Breezaire vs Whisperkool

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I am assuming that your house has central air in addition to the unit you describe. If so you are more than adequate.

I have a similarly sized space in North Florida, which is also hot and humid, and I have been using the Breezaire small unit for it with no problem for a few years.

Good luck.

Marc

'thought this might be of some help to you ... (while 95% of our clientele is outside the state of texas, we have been building on-site rooms here in houston for years and are familiar with our unique climate)

we do source every line of american and european equipment, the various "brands" are not routinely interchangeable ... each is designed to meet certain criteria of a specific application and a given client's parameters. oversizing can be as counterproductive as inadequate ventilation or insufficient capacity.

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this basic information should be of some help to you in your planning.

we do provide extended warranties and lifetime loaner programs on many mainstream lines.

our clientele is worldwide (22 time zones), so someone is always on call into late evening and through the weekend to answer questions and discuss your application in more detail. call anytime.

thanks again,

I installed a Whisperkool 8000 to cool a 10x10x10 cellar six years ago. The cellar is on a lower level in Phoenix, AZ and has 2 earth-bermed wall, one common wall to the home, and a fourth that is exterior. The exterior wall faces N and is shielded from any sun by an overhead deck. The walls are super

-insulated with the exterior wall thickness of 10". The unit failed once, very early on and Whisperkool had a replacement in two days. Since then, it has not missed a lick. The unit is one step up for the displacement of the cellar and has maintained 55 +/-1 for these years. I do have to add some humidity, Phoenix being in the Sonoran Desert, but that is mainly for my cigars, as the Whisperkool maintains ~50% year around.

I looked into the Breezaire, but elected to go with the Whisperkool and have been pleased with its preformance. The one problem was handled very quickly and efficiently. They even upgraded the thermo-couple with the replacement unit.

I would never recommend against the Breezaire, especially as I have no experience with that unit.

One caution, is to have a dedicated 20amp electrical mains run to the unit. Do NOT run it from an existing electrical line.

Maybe it is over-engineering to go up one unit size, but AZ, and especially one exterior wall posed concerns for me. If you are using the unit in a totally interior space, and it vents to the interior of an air-conditioned home, I don't know that the sizing-up would be necessary in your case.

I recommend that you take a look at a book, "How and Why to Build a Wine Cellar," by Richard M. Gold Ph.D. It covers a lot, that will not directly effect your decisions, but much that you can draw from. Another source is a Web site (sorry I do not have the URL, but it is close to

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