Portable air con unit

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Portable air con unit

Post by Daubz1977 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:39 am

Hi all,

Im concerned that in summer my loft may get to hot for my ants, would it be possible to put a portable air con unit up there, im asking because i have heard that ants and air dont mix.

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ants i keep:-
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger

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Re: Portable air con unit

Post by Daubz1977 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:55 pm

Im planning on building some walls and boxing off an area in my loft which i will air condition with a small portable air con unit.
ants i keep:-
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger

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Re: Portable air con unit

Post by Deansie26 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:01 pm

I don't see why not if controlled with a thermostat and cold air is not directly blowing on colonys, sure Andrew dill pop in if there is a problem.

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Re: Portable air con unit

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:50 pm

The ultimate solution to the climate problem is to control the room, not the enclosure. This is the case when temperature is too high as well as too low. I have, several times, used a chiller and a heater together so the room is held exactly at 24C. Nice idea, let us know how it develops.

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Re: Portable air con unit

Post by Daubz1977 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:30 am

Thanks for the advice, i would cool the whole room but when i mentioned that to the wife she had her kill face on, think she may have been concerned about the energy bill.
ants i keep:-
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger

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Re: Portable air con unit

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:17 pm

Daubz1977 wrote:Thanks for the advice, i would cool the whole room but when i mentioned that to the wife she had her kill face on, think she may have been concerned about the energy bill.
Honestly, if there one thing a woman knows how to do well its spoil a good party! (Ehmmm, thats excluding our female members here who, I am sure, were they married to you, would help you wire the equipment to bring about your domestic climate adjustment! :) )

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