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03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:39 pm

Rafe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:33 pm

Take Down Sicko wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:13 pm ...Good pick. I recently bought an LG 7500 BTU window unit from Home Dopey but havent installed it yet. I mainly bought it for emergency use but will most likely use it in conjunction with my home A/C on specially hot summer days.

It's still running!

It cools the shed/studio/thing down so fast, even when it's in direct sunlight, that I thought briefly about another window unit for upstairs. We don't have a dual zone system, and the thermostat is on the staircase landing between floors. I guess it's a decent compromise place to put it, but on baking hot August days there can be almost 8 degrees difference between downstairs and up. The central A/C has to run like crazy if we want to keep the upstairs around 76...and then the downstairs is a chilly 70ish. So I figured for a few hundred bucks we could ease the load on the central system and still keep the upstairs comfortable.

Then I read the HOA rules. What they can't see behind the back fence is fine, but anything hanging out of any upstairs window is a no-go and would have HOA Karens threatening to fine us.

We do HVAC installs/replacement/repairs. It is very likely that a zoning damper system could be installed that would correct your problem. We don't do Houston but there are many companies out that way who could put in a damper system for you. You don't have to change any of your HVAC equipment. It would just be a matter of a zone control board, two new stats, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. A couple motorized dampers installed in your ductwork to isolate downstairs from upstairs. Depending on duct modifications needed it could be done for around 4 grand. It would be the next best thing to having two systems and a whole lot cheaper.