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AIR CONDITIONING sa AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE & REPAIR sa AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONING sa ENERGY MANAGEMENT sa GEOTHERMAL ENERGY sa HEAT PUMP sa HUMIDITY CONTROL sa VENTILATION xx HOUSE Evaporation cooling, an inexpensive form of air conditioning. A surplus squirrel-cage blower pulls hot air over paint rollers soaking in water. This causes the water to evaporate into the air and lower the ambiant temperature. Cooler air is then exhausted from this evaporative type of "air conditioner". Adding a sunbowl heater element can convert it into a heater for winter use. How to buy a central air conditioning system for your home. How to keep cool for less. Tips on how to keep indoor temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below outdoor temperatures without an air conditioner. A look at what ventilating fans, air conditioning and insulation can do to improve home comfort. Air conditioner camouflage unit is a bookshelf with plastic grating between the shelves above and below the air conditioner. How to choose a central air conditioner. Tip: Insulate your window air conditoner with pieces of foam insulation during the winter. Air conditioners. A look at types of units available and how they work, desirable features, and installation. Cooling down the house. Guidelines to determine if you need a high efficiency air conditioner. Installing an air conditioner in a concrete wall. How to relieve the space pinch in your house. Part 4. (1) Doorway framing, (2) hanging an accordion-fold door, (3) through-the-wall installation of an air conditioner, (4) insulating and paneling, (5) installing a suspended ceiling and (6) laying self-adhesive carpet tiles. Landscaping tips that help conceal the exterior condensor unit of the home air conditioner. How to install a central air conditioning unit for your home. Photos show step-by-step installation of a system specifically designed for do-it-yourself installation. Includes guidelines for determining your home's cooling needs. How to install a through-the-wall air conditioner. How to control the sun. Heat controlling concepts to keep your house cool in the summer with less energy consumption. How to install a central air conditioner. Six tips that cut air conditioning bills in half. Wordless Workshop suggests how to build a decorative lattice cover for an air conditioner's outdoor coil unit. Removable sections of picket fencing are used to conceal an air conditioning cooling coil. Tips on using vapor barriers and insulation to prevent air conditioning ducts from condensing out water vapor when they run through a crawl space. Tip on installing antivibration padding on a rooftop-mounted air-conditioning unit. A comparative report on high-efficiency room air conditioners. Basic considerations when replacing a furnace, central air conditioner or water heater. Compressor protector. Timer prevents an air conditioning compressor (or a refrigerator or freezer compressor) from re-starting within 5 minutes of a power failure or brownout. This helps protect the compressor motor from burning out. Est. cost: $22. Fifty-five ways to cut air conditioning costs. How to air condition a ductless house. Tips on cooling your home with one big room air conditioner. How to install a through-the-wall air conditioner. Tip: Use water cooling to keep a west-window air conditioner from overheating. Size your air conditioner to save money by using this "cooling load estimate" form for room air conditioners. Tips on cutting a hole in the wall of a wood-frame house and installing a room air conditioner. Tip on using a window air conditioner plumbed into your furnace return-air duct to form a "central" air conditioner. Steps to make an air conditioner work more efficiently. How to improve air conditioner efficiency. Keeping your cool. Cost-saving ways to cool your house in addition to electric air conditioning. Buyer's guide to central air conditioners. How to determine if central air is better for your house than separate room units. Tips from a professional on how to reduce the cost of air conditioning and increase the life of air conditioning equipment. How to install a central air conditioning system that is designed for do-it-yourself installation in conjunction with a forced air heating system. Tips given on how to ease the strain on a window air conditioner during the hottest days of the year. Computer program will calculate the required size air conditioner (in BTU's) which you need to air condition your home. It takes into account heating devices, people, windows, local climate, etc. Written in BASIC. Installing a through-the-wall air conditioner. Install your own central air conditioning. Plywood platform attaches to the outside sill of a window to support a window air conditioner. Simplifies do-it-yourself installation. How to get by with minimum air conditioning. Operating tips to keep your electric bills down. How to