We had 2 vents installed in our lanai for heat and air - brought off the main unit. It has made a world of difference, but not as cool as the house; however, we have 3 walls of single pane windows and no insulation in the roof above yet so that explains some of this issue. We do have solar shades, but I believe I also need to tint the 3 east windows that are taking the full blast sun till around noon since I feel a lot of heat coming through there.
This cost me $500 which is way less than installing one of those Mitsubishi units and also will allow us to add this in as square footage if we ever sell the house. I also did not want one of those units since my lanai is on the small side and I had some concern about the sound. So all and all I can say it was $500 well spent and after I tweak a few things it will be just what the doctor ordered!
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