Zeke
Well-known member
As an experiment, I'd place a table fan on a ladder in front of the air handler and just down from it. I'd aim the fan at an angle towards the floor to pull the 120 degree air away and down and see what happens.
In my personal opinion I think these split units work better on the long wall of the room and with a flat ceiling. I can't be there, so I can't feel how the air is moving, but it sure sounds like the unit is recycling warm air before it gets distributed throughout the room. Ceiling fan or no, the warm air doesn't seem to be being forced down and away from the unit before it gets recycled. If that's the case, it won't make much difference how the t-stat is set up.
I have a similar problem with a window AC unit. Now and then I forget to clean the internal screen filter. Sometimes I run the thing with the filter removed to get the best fan performance possible. Your split unit should be able push toilet paper straight out for I'd say 3 feet. 2 at the minimum.
Disclaimer: I'm not an HVAC contractor or tech. I have installed a few systems, but not a split system. The ones I've seen take the air in from the top and blow it out of the lower face. That can't be the best set up for that loft.
On another recent thread here, someone installed a lousy little 4" return air duct 7' down to near the floor and achieved a 20 degree difference in performance on the heat side.
In my personal opinion I think these split units work better on the long wall of the room and with a flat ceiling. I can't be there, so I can't feel how the air is moving, but it sure sounds like the unit is recycling warm air before it gets distributed throughout the room. Ceiling fan or no, the warm air doesn't seem to be being forced down and away from the unit before it gets recycled. If that's the case, it won't make much difference how the t-stat is set up.
I have a similar problem with a window AC unit. Now and then I forget to clean the internal screen filter. Sometimes I run the thing with the filter removed to get the best fan performance possible. Your split unit should be able push toilet paper straight out for I'd say 3 feet. 2 at the minimum.
Disclaimer: I'm not an HVAC contractor or tech. I have installed a few systems, but not a split system. The ones I've seen take the air in from the top and blow it out of the lower face. That can't be the best set up for that loft.
On another recent thread here, someone installed a lousy little 4" return air duct 7' down to near the floor and achieved a 20 degree difference in performance on the heat side.