I want to add an AC for my summer grow in a 10x12 room. I about froze my wife and dogs to death last year running the central air at 70F. I don’t need to cool 2000 square feet just to bring that room temp down…
This guy got good reviews. True BTU displacement is 5000(rated at 8000). The grow equipment currently displaces roughly 3000 BTU’s. That will increase to around 4000 if I set the third tent up with the COB’s and shut down the small tent with the Bridgelux strips…
My question is, should I scale the ac unit up to 8,000 true BTU’s or will this one suffice for supplemental cooling? The cost Delta is about $140 to upgrade… not sure that is worth the $$$
I kinda decided if I ever go with ac it will be something like a 21+ seer ductless. They cost a decent amount of money, but operating costs are way lower than portable or window unit.
STOP! Don’t buy the 5000. I did, for only about 6x8foot room. Sounded like overkill, right? By the time you figure all the extra heat from all your lights, I came up short on actual canopy temps. In Texas summer, temps still could hit 90 with my 5000 btu unit full blast. Take it for what it’s worth, but you need 10,000 btu
I agree, I would go with the bigger unit. It will maintain a more consistent temp with less effort and stress on the compressor. I just changed to a dual hose portable so it doesnt vent the air and smell outside. Also cools faster not having to vent.
@Poseidon whatever btu’s your room is putting out in terms of heat, multiply that by 3 and that’s the amount in BTU’s you will need to cool off that room, reminding you that those portables emit a lot of heat also from the duct it comes with, so looking into a duct sleeve to reduce some of that heat is wise
outside. Also cools faster not having to vent.