Room/house cooling suggestion

[GroundZero3]

Since I have seen two threads on AC I thought maybe i could get some input. I live in a townhouse that seems to have a problem with cooling the upstairs. I have to turn the AC really low to get any kind of cooling up here. I talk to my father about it and made a very interesting point. The roof has no real ventilation, meaning there is nothing to suck out the hot air so it just sits and bakes the upstairs. What options do I have because im really sick and tired of sitting in my room having the two fans going and still sweating.

I was thinking of getting of ceiling fans, unfortunately whoever built this house didn’t put lights on the ceiling so that is out of the question. I was thinking of a window AC but I wanted to see what else my options are.

I do realize hot air rises but there has to be a way to make the upstairs bearable.

[Pexster]

There are also units where the compressor sits outside and only a small console mounts inside on the wall. I think there can be about 100 feet between them. It also might not be too difficult to add a circuit to feed your ceiling for a fan.

[Sweet]

AS I mentioned in the other thread, we purchased a ductless unit for the upstairs room (approx 400 ft2) two yrs ago approx. The window unit just couldn't handle it. If you check out the other thread, I posted where I bought it at, but I found another site that seemed to have a real great price too. Just research it some.

As Pexter said 'only a small console', in our case it's not too small, maybe 3x1.5' on the wall. It works!!!!!!

also, those rotating long vertical fans could help out without taking up much room.

it's pretty cool nowadays that all this stuff comes with remote controls.....

.....isn't that a dream come true - the one with the most remotes wins!!!! LOL

[jmebonner]

There are also portable units, I believe they use a duct to exchange the heat. You run a duct out a window or something similar. Some have two ducts, one to bring fresh air in, and one for exhaust. Not that cheap, though.

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gjm.0&MID=9876

edit: I can't link directly to the page for some reason. If you scroll down, you'll see it, though. Or search for "portable air conditioner"

[vass0922]

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Originally Posted by GroundZero3

Since I have seen two threads on AC I thought maybe i could get some input. I live in a townhouse that seems to have a problem with cooling the upstairs. I have to turn the AC really low to get any kind of cooling up here. I talk to my father about it and made a very interesting point. The roof has no real ventilation, meaning there is nothing to suck out the hot air so it just sits and bakes the upstairs. What options do I have because im really sick and tired of sitting in my room having the two fans going and still sweating.

I was thinking of getting of ceiling fans, unfortunately whoever built this house didn’t put lights on the ceiling so that is out of the question. I was thinking of a window AC but I wanted to see what else my options are.

I do realize hot air rises but there has to be a way to make the upstairs bearable.

do you live in my house w/o me knowing

same problem here

I tend to avoid my room because of it

I'm guessing if you live in a townhouse that you also live in an area with an HOA

Most HOA's don't allow window air conditioners, particularly on the front of the house.
Just something to consider (believe me I'd already have a window one if I could!)

They once put a note on my door just because I had a fan in the window (yes there is a screen in the window)
My landlord gave them the smackdown on that one, but it was still annoying.

I also do not have any overhead lighting in the room :/

[surreal]

If you have an attic you can make an over head light
Of you can put down insulation in the attic. Most places have roof vents under the shingles on the top edge. /\ actually that's about what it looks like just a narrow gap where the sides meet. 1/32 or so I don't know for sure, but the heat rises.
You probably don't have any insulation up there. Put some in on the floor, it's easily removed when you move if they notice and want you to remove a good improvement
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[RedFury]

Okay, got a couple of questions for you first.

Is the A/C you have existing Central Air, or just a wall/window unit?

If it's a wall/window unit, you could always use your forced air system by turning the switch from "auto" to "on", which will circulate the air throughout the whole house.

If you have radiant heat, you're pretty much up a creek without a paddle...you'll need to run a unit upstairs to keep it cool ( however, the cold air is going to sink down to the main level, so the upstairs unit will work longer to keep the upstairs cool, but will allow you to run the bottom one on a lower setting, or not have to run it as much.

If you have A/C through your furnace ( central air ), then you have a balance issue in your furnace ducting. If you have weak airflow from the upstairs vents, then you have air leaks in the ductwork. I just watched an episode about this very thing on TV a few months ago...not a fun process to find all the leaks and tape them up ( silver metallic tape, not duct tape ) to get proper airflow to the upstairs.

[RedFury]

BTW, ceiling fans are only going to help if there is some level of cool air getting near them for them to scoop it up and distribute it.