Update on the quest for a storage solution

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Thanks, WD.<BR>Is the term "split system" confusing, guys? It is to me, too. Here's how it works:<P>Ductless split-system air-conditioners combine the zoning flexibility of a conventional room unit (a single air-conditioner installed through a wall or a window frame) with the whole-house cooling potential of central systems. Like central systems, they have two main components: a compressor/condenser, as well as an air handling unit, which contains an evaporator and a fan. Some units operate as heat pumps and provide both summer cooling and winter heating. <P>The noisy compressor and condenser are housed as one unit and located outdoors. The quiet fan/evaporator unit is indoors, located in the area to be cooled. A conduit, which houses the power cable, refrigerant tubing, suction tubing, and condensate drain, links the outdoor and indoor units. <P>The unit I'll be using is a Trenton TLP-41 Low Profile Cooler. Most of the hardware will sit on the concrete roof of the storm cellar, and use one of two existing 3 1/2" air vents for the conduit; the other air vent will be used for hot air return. This unit will chill the small cellar space (10'L X 7'W X 6' H) down to 40 degrees F, but I'll be able to hold it in the 55-57 degree range with a thermostat. (Since I'm 6'3", I get a crick in my neck after a while in there, but am planning to use this beast for long-term storage; ready-drinkers will remain in the coolers in the house.)<P>So - when I get this confounded problem whipped, we may have to come up with another monicker for the ol' hoss.... <P>