orchidsews

The attic is my woman cave,but a/c does not seem to 'make it' that far very well,so hunny is checking into those portable a/c. Any one have those or another solution? I asked about checking duct work and got the 3-eyed look

Sandygirl

I have the same set up. Hot air rises! Ductwork is not going to help. I have a window A/C in my space. It is in the adjoining room but it works for me. I bought a new one last summer. It has a remote control....who knew?! You do need to make sure that the BTU's support the size of the area.

When outside temps get up there later in the summer, i put a small fan in front of the air conditioner to help push the cool air into the next room.

Hopefully I will be moving my sewing room into the next room if my DH puts his hobby in the newly waterproofed basement!

Sandy.

QuiltnNan

i'm thinking of getting one of those, too. i was just wondering about the humidity. the old window a/c's dripped water outside. does water accumulate in the machine on the floor that would need to be emptied?

elseebee

My hubby bought me one for my sewing room, which is in the basement. Mine has a heater element, too. He made a small wooden stand for it to keep it off the carpet just in case it leaked, but it has a water pan in the bottom that he empties occasionally and there's been no overflow problem. Since these units vent out through a tube to the window, be sure you check around the window for air leaking in. A small piece of insulation will take care of any problem. I love mine and was able to get in my sewing room all through our very cold winter. In a few weeks when July is miserable, I'll switch to air-conditioning!

Tartan

Check the voltage it will need and it sounds like a good solution.

Sandygirl

No , the window a/c does not leak in the room. I love mine!

sandy

Sandygirl

dang! Wish mine had a heater element too! Learn something new every day!

i just turn on my iron to heat up my room LOL!
sandy

heronlady

The room where I sew does not get any airflow through the one register in the room. Two different heating/cooling companies could not determine why. My husband found online for about $60 a register cover that incorporates two small fans which literally suck air up through the duct and into the room. It has a small on/off switch on the register cover, which I turn to "on" when I'm in the room working, and I turn it off when the room isn't being used. It plugs in to a nearby wall receptacle. Works like a charm and impact on the utility bill is undetectable. Google Airflow Industries.
Maybe this would work for you.

Jingle

I have a small window A/C unit in my sewing room. It cools very well,

Stitchit123

My sister has one of those portable A/C's . Her house was gigantic 3bds - 3 baths, off of an open span LR and kitchen and the house was 80ft wide by 60ft deep with 24ft Cathedral ceilings and I was shocked that that small machine kept her house very cool. Her electric bill went down by almost $300. a month by not using her central air unit. I am not a fan of AC but if I was I'd get one.