Is there a difference between the aluminum hose versus the plastic one, in heat transfer, taking hotter air out of a room? Is one better?
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you will need to insulate either of them, wrap them in fiberglass insulation and duct tape.
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The hose and a plastic window slide mount for the hose come with the unit to discharge the heat/evaporating process. Kind of a bumber as my windows swing out. It is made for windows that slide up so plastic insert can be placed in open bottom of window, which is a security risk if on the 1st floor. Also hose gets quit warm and should be insulated to prevent heat from hose interfering with the cooling of the room. The unit works very well in our 2nd fl Master bed room. But a permanent install would be better, where you back the unit up to a exterior wall hole saw a hole through and install a dryer type vent outside. I hope this explanes it! I bought this because I have been recovering from back surgery in bed and we were having our hottest summer in Alaska. Especially upstairs as we have no central AC. Had my boys install it. Definatly does the job, kept our large bedroom cool.
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We did the exact same thing as the previous costumer stated, we used the hoses that came with the AC unit and moved it back and forth from a living room to a bedroom. The AC unit works great, takes out humidity and provides good AC. It was convenient to have the window kit set up in both rooms all the time.
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I believe it could be used in both places as long as you hook the hose up to a drain so it drains automatically. It produces a good amount of warm dry air do it will heat up either space slightly which wouldn't matter.
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Hi, new guy! One is dedicated intake, one is dedicated output. It makes the entire closed system more efficient. Google AC one hose vs two hose, and you will likely get more educated answers, but I hope mine helps. Two is well worth the money, over time.
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Aluminum cools better than copper/steel but generally costs a lot more and copper/steel is stronger.Originally I had an aluminum radiator from China but returned it because of manufacturing defects.
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Not really, just your typical plastic hose. Gilmours headline for this hose is "the last hose you'll ever buy" what they mean is the last hose you'll ever buy from them..... Want a good top-notch rubber hose? lightweight and flexible.....try the Legacy Flexzilla. you wont regret it.
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Hi, Samantha. Generally, vinyl hoses are less expensive, so that is a plus for the vinyl hoses. However, I bought this rubber hose because I needed one that could withstand hot water (garden variety vinyl hoses are not rated for hot water). Rubber hoses stay fairly flexible in cold weather and tend to kink less. As you probably have determined, good quality rubber hoses are more expensive than vinyl. I hope this helps with deciding on your purchase. Good luck!
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Excuse me but Aluminum transfers heat much more efficient than stainless, as for wearing one out, not in the average 20 yr old person's lifetime.Stainless, Alum is not the problem, the gasket is the wear point.
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I would think you could use on either - just make sure the temperature controller is placed properly. Plastic piping is slower in heat transfer that steel/metal. Not sure if the control should be on fitting (PEX) or the tubing, might have to experiment. Absolutely insulate as best you can, this makes it cheaper to operate. I have used it with the black Armaflex as well as fiberglass, even Styrofoam.
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Yes, you need the hose in order to get the hot air out of the room, otherwise all the unit is doing is putting cool air out the front and hot air out the back.
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My guess is probably YES. Since it's designed for in-line application. Most hard plastic don't melt at low temperatures such as hot air of your central. I have seen those aluminum covered plastic expandable lines used for dryer exhaust, which is hotter than the central air. Also I guess it's the distance away from your central air which is why you are using it. I hope someone else has a better answer for you.
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Yup, though I didn't use it, preferring a somewhat higher-grade product for premium performance (IC Diamond 7 Carat Diamond Thermal Compound in my case; there are other similar products). Incidentally, I found that running a slender bead of T-compound ALONG each of the heat-pipe bottoms - the copper surfaces, not the aluminum (rather than a single blob in the center of the heatsink surface) produced a superior heat-transfer result. Good luck!
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Being that it's actually RUBBER, it's stiffer than plastic hoses, heavier, too. But for my money, I'll always choose rubber over plastic. It lasts lots longer, and doesn't have that god awful smell. You can even drink water from it without getting cancer.
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I've been told that there is better heat distribution with the thicker metal. Hope that helps :)
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The hose is is aluminium and is like like a dryer duct. so yes it does. however i ndidnt use mine, i used pvc pipe to have less turbulence in air flow
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Yes, normal as the hose serves the purpose of getting rid of the warm air inside your apartment. The hose on mine has gotten very hot before but never to the point where I'm worried. I tend to not run it more than 2-4 hours at a time though.