry days in the low 30s, it's okay. The upside to it is the amount of fresh air you have circulating through the house, it's cheaper to run, and you don't have to hassle the kids to keep the patio door closed.
So, when it gets closer to 40C or on humid days, it just doesn't work that well. And there will be some days in February when you have it going full blast and you're still dripping sweat and wishing for a good split system or ducted refrigerative a/c.
There's a lot of info online about how it works, comparisons with other forms of a/c. The truth is, it doesn't have a lot of "cooling" ability. So, when it's 40C, you might be able to get it down to 30C in the house (if lucky) with the evap going. For some folks, that's okay. For others, it's not as cool as they'd like to be in summer.
But I agree as previously in the 40s it struggles.
The "sweaty" isn't helped as the air in your house is more humid.
Oct 9th 2011, 2:28 am
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Re: Ducted Evaporative a/c
We had it in our place in Melbourne and it was fine. I would agree that it struggles in the 40's but is cheaper to install and run than refrigerated A/C. I've never been to Perth so can't comment on its usefulness there, but I have lived in places with no a/c at all, and believe me, anything's better than nothing.
Oct 9th 2011, 2:31 am
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Re: Ducted Evaporative a/c
We had it in our place in Melbourne and it was fine. I would agree that it struggles in the 40's but is cheaper to install and run than refrigerated A/C. I've never been to Perth so can't comment on its usefulness there, but I have lived in places with no a/c at all, and believe me, anything's better than nothing.
Oct 9th 2011, 12:15 pm
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