Substantial posts by Mangled, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 31 of 115 posts are listed.
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Mangled, 1 September 2003Over here in the Netherlands it's is not very common to have HVAC in houses, so I do not know anything about it! :? What do I need for a typical 2 room studio…
knightfly, 2 September 2003Erwin, as far as I know there is no cheap DIY way to do acceptable air conditioning in a small studio - the least expensive window mount AC units would run about…
knightfly, 2 September 2003Congratulations, you've just discovered the "down" side to the mini splits - I had not seen this aspect mentioned in respect to the mini-splits, but was going to mention…
barefoot, 3 September 2003Erwin, I imagine your nights are usually cool there in the Netherlands, yes? If you had a way of getting that cool night air inside, a very well insulated room could…
Mangled, 3 September 2003You're right! My room is extremely soundproof (100dB inside and below 30dB outside!) It has cost me lots of money but it works just great. I can record all night if I…
barefoot, 4 September 2003Cool idea Steve. ;) I would also suggest using curved angle sections to reduce turbulence noise. For a given airflow there is a tradeoffs between fan speed and the…
Mangled, 4 September 2003Hey guys...looks like we're gonne get to the DIY part after all!! :D This looks great! Now if I had an AC unit that could do heating too, the setup is complete! Stupid…
knightfly, 26 September 2003Erwin, I'm not quite sure how this escaped me, sorry I didn't get back sooner - here's a possible unit for your situation. I would recommend getting a unit big enough to…
Mangled, 26 September 2003Thanks Steve, Today I recieved a proposal/quotation of a local contractor and guess what....They came up with the same sort of solution as you mentioned!! 8) The only…
knightfly, 26 September 2003Might be as effective (hard to tell when you're still as ignorant as I am) but certainly more expensive. The split units are about twice the cost of the wall units like…
Mangled, 28 September 2003:D I didn't prompt them! It was their own proposal. One of the things that could be important in your proposal is the tuning of the flow from the wall unit and the…
knightfly, 4 June 2004Just a (major) update - I've since learned from Rod Gervais (thanks Rod, thanks to your help I may upgrade my AC knowledge from "moron" to "woefully inadequate" :? Do…
knightfly, 22 July 2004All I know is that I ran this idea past Rod Gervais, who is VERY knowledgeable on ALL phases of construction, having built everything from outhouses to major hotel…
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sharward, 6 August 2005David's link (above) has rotted out. However, I just found this and I'm getting pretty excited! Soleus Air MAC-10K Recovered from web.archive.org — originally hosted at…
Dan Fitzpatrick, 8 August 2005it's only me, but guess that's better than nothing? :) i think it might be a good option for you, since you are not really planning on recording regularly (noise). one…
sharward, 31 October 2005Rockstar, I quickly dismissed the Soleus unit for a number of reasons... At first because the manufacturer strongly recommended against extending the hoses... But…
sharward, 1 November 2005Ah, OK. Well, it may do so after all... :roll: I drew the "no fresh air for the room" conclusion when looking at this commercial grade portable air conditioner . It…
camistan, 6 November 2005Here is an option for those who already have a pre-existing HVAC system to bring in fresh air. This option can also be used as a "stand-alone" unit. (To directly connect…
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sharward, 24 December 2005What??? :shock: You actually skipped pages in my 40-page (and growing) thread and only skimmed it eight times ?... :roll: Hey man, it only takes a day or two to read…
sharward, 27 December 2005I admit that I haven't done any illustrations of the silencer for my project yet... It's an "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it" situation. :roll: What I plan to do…
sharward, 5 March 2006Welcome to the forum, Ressurrector, and I'm glad you're benefitting from all the wealth of information here. Yes, your illustration pretty much captures the plan I have…
sharward, 16 June 2006I have just sent e-mail to the manufacturer asking for clarification on this... Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:21:57 -0700 [04:21PM PDT] From: Keith Sharward <[removed]> To:…
sharward, 20 June 2006I got a reply... Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:06:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Soleus vong <[removed]> Subject: Re: Do MAC-10K & MAC-12K Supply ROOM with Fresh Air? Hi Keith, How…
sharward, 21 June 2006I received a call from Soleus Air Customer Service in Southern California today. (I left voice mail for them a few days ago, right before I sent them the e-mail…
sharward, 23 June 2006OK, here is (I think) the closest to reality we're going to get. This is the reply I received: Our dual hose units draw fresh air to the room but not in big amounts, it…
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rod gervais, 27 June 2006Keith, Actually my friend - you're very correct that this is an assumption on your part. The 2nd part of your statement is not something you can say with certainty - but…
sharward, 27 June 2006True -- I am assuming, staying on the safe side -- basically, in my mind, a product is guilty until proven innocent, and specs are evidence of innocence on which to base…
sharward, 5 July 2007Hi, Chris, No, no further research or revelations... But in the context of my own project, I have installed a mini-split air conditioner and heat pump on my own, and a…
Mangled, 9 November 2008Hi Jeroen, You are right, it's better to avoid this! Eventually I didn't go for the design in the picture you attached. I used flexible ducts from every in/outlet to the…
Dan Fitzpatrick, 6 October 2009Hi everybody! Been a while since I stopped by. Hi Larry, Don't be shy about starting your own thread! Sounds like you need one. Passive ventilation does work. However…