Portable air con unit
- Daubz1977
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Portable air con unit
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.
Thanks 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.
Thanks all
ants i keep:-
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger
- Daubz1977
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Re: Portable air con unit
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
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger
- Deansie26
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Re: Portable air con unit
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.
- Acromyrmexbob
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Re: Portable air con unit
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.
- Daubz1977
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Re: Portable air con unit
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
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger
- Acromyrmexbob
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Re: Portable air con unit
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! )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.