Nicolasa Henke: Window air conditioners range from 6000 btu (british thermal units) to around 24.000 btu. A small 6-8000 btu unit can cool a 10 X 10 ft room usually. You could probably cool the attic with a 14000 btu unit, but your adding the additional heat from your band and electronic equipment (all of which produces heat). You'll need every bit of a 20,000 btu unit or more. That will also require a 220 volt circuit.
Logan Bero: No... You should not have to repaint the entire house. Most likey the home is without air.
Rosalba Lingner: "Air-conditioning ready" can mean several things. One for certain is that it does not already have air conditioning or else they would say so. Most often it is a nice way of saying that the builder has saved some money and put in holes under windows with a blank plate where if you are lucky enough to to find an air conditioner to fit you will no either have to put a unit in a window or you will not have to make a hole throu! gh the wall. Often these air conditioner sleeves are not insulated and the metal will conduct the hot/cold air very nicely. It could also mean that the house was wired with outlets for air conditioning units in mind. It is unlikely that this is intended with any thought of a central air conditioning system in mind but it could also include: a space for an "A" coil over top of a furnace and/or existing duct work that is currently for a hot air system but if (and only if) it is also insulated could it be used for an air conditioning system as well. Generally, I would NOT consider it either an incentive to buy the home or as an increase in value on a home to be purchased. It is more marketing than mechanical.With respect to painting it depends upon what you would do for an air conditioning solution. You currently have several choices only some of which will require extensive repainting: 1. A central air system using an internal evaporator and external condensor plus in! sulated ductwork. If there is no existing insulated ductwork ! installation may require some painting. 2. A ground source heat pump system. This uses a water condenser that is cooled with water from the ground but in other respects is like a normal central system. This is probably the most expensive to install and the cheapest to operate. It also supplies heat for the winter. There are also less efficient air source heat pumps.3. A central system that uses heat from solar panels to provide power to cool the system. This is a little on the techy side but may appeal to some. 4. A ductless split system using a central external condensing unit and several "heads" or evaporators. These units are extremely quiet and efficient and while extensively used overseas is relatively new to the US. 5. Window units or similar packaged units that are installed through the wall.6. Also stand alone package units that use a tube to blow the hot condenser air to the outside. These are the least efficient but have certain applications. You m! ay have to repaint if you don't like the colors in any event....Show more
Hermina Ketring: Air conditioning can either be a ceiling fan or central air. I'm guessing the house has forced hot air which can be converted to A/C.
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