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Old 11-16-09, 06:24 PM   #16
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Neat movie.. That is a versatile unit. But $1,500 ?? That seems a bit much when we
know that it has about the same amount and type of hardware found in a $80 Walmart window AC..

I'll bet AC_Hacker could build one of those air-to-water pumpers inside of 2 weeks..

It would be nice to have one installed in my basement during the summer..
I could turn off the oil burner all summer and pump that warm damp basement heat into the boiler's 76 gallon water-jacket.

The bonus of a cool dry basement and free distilled water? Can't go wrong..

Edit:
I was just peeking at a small Fedders (R22) room AC and it looks like,
IF the copper lines going to the 'hot' coil are top routed. (I can see one is).
that whole heat-exchanger coil could by sat down inside a small tank.
(With the two copper R22 tubes running out the top).

If the tank was an little wider, another coil (for hot water) could also be
placed inside the tank.
The tank could be filled with a heat transfer medium (cooking oil?)
to get a good transfer of heat into the water filled coil..
Of course the tank would have to be well insulated..

The goal:
To use a cheap room AC for hot water, without having to hack into the refrigerant lines.

Anyone think this might be possible?

Last edited by Xringer; 11-16-09 at 06:55 PM.. Reason: Crazy idea:
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