Ron,
I used to have a gas fired A/C unit, and while it did cool well, it
didn't de-humidify. Here in Central Texas we need to drop out 50 ` 90%
humidity just as much as we do our 100 deg temperatures. Freon A/C
have a boiling point for the refrigerant somewhere below 0 deg F. Gas
fired systems put out cold water that is circulated to the indoor coil
that is above 32 deg F. This high temperature will not dehumidify
nearly as much as the much colder freon system. I think these systems
are still available, they were a few years ago, but in all but the
driest climates they are not worth considering. I think my unit was
made by Arkla Survel. Arkla Survel has been bought out by Dometic.
Peace,
Pat
Ron Schmittou wrote:
> Also value for Dollar you will probably be much better off long term
> converting your major appliances to propane and get a large underground
> storage tank. This way all the heavy loads are now powered by on site
> gas storage. The Generator can then be run off the same source. There
> use to be A/C units that were propane powered as well, but I think these
> are pretty much history now. With that said, you can probably run the
> rest of your house on 15kw, unless you have a very large house.
>
> Ron Schmittou
>
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