I'll address the heat from the hose first as it has been brought up in another individual's view on a vendor's forum. Because of that warning I have monitored it closely. I am sitting 6 feet from the hose and have been in the same room within 8 feet of it all day. No heat has radiated from the hose or leaked into the room. I followed the directions as they highlight this as a potential issue. I made a cardboard cutout for the exhaust fitting with two holes for the existing porthole's screws. They hold the cardboard in place while the outlet fitting is held to the cardboard by friction and duct tape. Although not in the least leak proof, all the heat is blowing out the porthole. In two days use there has been no problem and I will again have to raise the thermostat to 80F to prevent our freezing tonight.
The drainage portion of the directions is the weakest. However, the extracted moisture becomes part of the cooling process. As long as you have the unit setup correctly, drainage is not an issue. You cannot continuously drain into the bilge because the unit is utilizing that water. IF, there is too much condensate collected, lights will blink and you then enter a 3 step draining process. I practiced it yesterday, but have had no need to manually drain the unit. I *think* that some of the accumulated condensate is used as in a wet engine exhaust to cool the exhaust system hose. This may be another reason we haven't had a radiated heat issue - the exhaust hose is only warm to the touch. These things wouldn't sell to computer network outfits if they did not work. At least at COSTCO, you can take it back if it doesn't work in your environment. Again, I had the same two concerns and both were obviated by following the instructions. Although you could argue that the remote control is intuitive, you had best read that portion of the manual as well or you could end up removing the Earth's humidity! Ron From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Ideal Low Cost A/C For Liveaboard? 41Dba Sound Level DO NOT do the portable AC unit, it is VERY in efficient, you have to drain the water out of it every day, and the heat from the hose almost negates the bennifits of the ac unit. Buy a window unit and find a place to install it. Marine air is very expensive to buy and costly to operate. _____ Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy <http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000006> recipes for the grill.
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