Portable A/C's; improve with exhaust hose insulation

[petek]

I just received an exhaust hose insulation "blanket" off Amazon to fit onto my ancient portable a/c and it sure made a difference in how well it cools the room. I've always known about this inherent problem with these things but never bothered because it doesn't get used all that often. However the past few days have been miserable and it just wasn't cutting it in getting the room down past about 80 degs. A pretty cheap fix for around $20-$30 . I imagine just wrapping the hose with something else may works just as well if you're handy but right now I'm not handy LOL.

 

[rp2813]

My friend did this to both of his single hose portable units, but he just used blankets he already had. One was kind of quilted. They made a difference by eliminating any noticeable heat radiating from the hose.

I have a single hose portable in my bedroom. It's directly under a window, so the hose only fans out where it makes a tight S bend. it's compressed everywhere else, and that extra density is enough to eliminate the heat factor.

 

[combo52]

Clever idea, I imagine this would help, I’ve never been interested in using a portable air conditioner because they’re inherently much less efficient than one that’s installed in an opening in the wall or in the window itself, but they certainly do Phil void where you’re not allowed to have a unit in the window or you can’t put a unit in the window.

The big problem with them is they use nearly twice as much electricity is a good window unit so it’s not something you’d want to use a lot.

John L