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You can add central air conditioning to a vintage home
By John Martino
Ideas about installing air conditioning in vintage homes. In older homes air conditioning needs to be retrofit. In regions of the county most owners rely on ceiling fans, box fans, and whole house fans to try to cool their vintage home. The usual thinking was that air conditioning is to obtrusive and bulky to be installed in old houses. In older homes there are fewer closets to install duct work through and the plaster ceilings also hamper installation of duct work. Window air conditioners can be used but they detract from the appearance of the home. Having three or four window air conditions sticking out of the windows of your circa 1840 home is less then appealing. In the last ten years new systems of delivering aircondition have been developed that are less destructive then traditional duct work systems. These high velocity air conditioning systems allow for the walls and the ceilings to stay in good condition. These systems have a high velocity fan that delivers conditioned air at a rate of up to four times faster then a traditional air conditioning system. These types of systems use a small diameter flexible duct similar to plastic clothes dryer vent pipes. The flexible pipe is encased with plastic that acts as a sound dampening measure. The pipes are easy to install around obstacles and make for less damage to walls and to ceilings. In single level homes the rooms are accessed by the attic or the basement. In two story structures the second floor can be accessed through the attic floor and the lower floor of the home can be accessed through the basement of the home. These small diameter ducts can be installed in small areas and also through pipe chases. The small diameter pipes are not obtrusive and can be located in the ceilings or the floors of the rooms. One register is required for every 100 square feet of living space. A two ton air conditioner can provide conditioned air to up to 14 registers. There is a greater expense with a high velocity air conditioning system but it may be worth the cost to save the damage to the walls and the ceilings of your vintage home. Often the installation time is less then a conventional system.
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