Portable battery powered aircon

[Dave_P]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1253665084/zero-breeze-the-worlds-coolest-portable-air-condit

 

What do we think folks? Could be useful on a boat. Charge while cruising, turn on in cabin when moored. Or run off a shoreline.

 

 

[Kwacker]

I would say that the Bluetooth speaker and charging functions would mean that it wouldn't go straight in the bin.

My experience of portable aircon is that you are better off with a wet towel and a fan.

[RLWP]

I would say that the Bluetooth speaker and charging functions would mean that it wouldn't go straight in the bin.

It doesn't sew on buttons, make toast or forecast the weather. How have they missed these important features off!

 

Richard

[ditchcrawler]

So it cools a 50 square foot room, a Narrowboat back cabin at the most. Is it in production yet or just a good idea?

[Bobbybass]

50 square feet...?

 

My 'head clearance' is just over 6 feet...so that means it could do....about 3 feet...by 3 feet...?

 

3x3x6= 54....

 

So...I would need nearly 3 units for my back cabin....

[Tam & Di]

50 square feet...?

 

My 'head clearance' is just over 6 feet...so that means it could do....about 3 feet...by 3 feet...?

 

3x3x6= 54....

 

So...I would need nearly 3 units for my back cabin....

 

It seems a slightly odd way to state its capability, but 50 square feet is a room just over 7 ft x 7 ft - if defined as square feet it takes no account of the height.

It really should quote the capability in cubic feet to make any sense.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Tam & Di

[WotEver]

50 square feet...?

 

My 'head clearance' is just over 6 feet...so that means it could do....about 3 feet...by 3 feet...?

 

3x3x6= 54....

 

That's cubic feet, Bobby.

[Robbo]

 

That's cubic feet, Bobby.

The sales blurb is poo, quote "Zero Breeze is capable of cooling a 50 square feet room down to 44 ℉", so the room size is not really specified and down from what?

[WotEver]

The sales blurb is poo, quote "Zero Breeze is capable of cooling a 50 square feet room down to 44 ℉", so the room size is not really specified and down from what?

 

Exactly.

[IanM]

 

That's cubic feet, Bobby.

 

Surely cubic feet would be the best way to work out how much it can cool, not square feet.

[RLWP]

 

Surely cubic feet would be the best way to work out how much it can cool, not square feet.

 

The Americans often use square feet to describe the size of apartments

 

Richard

[IanM]

I can understand that for apartments as people are more interested in floor areas and assume the ceilings are high enough to stand up in. However cooling air is a volume thing.

[ditchcrawler]

50 square feet...?

 

My 'head clearance' is just over 6 feet...so that means it could do....about 3 feet...by 3 feet...?

 

3x3x6= 54....

 

So...I would need nearly 3 units for my back cabin....

That was my first thought and then felt they meant floor area. A bit pointless as the room could be 6fh high or 16 foot high.

[Chewbacka]

As this is a compressor a/c then there will be as much hot air out the back as cold air out the front, so you will benefit from a high ceiling so you can have a layer of hot air at the roof and a layer of cold air low down. Unless you can dump the hot air outside of the room it is just going to give you a cool draught and a hotter room.

I can't see it being much use on a boat.

[RLWP]

I can understand that for apartments as people are more interested in floor areas and assume the ceilings are high enough to stand up in. However cooling air is a volume thing.

It is, and to give potential investors an idea of capability, the designer is specifying the size of apartment it will cool

 

Richard

[WotEver]

As this is a compressor a/c then there will be as much hot air out the back as cold air out the front, so you will benefit from a high ceiling so you can have a layer of hot air at the roof and a layer of cold air low down. Unless you can dump the hot air outside of the room it is just going to give you a cool draught and a hotter room.

I can't see it being much use on a boat.

Yup, it comes with a hose to dump the hot air outside.