With the door closed, would this have enough ventilation to keep it cool in Florida summers?
1933704
I would have to say no. I bought it to use for chickens. I personally don't think it would be sturdy enough for a large dog.
1510288
Yes and it also will circulate the air in the room. Moving air always makes you cooler.
1166890
There are four openings at the back top for ventilation. Personally, I wouldn't rely on these for cooling in the summer heat. I'm sure they're helpful to some degree. Also, I placed my dog house up on 2x4s to help keep splashes from coming into front opening to help keep bedding dry.
1879275
Yes it should be vented to an on air conditioned area or a window. The unit has a fairly long hose. Unit worked well for us in our motor home.
280792
As long as you have ventilation. It pulls air from my 2nd floor window through the 1st and 2nd floor, and if I close the windows on the 1st floor, I get a nice breeze through my 2nd floor window on the opposite side of the house from the fan. And it's worth noting that it is several years old and still going strong.
1466189
I would have a fan going and windows or the door open. It does have an odor, but if you ventilate the room it's fine.
1050047
No, it does a really good job with keeping the entire rig cool, even with the door closed.
621740
it will definately take the chill out of the air, but since it is uninsalated and has 17 windows that probablly leak air, you will probably need two. If the room was insulated it would keep it warm
1209984
The flap isn't bad...if the weather is incorrigible, I just put the door on that closes the flap. The part that needs to be sealed well is the other side of the door where the two sliding doors overlap. Be sure that is sealed well or you will be heating the outdoors.
1731292
You definitely need to vent the hot air out of the area you want to cool. Bottom line if you don't have a window to vent the hot air this ac unit would be useless to you.
456071
No not all. The vent just allows any leftover heat to escape from under the cover.
1651254
Yes air should move enough and is quiet running. I would ensure vent in/out hole was there.
1242004
2 side windows are large enough to provide good ventilation. We have to close them at night when temp dropped down into 60s. We haven't used it in a hot Texas summer yet.
1575266
No, although the instructions do say that it's good to have circulation of air to the outside (e.g., by just putting it in a room with a window that is slightly ajar, if possible) to allow the humid air to circulate outside.
669185
In Florida with the high temp. it has not had a problem, it is kept on the lower door compartment out of direct sunlight, so it does handle the high temp.
1563319
there is a rubber insert between the handle and it does stay cool to the touch, it might depended on how much heat you are using but for the most part i think you would be ok.
958371
Advise checking with the manufacturer. If the door is closed, I expect it would increase risk relative to oxygen levels. Also ceiling height would be a key consideration as a substantial amount of heat surrounds the top of the unit.