Chill!
May 15th, 2009I’m in Love
I have air conditioning. This is too sweet. I made a new conduit, crammed the wires in, screwed everything to the wall, rigged up a temporary receptacle, and turned it on. Right now I’m waiting for the air to cool down a little so I can install the new motor for the lathe.
Finally I have a workspace that is bearable between May and October. I’m beside myself. I feel like adding a dorm fridge and a chaise lounge.
It takes a fair amount of time to cool the space. I guess 18000 BTUs were not overdoing it. The machine has a “dehumidify” setting. I may give that a shot. I don’t really care if it’s warm, as long as I don’t drip sweat on everything I touch.
The correct receptacle is on the way. I am not going to drive all over Miami, or spend days trying to find it over the phone, talking to “bilingual” employees who speak four words of English. For nine bucks and change, I can have what I want. Sold. I can’t believe Home Depot didn’t have it.
I dread getting grease all over myself, but I console myself with the knowledge that I won’t have to do it again for a while. I can’t wait to hear the Baldor run. I’m hoping the lathe will run smoother. This motor has new bearings, and I assume the pulleys will sit correctly on the shaft.
I can’t stand it. I have to go out there and get to work. Man, this is wonderful.
May 15th, 2009 at 2:16 PM
An “air conditioner”, or more precisely a “refrigerant based air cooling device” dehumidifies the air by default if the evaporator coil temperature is below the dewpoint of the air stream.
That’s where the water comes from which requires a pump or drain line to keep from raising Alligators and Mosquitoes in your basement or crawl space.
The “dehumidify” setting probably justy cycles the compressor on and off to keep the coil below say 70 degrees F rather than the normal 40 or 45 degrees F in order to dump some moisture while at the same time saving some Kw’s.
I don’t know if all the extra starts and stops of the compressor/motor is worth the reduced equipment life you may receive as a result of the wear and tear.
May 15th, 2009 at 10:54 PM
And just think. Air conditioning for many of us used to, and for some of us still does, mean hopping in the car, rolling the windows down and driving real fast.
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Just so you know, the effect is not repeatable on a Bobcat, although it can be achieved on a D7 if you’re going out of control downhill. Sadly it is negated by the severe pucker factor.
May 17th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
The fridge and chaise lounge is a Good Idea. Fridge should be filled with beer, to be consumed only after the power tools are shut off for the day, at which time you will appreciate the lounge. You will be able to sit, drink a brew or 2, and contemplate your tools, machines, and work, both completed and planned.
Life truly doesn’t get any better than that!