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Old 06-02-2010, 01:12 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but my rather ordinary, inexpensive Frigidaire window A/C has a COP of 10.5, or a EER of 36 and probably a SEER around 40. I hope he didn't worsen the COP by trying to evaporatively cool the condenser.
Where did you get that A/C? Even high end central units are lucky to get 20 SEER. 30-40 SEER is about where geothermal is.

A simple fan can have an effective SEER rating much higher than 40, as can evaporative coolers. But evaporative coolers don't work in all areas and fans might not be enough on the very hot days.
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