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Old 10-07-13, 06:18 AM   #3
jeff5may
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How many BTU is the poor victim rated for? Can you still use the old condenser, or did it let out its charge? I'm asking because I have a similar project thought up. I've heard of others running the entire A/C unit as an outdoor unit to improve performance, but haven't got much follow-up after the fact. From what I've seen, the two heat exchangers in the window unit together have roughly the same heat transfer area as a mini-split outdoor unit of similar capacity.

Once again, you are the man! You could sell those water heater tubes with bung on the internet for the fame and fortune, dude. Looks perfectly industrial to me. They could be repurposed as wort chillers or moonshine condensers for even better marketability. I wish I had a garage with a machine shop.
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