Are there any propane powered A/C units?

I had asked someone the same question the other day. I found 2 ton units for $1600 but can't find any smaller units.... I'm still looking. I read that there was a company from china that did makes smaller "portable" ones but on a rumor as I can't find anything on this. It's a GREAT idea.

And side note: are these lightening storms gonna come in on NS or what? There's been some awesome lightening out there last few nights, I'm sure you've seen it from your place Alana. It'd be nice to get that rain.

Where'd you find the 2 ton units for $1600? Might be worth the investment to not fear running the A/C and opening my WAPA bill during the summer as it is high enough during the 6-7 months when I don't have to use the A/C.

That's what I normally refer to as heat lightning. It's been quite the night-time show. It would be nice to get some rain. Today's overcast so, hopefully, we will get some to cool things off. Last couple days and nights have been uncomfortably hot. Summer heat seems to be here and in spite of the cost I am eyeing the A/C remote, more and more..................and dreading the cost of using it.

Last couple days and nights have been uncomfortably hot. Summer heat seems to be here and in spite of the cost I am eyeing the A/C remote, more and more..................and dreading the cost of using it.

Take a look at this:

http://www.coolorheat.com/Home_Page.html

or this:

http://www.drinights.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ChiliTech

I couldn't get on the first link.
I have seen items on the 2nd link but wonder how much electricity it would use!
May have to try out one of the mattress pads. Thanks OT.
Last 2 days, have been freezing dampened wash cloths to put around my neck to help reduce heat.
All the fans are doing right now is blow warm air.........

I couldn't get on the first link.
I have seen items on the 2nd link but wonder how much electricity it would use!
May have to try out one of the mattress pads. Thanks OT.
Last 2 days, have been freezing dampened wash cloths to put around my neck to help reduce heat.
All the fans are doing right now is blow warm air.........

There seems to be a glitch with the first link although I was getting on it easily until today. Whether it was on there or on another site, the usage is way below that of an A/C unit and I recall that I figured it would cost about $70/month (8 hours night/7 days a week) based on 50¢/kWh. I guess I'm higher up than you as the heat hasn't been a problem at all - only when the sun heats up the wooden decking and I burn the soles of my feet! Nice rain coming down now which the plants are enjoying!

Alana it was simply on amazon. Shipping and installation I'm sure would be a couple K more thou. We are higher up too but it's getting hot. We're dead set on not using AC but who knows come August lol! I LOVE heat (get cold in the 70s) but the stickiness not so much. We got a floor fan to run while we're sleeping and WOW that made such a difference. Up until last night we hadn't run any fans.

Agree OT, loving the rain. Sporadic as it may be. Imma go out and plant some new stuff in the garden while the soils still wet 😉 Something took down my entire squash plant last night! Caterpillars is assume can't get rid of dem.

You could always get a propane generator to run the A/C unit. Fans. Try taking cold shower and sleeping in damp T-shirt.

I have a fan at the end of my bed and a ceiling fan above. I've never considered AC in my home.

I never considered or had A/C previously, either as had always lived at a 900 ft. altitude with a great cross breeze and high ceilings. This home needs A/C as it is at a lower altitude, has lower ceilings and faces NW. Didn't think about it when I purchased the house until my first summer then I became an A/C convert. I love the house but definately need A/C in summer. Glad you don't and wish I didn't but there it is..

Hi and greetings...

You are looking for a gas or propane heated absorption system...like the gas burner heated ammonia gas refrigerators found in camping trailers, remote off grid housing, etc.

they come in size of 10 up to 30 ton package units...larger in multi stage operations usage! It is easy to stack 3 units of 30 tons each into a 90 ton system...that cascades in operational efficiency.

try this link for an idea how they work...and they do work, but need electricity to pump the water systems and also fans to blow the cold air!

cut and paste the following link: http://www.yazakienergy.com/waterfired.htm

I have worked and owned gas absorption cooling systems...they are wonderful things...but they are fairly labor intensive especially in a climate of high salt composition in the air since the burner systems for heating the transfer solutions is usually standard steel or iron materials that rust quite fast...and even faster if the heating system cycles on/off over long periods of time.

There are also extremely heavy...but produce a hot water by product that would give you enough hot water for your kitchen, shower plus half a dozen of your neighbors!

If you cannot cool down the hot water from the system by either transferring the heat into storage for hot water, you will definitely have to add a cooling tower or other such device to return the medium back to the absorption system to remove the additional heat in-order to make for continued supply of cooling water to feed the evaporation system!

Most every ice rink or hockey arena is kept "ice cold" via an absorption system...those mostly use ammonia as a medium to go below the freezing point of water...whereas large buildings and schools can use the chilled water transfer process...works great in houses too.

I used chilled water systems for years in cooling large yachts and small commercial and military vessels.

In household use there can be variable temperature evaporators in each room of a residence for different temperatures in each living space...or no climate controlled air...easily turned off while still operational in other areas.

They are not cheap to purchase, but they are extremely efficient in overall operation...also very compliant to work with solar energy since pumps and small fans draw very little power to run...where as compressors for refrigerant gas cycle use power by whole digit horsepowers!