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Day 21(a) - (Morning\afternoon) The Adventure of the New Window AC
Overview:
....sike..
I don't have a real update till later today when lights-out is finished. Though spot checking them this morning while refilling humidifier showed some growth I didn't even have time to bust out the ruler or anything. I got up at 7am and started the new AC window install before it got hot (and rainy). I just finished up now with everything around 3pm. Don't ask technically the swap out only took 2hr, but the re-insulating, finding vibration points to shimmy with rubber padding and foam etc etc all took time not to mention ended up needing to run to the store to pick up some more foam.
Good news is while I was gone with the lights on the new ac kept the room at 70d (coldest I've ever had it) without even much insulation around the window (just enough to block big gaps), and by mistake before I left I had it on 70... and also it tends to cool the room 1 below the setting (we'll see how long that lasts lol) so I actually had to quickly turn it up before it froze my girls.
Thus far it's done all this without ever drawing the 6.2-6.3 amps it's rated for, which is interesting cause I had it on high (which is crazy loud but also crazy air flow cooling with compressor on and only could spot peeks of 5.8-5.9, maybe if I put dehumid on it'll pull the full thing.... whatever i'm rambling... bottom line, thus far after a couple hours she's working good and doing what I wanted. Too boot, checking with the dba sound meter, with the fan on low, and with the exception of the exact moment the compressor kicks on\off she runs 2-3db quieter @55-56dba (advertised 54 but my install is um..less than 'standard'). Now with the fan on medium it runs same as old one at 58dba, and it's 63 with it on high, I can't think of a time I'm ever going to even need high. The only down side is the compressor kicking off (way more than on) is like loud...actually not so much loud as is shakes my fucking wall, my last one did that too but it was like louder inside but less 'vibration' in the wall\window itself... if you know what I'm trying to say, it was more of a contained sound. I share a nearby wall with a neighbor (townhomes) and it's her bedroom, I hope she don't notice, cause I do - eh maybe some I can tweak a little when I feeling up to it.
I will do real update tonight with daily photos,etc. I will also try some training tonight, the girls both needed some this morning, beotches is getty too bushy for their own good. Side note I picked up some pvc stuff today from THD, gonna make me some cute little light traps for the 2-3" side\cord vents that I keep open, easy as pie with some 2" pvc and some 90d turn-na-ma-bob pieces. Now I just gotta find that crappy hack saw i know I have somewhere in the garage. Exhausted - I'm not the diy type skill wise, even though mentally and at heart I am.
Time to relax and enjoy a frozen Mai Tai and then cook me a steak for a job well done...well at least for a job-done. LMAO.
Overview:
....sike..
I don't have a real update till later today when lights-out is finished. Though spot checking them this morning while refilling humidifier showed some growth I didn't even have time to bust out the ruler or anything. I got up at 7am and started the new AC window install before it got hot (and rainy). I just finished up now with everything around 3pm. Don't ask technically the swap out only took 2hr, but the re-insulating, finding vibration points to shimmy with rubber padding and foam etc etc all took time not to mention ended up needing to run to the store to pick up some more foam.
Good news is while I was gone with the lights on the new ac kept the room at 70d (coldest I've ever had it) without even much insulation around the window (just enough to block big gaps), and by mistake before I left I had it on 70... and also it tends to cool the room 1 below the setting (we'll see how long that lasts lol) so I actually had to quickly turn it up before it froze my girls.
Thus far it's done all this without ever drawing the 6.2-6.3 amps it's rated for, which is interesting cause I had it on high (which is crazy loud but also crazy air flow cooling with compressor on and only could spot peeks of 5.8-5.9, maybe if I put dehumid on it'll pull the full thing.... whatever i'm rambling... bottom line, thus far after a couple hours she's working good and doing what I wanted. Too boot, checking with the dba sound meter, with the fan on low, and with the exception of the exact moment the compressor kicks on\off she runs 2-3db quieter @55-56dba (advertised 54 but my install is um..less than 'standard'). Now with the fan on medium it runs same as old one at 58dba, and it's 63 with it on high, I can't think of a time I'm ever going to even need high. The only down side is the compressor kicking off (way more than on) is like loud...actually not so much loud as is shakes my fucking wall, my last one did that too but it was like louder inside but less 'vibration' in the wall\window itself... if you know what I'm trying to say, it was more of a contained sound. I share a nearby wall with a neighbor (townhomes) and it's her bedroom, I hope she don't notice, cause I do - eh maybe some I can tweak a little when I feeling up to it.
I will do real update tonight with daily photos,etc. I will also try some training tonight, the girls both needed some this morning, beotches is getty too bushy for their own good. Side note I picked up some pvc stuff today from THD, gonna make me some cute little light traps for the 2-3" side\cord vents that I keep open, easy as pie with some 2" pvc and some 90d turn-na-ma-bob pieces. Now I just gotta find that crappy hack saw i know I have somewhere in the garage. Exhausted - I'm not the diy type skill wise, even though mentally and at heart I am.
Time to relax and enjoy a frozen Mai Tai and then cook me a steak for a job well done...well at least for a job-done. LMAO.