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Telecom Air Conditioning Units | VoltAire
VoltAire Systems AT Series (48 VDC) telecom air conditioning units designed for high efficiency, with a capacity of 4,000 through 12,000 Nominal Btu/h.
Another 48 volt offering - mostly telecom oriented though.
lt.Dan, what system did you go with? and are you happy with it? I have a senville Aura 26 seer1200 which cools my whole house and only uses 4-5 hundred watts. I also have a senville Leto 9000 in a small studio and it uses at least a 100 watts more and has been a problem child from day one..
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I went with the Della 12000BTU 120v system with 21 SEER. For the price, im very happy. It does run a lot to cool my garage, but IMO that's because of the lack of insulation and of no fault to the Mini Split itself. The 12000BTU is enough to keep the garage at 78*, when its 110* outside and the sun shining on the door, but just barely. 18000BTU would probably have been a better idea, but the SEER rating went down with more BTUs.
the 1200 btu senville dropped my 1200 squ.ft. house to 75 degrees when it was 106 degrees outside, with help from some fans. the 26 seer really makes a difference in electric consumption. I bought it on ebay with a bid $200. less than the stated price of $1300.
I have the hi2 18k unit I have the extra wifi control for a Honeywell thermostat that I can control from anywhere. Unit is off just checked with clamp meter on my breaker box. 2 legs each read .6 amps so that means it’s pulling 140 watts 24/7. Glad I browse this form or I would not have known it’s costing me approximately $30 a month when not on use. Needless to say I will be turning off the breaker when not in use. I really only use it for cooling in the summer.
I work on telecom sites. 48vdc is the way to go. All of the equipment runs off of -48v. Some sites don’t have a generator. They just use the battery’s for backup. Some have a 48v generator.
Learning every day. Every radio tower I have been to has some form of fuel generator. NONE here have any solar stuff....at least none of the ones I have been to.
sounds like you did it right! o that must be a 12k btu system. how many watts does it use ? what seer is it rated at?
I'm also running a pioneer 12k and think it's some of the best money I've ever spent. They have multiple seer ratings, I'd recommend the inverter++ series for max efficiency. I haven't seen it pull more than 1500w on max cool or dry mode, the heating hasn't gotten a great workout yet since I installed it in the spring.
in California where electric rates are $.40-$.50 /kw, you have to get the high seer units. I have a senville aura 12k , at 26 seer it consumes 450 watts/hr. doesn't seem to matter where the temp is set. they are less efficient at heating , but way cheaper than natural gas.
My 24k Aura at my cabin is really amazing. It’s been running since mid July. Our cabin never had AC and only electric baseboard heat. When here in winter, try to use fireplace and mostly wood stove on lower level in to offset the baseboard heat. Looking forward to see how this Senville performs in winter.
21.4 SEER. 1,095W in cooling mode.
SEER has little to do with EER. (yes, all other things being equal, higher EER will increase SEER). You gain SEER by being efficient when full btu output is not necessary after room temp and humidity is reduced.
That is very efficient, you'll probably nix the fireplace come winter!
we don't have humidity issues in Ca., and the min-split does use a little more kw's than my former 4 ton gas conventional heater did, but there is no gas bill which was over $400. last December
I use my solar monitor for quoting kw usage. I have no way to measure btu's, all i know is that it keeps the house at 74 when it is 97 outside.
Sure, looks like 46 units, I perform indoor and outdoor service twice a year, plus indoor cleaning every 4 years, so, that would be...
