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Post by hadaja on Oct 10, 2024 14:57:29 GMT -6
Nice to get opinions from fellow studio owners/usrs.
My space is 9 x 4 metres so when I built this I knew a Whisper quiet Air con unit was a must.
But everyones room is different.
And yours is very different.
So after posting your scenario you have a range of ideas now.
I would get now talk to a professional and see what options they could provide with the insights you have now gained.
And yes this will cost some $$$.
So it depends on how much longer do you want to put up with heat versus paying some $$$ for something boring like air flow corrections.
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Post by ericn on Oct 11, 2024 13:40:32 GMT -6
Ran into a friend who’s husband is an HVAC contractor and sent him your pics, warned against adding more vents. HVAC is about balance a common mistake by people who add a room on the cheap is they just run vents and returns and screw up the system for the rest of the house ( don’t want to see the wife kill you). If you do go this route at the very least put control able dampers on any vent or returns so you can shut the room down when not in use.
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Oct 14, 2024 13:11:15 GMT -6
You may get some small gains adding circulation to your racks to help cool the heat makers down: www.rackfans.com/SP640X.htmlI have three pairs of these (exhaust/intake pairs) and they make about a 10-degree difference in the racks they're in. Not sure if that would translate to the room being cooler. The mini-split I had installed was about $5K but as it's been said, big box places have DIY ones that are like $1500. That was just something I didn't want to mess with myself. I put in a Mitsubishi and it's barely audible. The register boosters seawell posted look like an easy $59 try though. |
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Post by stratboy on Oct 21, 2024 20:53:15 GMT -6
Hey, John
I have a similar problem in my room. It gets a little warm in the summer, because my door is a pro door that seals around the edges so, nowhere for the cold air to go coming in from the vent. From your 1st post, we can see this is the problem because, as you said, the room is cooler with your door open. You have to provide a way for warm air to leave the room so that cool air can come in. To say it another way, closing your studio door is the functional equivalent of putting a piece of wood over each of your HVAC vents.
I see three ways to create an air outlet in your room. Keep in mind that whatever opening you make, it only has to have the same area as the sum of the area of the two inlet vents. Any larger is unnecessary.
1. Cut a hole (or two smaller holes) in the door and cover it (them) with grates. Pros: you’re venting the air into the play room, which already has the HVAC return. It’s also cheap. Cons: more noise gets into and out of your room.
2. Cut a hole in the wall between two studs, cover with grates. Same idea, but depending on what’s in the play room, you can put a couch or chair in front of it to absorb some noise. Or even build a covered channel along the wall for a few feet lined with sound absorbing material that lets air out but dampens some of the sound along the way. Pros: It looks more built in. Better sound control. Cons: A little more cost, a little more skill, tools and materials required.
3. Open the window enough (equivalent area to inlet vents) to install a small window fan, that kind that has two small fans. Get the quietest rated one you can find, or DIY one from plywood and some quiet computer fans. Turn it off during takes if necessary. Pros: no cutting up your house. Inexpensive. You can remove it in the Fall. Cons: it will let in outside noise and put some studio noise out in your front yard.
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