install a central air conditioning unit on your forced air furnace. Forty ways to cool your house this summer and save money in the process. Usable heat from an air conditioner. Tips on installing the General Electric Hot Water Bank heat exchanger to help heat your water with waste heat from your air conditioner condensor. Air-conditioner protection circuit. Prevents motor burnout resulting from momentary power interruption. Designed for 115-volt window units requiring 12 to 20 amperes of current. A fan-delay timer for air conditioning. Save on cooling costs by purging cool air trapped in an air-conditioning system when the compressor stops. Est. cost: $18. Air conditioner protector prevents compressor damage due to brownouts or blackouts, and also boosts operating efficiency up to 15%. Est. cost: $49. Energy-efficient home cooling. How to fine tune your air conditioner for greatest efficiency, plus some alternatives to air conditioning to cool a home in the summer. Air-conditioning guide. These worksheets can help trim your cooling costs. A computerized version of the worksheet, written in BASIC, is also included. Simple, inexpensive improvements to help cool a house. A guide to finding and operating the best high-efficiency air conditioners. Both central systems and room air conditioners are considered. Tip: Install an air conditioner in a fireplace for summer use, then remove it for winter use of the fireplace. Cold comfort. A guide to installing mini-duct air conditioning in an old house. Tip: How to save energy and improve the efficiency of air conditioning units by planting sunflowers around the concrete slab that the outside unit sits on. How evaporative cooling systems work, plus tips on installation and maintenance. Compressor guard device. Protect air conditioner, refrigerator and freezer motors from damage during power blackouts or brownouts. This timing device will not allow the electric motors in compressors to restart until 4.5 minutes have elapsed. This gives the system pressures time to equalize. Build the compressor-mate. Prevent the compressors found in refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners from restarting for 5-minutes following a power outage. Central control for non-central (window) air conditioning units utilizes X-10 remote-control devices. How to install a window air conditioner through a hole in an outside wall. That way, you can still choose between using the conditioner or just opening the window. How to keep cool for less money. Tips to reduce heat build-up in your house and lower cooling costs. How to install a room air conditioner through the outside wall of a room. Insulated wooden box covers window air conditioner during the winter. How to install a room air conditioner through the wall. Air conditioners. How they work and how to buy one. Both room and central units are discussed. Installing a through-the-wall air conditioner. Central air conditioning. An equipment overview, how systems work, air conditioner maintenance, etc. A protective enclosure for a window air conditioner for winter. Home improvement article discusses the choice of air conditioning for your home. Plastic film duct work turns a window air conditioner into a central unit by directing airflow through forced air furnace. Decorative whatnot shelf conceals the inside portion of a window air conditioner. Tips on selecting, installing and maintaining a room air conditioner. Tips on cooling your house with one high-BTU window air conditioner. New ways to cut cooling costs. How to get the most for your air conditioning dollar. New equipment and maintenance tips. How one man uses the heat output from an air conditioning system to heat the water for his household needs. Est. cost: $200. Oversized condensing coil attached to a house air conditioning system is cooled by passing swimming pool water over the coil. In this way, the pool water is heated as the house is cooled. Est. cost: $150. Use the exhaust heat from a built-in air conditioning system to heat hot water for a household of 4 people. Will provide a 40-degree rise in temperature as the water flows through the heat exchanger. Est. cost: $150. Add ceiling-level cold air return ducts to improve your air conditioning system. Energy miser for air conditioners. Build this device to control the cycling time of your central air-conditioning system. Designed for 24-volt DC control systems. Est. cost: $30. Decorative folding screen to conceal air conditioner and deflect its cool air away from beds, etc. How to buy window air conditioners. Buyer's guide to choosing an energy-efficient window air conditioner. How to cool your home and still save energy. Tip: Conceal a thru-the-wall air conditioner with a fabric wall hanging when the unit is not in use. Cooling trends. Advice on selecting and installing a window air conditioner. Tips on installing your own central air conditioner. How to install a central home air conditioner. | |||||||||
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