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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by amelius on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:12AM (#24028820)
> but the reality is that they're actually pretty damned good machines

... if you ignore the energy consumption, which is the whole point of the video.

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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by arkanciscan on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:43AM (#24028994)
Marginal energy consumption is ignorable
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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by amelius on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:44AM (#24028998)
We could probably use some numbers here.
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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by Retric on Sunday August 02, 2020 @01:38PM (#24030087)
It varies by device and local conditions, but for single tube units a 50% loss in efficiency is not uncommon. In the worst case the air your sucking into the room is extremely humid and you waste a lot of energy constantly condensing water only to then heat that same air and blow it out the room.
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