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GEnerally not a good idea. All you=E2=80=99re ding spraying mineral =
filled=20
water on the coil, which when the water dries, leaves behind a=20
mineral (scale) build up. Scale is one of the best insulators and=20
will do nothing but inhibit the cooling. If you say, but we have=20
very soft water (i.e. little or no minerals), while that may be true,=20
then you have a low pH water (acidic) and the coil fins will be soon=20
eaten away. No win, either way.
The best thing you can do is make absolutely sure that coils in your=20
system are CLEAN. Remove all dirt, fuzzies, leaves, obstructions, etc.
that can and will restrict the designed cooling.
Good luck.
Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
(27 years experience industrial/commercial water treatment)
From: Robert nogueira=20
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 3:19 PM
To: Shop-talk=20
Subject: [Shop-talk] Cooling down an air conditioner
I've got a window mounted A/C in my garage. It generally does a pretty =
good job of cooling it down but now that the daily high is over 100 (f) =
it is having a problem and is tripping the breaker after running a hour =
or so in mid afternoon ( unit gets full sun).
Question: would installing a fine water mist sprayer behind the =
evaporator coil easy the load on the compressor thus allowing it to =
continue to cool?
For the few weeks I have this problem it is not worth the cost of wiring =
and installing a larger unit.
Thanks for any thoughts
Bob Nogueira=20
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<DIV>GEnerally not a good idea. All you=E2=80=99re ding spraying =
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<DIV>water on the coil, which when the water dries, leaves behind a =
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<DIV>mineral (scale) build up. Scale is one of the best insulators =
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<DIV>will do nothing but inhibit the cooling. If you say, but we =
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<DIV>very soft water (i.e. little or no minerals), while that may be =
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<DIV>then you have a low pH water (acidic) and the coil fins will be =
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<DIV>eaten away. No win, either way.</DIV>
<DIV>The best thing you can do is make absolutely sure that coils in =
your </DIV>
<DIV>system are CLEAN. Remove all dirt, fuzzies, leaves, =
obstructions,=20
etc.</DIV>
<DIV>that can and will restrict the designed cooling.</DIV>
<DIV>Good luck.</DIV>
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got a window mounted A/C in my garage. It generally does a pretty good =
job of=20
cooling it down but now that the daily high is over 100 (f) it is having =
a=20
problem and is tripping the breaker after running a hour or so in mid =
afternoon=20
( unit gets full sun).<BR><BR>Question: would installing a fine water =
mist=20
sprayer behind the evaporator coil easy the load on the compressor thus =
allowing=20
it to continue to cool?<BR>For the few weeks I have this problem it is =
not worth=20
the cost of wiring and installing a larger unit.<BR>Thanks for any=20
thoughts<BR><BR>Bob Nogueira=20
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