Looking for good portable AC

Looking for good portable AC#274867

By Leathal_Traps -  Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:56 am
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- Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:56 am #274867

Title says it all. Looking for a portable AC that I can use in my future growtent. I need it to be able to drop temps to at least 60f if not 55f. Suggestions?

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276853

By Nauz -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:47 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:47 am #276853

Indoor or outside?

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276855

By Leathal_Traps -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:47 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:47 am #276855

Indoor

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276857

By Nauz -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:51 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:51 am #276857

What is your average temps inside?

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276858

By Leathal_Traps -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:09 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:09 am #276858

Summer about 80-90, but I plan on using it only to cool a 4x4x8 growtent

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276861

By Nauz -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:59 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:59 am #276861

Your temps inside your house I mean? I'm sorry just trying to see what we are working with here to find a solution.

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276862

By Leathal_Traps -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:24 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:24 am #276862

Yup, it gets hottttt. I prob going to go with a 200-$400 from lowes or something

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276864

By Nauz -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:46 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:46 am #276864

Leathal_Traps wrote:Yup, it gets hottttt. I prob going to go with a 200-$400 from lowes or something

Portable evaporative ac's might work for you. Requires filling with water and there is so many models. I don't think you need a big one as the sqft is a lot smaller then what the machines are built for. Let me know what you settle on and how it works. I'm interested in something similar eventually.

Re: Looking for good portable AC#276866

By Smooter80 -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:34 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:34 am #276866

Dang. That's hot for indoors. Forget the plants, how do you acclimate to that?

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Re: Looking for good portable AC#276867

By Benurmanii -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:37 am
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Smooter80 wrote:Dang. That's hot for indoors. Forget the plants, how do you acclimate to that?

Anybody who lives in a temperate climate without central AC knows that feel.

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Re: Looking for good portable AC#276870

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:23 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:23 am #276870

I use a Whynter brand portable but the lowest temp setting is 61F. My girlfriend's Mom uses Commercial Cool and it goes to 60F. They work great in a large area. I would imagine in the small area you have it will do very well.

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Re: Looking for good portable AC#276872

By Smooter80 -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:50 am
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:50 am #276872

I think Nauz could be on to something. An evaporative cooler would have the benefit of adding humidity while an air conditioner dries the air. I'm not sure how well evaporative coolers work though.

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Re: Looking for good portable AC#276892

By boarderlib -  Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:44 pm
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- Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:44 pm #276892

This is just me spit balling again. You may also want to look into a way of insulating the tent from your house temps too. Possibly a Styrofoam shell on the outside of it. That should help keep the temps inside to a minimum. Just thinking.

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