Re: [SLUG] dead or Alive

From: Chris Mathey (slug@mathey.org)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2007 - 09:05:12 EDT


> We just got one of the stand up units (portable AC,it's on casters) at
> work and it works pretty good. We got it at home depot and it was
> between $400-$500. The unit is rated at 10,000 btu's and is supposed to
> cool around 400 sq ft. We have it in a 200 sq ft room and it does a good
> job at keeping the room in the 70's instead of the 80's, but around 200
> sq ft is as big as I'd suggest. One thing to consider is the type of
> window that you have because the unit comes with a vent adapter for
> sliding windows, we have the old style jalousie window and we had to
> make a custom vent that replaced the screen for the window. The other
> thing is that you have to drain the unit of water,about every three
> hours. I was able to run my drain line through the custom adapter to the
> outside so no draining for me. Hope this is helpful. You could always
> consider the 'Poor mans AC', a bowl of ice and a fan.

I had the same problem. 5+ machines running made the room sweltering and
the power bill enormous.
I consolidated all of it with VMware Server (free) and now run a server
and a workstation.
life before virtualization was hot! :)
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