Comments on: Cooling Your Tiny House

By: M. Waters

M. Waters — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:22:38 +0000

Try following the strawberry festivals and you will find great weather all the time.

By: gregor

gregor — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:19:08 +0000

Hello,
I don’t know if Jay actually reads these comments, so I won’t waste too much time on this, but I have a post up, which you can find by searching my blog, about the thermal mass and evaporative cooling approaches for a tinyhouse, also some more suitably sized air conditioning units, which are even more compact, but by my calculations more than sufficiently powerful.

If you read my comment, feel free to comment, would be interested to hear what you think of it. I think it is very practical.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:07:05 +0000

Costco has this solar ventilator in the stores for $239.99

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11499419&cm_mmc=BCEmail_464-_-FOCUS-_-18-_-SolarPowerVentilator

and if you go to http://www.ussunlight.com/products/index.shtml

you can find the thermal switch and longer cords, etc.

Jay, what do you think of having this ventilator in the small loft? Is it worth using, do you think, or should I get an air conditioner? I live where it is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

By: John Sherrill

John Sherrill — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:55:29 +0000

Check out http://WWW.mrslim.com

For a mini split system. These are efficient, quiet & you would not need to give up any floor space or loose a window.

The wall mount could go over the door & the outdoor condenser could mount on the A part of the trailer between the house & the ball hitch.

Solar is not an option with A/C units due to load & demand. Solar options only allow for fans & shade.

By: Jay Wiese

Jay Wiese — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:53:33 +0000

a few ideas for cooling in a hot, humid climate:

1) ceiling-mount RV or camper air conditioner;

2) dehumidifier- we’re currently keeping the house comfortable at 80 degrees thanks to one of these. Add a ceiling fan & you might not even need AC.

3) park your tiny house in the shade

4) tow your tiny house up north for the summer

Jay Wiese
Gainesville, FL