Our through the Wall Sleeve Air Conditioner..

UPDATE!

Problem ONE is solved. With the right persuader, one can move mountains. All I need is a dolly to cart it out of here (& bring the new one in when I purchase it).

There is not an adapter that will take you from 220 and deliver

Your 220 circuit might have 2 110 legs with a ground. It may or may not have a neutral depending on age and code requirements when installed.

Your new 110 circuit needs 1 110 leg, a ground, and a neutral. These changes can be made in the breaker panel with the wires that you have, but only by someone who knows what it is they are doing.

No, but a contractor could make short work out of converting the outlet to a pair of 110's. Any chance the 13200 is also available in 220?

HTH Pop

Yes, it's true, I other than a bit of irrigation work, I have never done anything electrical. The fact that I asked about a converter/adapter is because the salesguy at an appliance dealer told me they existed. The guy at Radio Shack tried to sell me a $48 & a $18 set of converters he claimed would do the job. I pointed out there was no ground & he tells me "...it's not needed." HAHAHA

Right now I got new 8000 BTU running & it is running well. With all three computers. Computers are all on UPSs & seem to be ok. I hope to get someone to convert the existing 220 to 110 as another suggested.

Thanks for your response!

Excellent suggestion! Convert the 220 into 2 110s.

As I stated in another reply, I got the 8000 BTU unit installed & running. Room when from 89 to 77F & is still dropping.

Thanks for your reply!

He's selling kits that will allow you to plug your electric razor into

Or buy a 220 Volt AC. There are none that are smaller? 220 V appliances are more efficient than 110. OTOH, too big a unit is not good. I forget how to explain that.

No, the 13200 BTU was the smallest I could find locally. An item this large is usually pricey to have it shipped plus we needed it ASAP. I bought the 8000 BTU unit & it is working & the computer room is darn right chilly now.

Thanks for your response!

You did the right thing. Going that large, the unit would not run long enough for proper dehumidification. You end up with a cold clammy room.

mm posted for all of us... I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

How so?

Fwiw, I didn't say that.

But I did say this.

That's what I've heard for 40 years. Maybe an engineer can explain it.

Minor differences. Motors will start faster, pull less amps (but the same watts that we pay for ) so they can use smaller wires. Operating cost is the same.

Hmmm. This post is very destructive to my mental state! It's somethign like being told my wife of 40 years has always been cheating on me.

mm posted for all of us... I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

Only the last 7 years, she had a lesbian relationship before that.

I've learned that overkill is *good*!

That is, if you want to save money on the AC power-usage.

You can run it for maybe 15min each hour or two, and it gets cold enough, and gets rid of the humidity.

(Of course, only if you don't mind being the controller for it.)

Works for me.

David

Oh, I must add that I place a LARGE fan in front of the AC, and it blasts the air into a circuit around the room.

So most (maybe all?) of the humid air gets run through the AC.

D.