Anyone have a Dyson Hot-Cold ffan device?

[Max]

Spare bedroom has casement windows...don't want to spend $500 on installing an AC unit. Reviews on the Dyson say it's a great small room heater...no much info on the cooling aspect.

[morfiend]

 Max,

  Are you looking to cool or heat or both?   You can get a stand alone AC unit,looks like a dehumidifier,they come in 8000 btu's and up I think the largest one I've seen was 12000 btu's.

   I'm not sure of pricing down your way but up here they're about the same as a comparable window shaker! You can pick up one of those oil filled heaters to do the heating side if needed and the whole thing,both units should be under the $500,plus you can move either unit anyplace you might need them.



   

[Max]

Morfiend,

It's mainly cooling that I'm interested...already have one of those oil filled radiator heaters, which actually works well.

I have a casement AC unit in my bedroom and a downstairs 20K BTU wall unit, which keeps the house reasonably cool on a 85+ o day. The portable AC's require a vent outlet. I watched a You Tube where someone replaced one of his Anderson casement operables with Plexi-Glass, cut a 4" hole to accommodate the portable vent outlet (which is a necessity to exhaust hot air).

The spare bedroom isn't used all that much but can get pretty hot. The Dyson Hot-Cold seemed to be a reasonable cure for less than $350 but web reviews mainly mention the heating commentary.

[xbrit]

see pm Max

[jimson]

From what I can see the Dyson doesn't actually have an air conditioning function. Cool mode is just a fan. If you want real cooling you need something that uses freon and all that.

[Max]

That appears to be the case, having done a bit of research. I suppose the best bet is to find a store that has one on display and check it out in person.

[jeep00]

You know it's a heat wave when a Vermonter wants air con. 
I figure we'll be back in the 70's by the end of next week Max then snow for labor day to match memorial day lol

[pembquist]

Like the other dyson stuff (vacuum, blade hand drier) that I've seen, the blade less fan is clever and creative and cool but the job it does can be done by ordinary devices for much less money. It is an air circulator which makes you feel cooler because a breeze aids evaporation of your perspiration. Any fan will do the same thing but if it is to hot for a simple box fan to provide relief than you will need an AC to change the room air temp. I'm a fan of ordinary fans, I like the breeze and the sound for sleeping, I have the ordinary box fans, and the kind on a pole that pivots automatically. They work well as long as the humidity is low.

[morfiend]

 Max,


  I wasn't aware those units needed venting,makes sense though as I wondered how the hot air was handled!

   I don't think it would be too difficult to vent a unit though,checked the utube vid and that looks like a simple operation to change out.  I've looked at the dysons and they are great fans but......  I first noticed them a few years back in F1 racing!!!  the drivers used small ones to keep cool,or to have a breeze....

  Max do you have a dehumidifier?  reducing the humidity can make it feel cooler even if the temp stays the same.


   I have a 2 and 1/2 ton Frigidaire HAVC unit to cool my house,of course up in Canada we only need to run it 1 or 2 days a year!!!!     Ya right it's 90 degrees outside right now!!!


   

[Max]

Thanks for all the replies. Think I'll look into a casement window AC vs the Dyson...cost is more or less the same and a 9K BTU AC will afford actual cold air