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Comments (1)if you can splice it that will be fine its only 24 volts. but if it didnt burn transformer up you will need to turn power off at indoor and outdoor units...See MoreExperience with inset cabinets in homes without air conditioning
Comments (3)We have a 1916 house and have inset cabinets (some recycled from the 1920s or 1930s and some we had custom made to match twenty years ago). And, of course we have radiators so we don't have central air. In the summer we do put in window air conditioners but perhaps run the air conditioners a total of two weeks out of the summer. The rest of the time the windows are open. We have never had any problem with our cabinets. I also had some matching ones made for a bathroom, and that hasn't been a problem either. I think the secret is to get a really good carpenter who know what he is doing because these are more difficult to make than the full overlay. By the way if you do get the inset and want then to really be period appropriate, make sure to get the visible hinges. Perhaps you live in an area of the country where the humidity is really a huge problem for much of the year, so maybe advice is different for your area....See MoreUndercounter Ice Maker for a home without air-conditioning
Comments (3)Most of the standalone icemakers have short lives for some bizarre reason. I went through two ulines over the years (the company even gave me the second so I'd stop bitching about how bad they were). Perlick comes highly recommended so that's what I'm trying now. I have other Perlick stuff in my outdoor kitchen, so I do believe they are more of "commercial" quality....See MoreAdding Air Conditioning to small house, no duct work/attic
Comments (4)The 9 ft ceilings might be your friend. Look at that level with an eye towards furring down in a way that makes it look like it belongs rather than having been added in. If you try to make it architecturally interesting rather than hiding it, you might make it work. The AHU for minimally-ducted (low static pressure) mini split units are very compact and if you use two or three of them, you may find places to steal enough space for them inside the existing envelope. You might steal the upper reaches of a closet in one room and part of the adjoining room's closet upper reaches for ducting in that room and the next. You may lower the ceiling in an entry area and it can look good. Varying ceiling heights can be pleasing to the eye. I am going to assume that if you don't like the look of the most common, high wall mini splits, you won't like any kind of exposed ducting ;-) There are also ceiling cassette mini splits and floor consoles. Have you seen them?...See Moreanneknapp
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