I noticed the multiple holes in dash pattern on the exterior. Does this mean it can draw cooling air from the room?
1266859
Yes. It appears that's what they were designed for. You wouldn't want to install these in unheated space above the sheetrock.
806549
Yes air is brought in from the outside. It can be dehumidified / cooled or just fresh air in. It does not reverse and only blow air out
1513386
No, the vent for the heat/air is on top of the unit. It blows air up - plus it wouldn't look too good
49321
the vents are on the sides. the entire back exposes the cooling panel. I don't know why others say it is vented on the back
1753394
It does not block the vents. I'm sure it runs slightly hotter just based on physics :) but I have not noticed anything abnormal. I love the case so far (2 months)
502783
There is an exhaust port. And the air that comes out is hot. But I don't believe dust or debris can escape, since it has a filter there. I've never noticed any dust or debris coming from there.
693183
Yes. You need to vent all the exhaust air out of your place or else the hot air will just recirculate in the room preventing it from cooling the room.
2273371
Not as such. It pretty much clips onto a vent louver directly and doesn't change angles unless the vent does. It works best when at least two of the feet touching the dash.
118291
We do have a window in the room where the warm air vents. From the outside of our house you really can't see the vent. Overall, I would not recommend this unit - it is big and clunky and difficult to drain the water from (which happens often) and for its large size it only cools the master bedroom and not even really the adjoining master bathroom.
492106
The unit usually comes with only one tube for the exhaust to the outside. The problem is that the air that is expelled outside must be replaced inside the room which causes the air conditioner to suck air into the room even though it is closed up through any opening it can find such as under the door or through other openings around windows or walls at the mopboard. I always purchase a second tube for the intake air from outside to replace the exhaust air so that the room can maintain a seal and allow the air conditioner to operate more efficiently instead of drawing unwanted warm air into the room to make up for the exhaust air lost to the outside. When you read the owners information, you can see how to purchase the additional tube and fittings or you can go on-line to get it. I also fabricated my own window insert made out of thick plexiglass for the window connection so that it doesn't look like the window has changed in appearance. I line up the two tubes with the exhaust tube on top as hot air rises and the cooler intake air tube on the bottom. Works perfectly! You will have this problem with any portable air conditioner you buy, but you are lucky that this is one of the few brands that has made provision for you to connect the second intake air tube as most do not.
1351331
I think the ventilation holes are there to allow the heat to flow out. Since its underneath, I don't see how dust will build up too often.
190495
I have two of the double fans (total of four fans) mounted at the top of a closed closet (3ft wide, 7 ft tall) which houses our computer servers and security system hardware. I reversed the mounting on the fans so they are exhaust, blowing the air out of the closet. There is about a 1 to 1 1/2 inch gap at the bottom of the doors where air can be drawn in. The idea is hot air rises and is exhausted while cooler air is pulled in at the bottom. This seems to be working quite well over the past month or so since the install.
32582
The more air flow the better! I have my 2 in a custom box for my Dodge Ram and i had to drill 2 holes and put pvc pipe in for more flow. Works really well :)
1958602
Possibly. The temp controller could be bad and not allowing you to reduce the heat. It is also possible that you are out of refrigerant in your AC system which will eliminate cold air. If the ambient temp allows can you get cooler air by adjusting the temp with the AC off? Also the air divert doors might be stuck in the hot position.
1940220
There is an arrow on the fan that show you the direction the air will flow. If mounted on the rear of the case, You always want the fan to blow air out of your case.
374236
Not a hole (like under the nose) but little holes for ventilation I believe
858023
This didn't apply to me. I built a small hobby paint spray booth and mounted the exhaust fan directly to the wall for direct venting into a crawl space above some eave vents. Input is open with some baffles in front to have consistent airflow across the paint booth.