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Portable air conditioner

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by: lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 4:29pm  
Anyone have one for sale?I'm wanting to put off replacing my unit that is struggling to cool the house.  It's not too hot during the night and the thing actually cools then it overheats.I want to buy a portable to get me through till November or December.  Thanks! 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 4:31pm  
If u don't find one on here, we bought one pretty cheap from a large walmart store. 4951
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 4:39pm  
If u don't find one on here, we bought one pretty cheap from a large walmart store.
 
@Blueglass: Don't you want to sell it?!
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 4:54pm  
Wink, holding onto to it in case we get some tropical storms here. Can't live with out ac more then ten minutes 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:07pm  
@lola:  Are you referring to a window A/C or one you can move around the house? 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:15pm  
I would like to install one in my bedroom,, but we have those windows that are so low to the ground, it wouldn't work. plus we have the wooden doors. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:24pm  
Anyone have one for sale?I'm wanting to put off replacing my unit that is struggling to cool the house.  It's not too hot during the night and the thing actually cools then it overheats.I want to buy a portable to get me through till November or December.  Thanks!
 
@lola: We get some at the auction every once in a while - I will keep a look out !!
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:33pm  
I would like to install one in my bedroom,, but we have those windows that are so low to the ground, it wouldn't work. plus we have the wooden doors.
 
@KTownTexican: I have low windows in my bedroom & we borrowed a friend's once when our A/C went out. It did the job...
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:39pm  
@lola:  Are you referring to a window A/C or one you can move around the house?
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
Do you know of any decent ones that don't have to be window-vented? We have a room upstairs that's always warm in the summer, but the windows in that room definitely aren't conducive to a window unit (even with adapters). Will eventually have to rework the a/c system for that area (procrastinating lol), but so far, no luck in finding a portable a/c unit for guests there that don't have to be vented somewhere and/or aren't a pain/mess with water, etc. Emoticon
 
Heat circulation in the winter not a problem at all in that room some reason (it's right next to the attic).
 
(Edited to add...sorry for hijacking your thread, @lola ! ) 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:41pm  
We put a window unit in our master bedroom because we like it cool at night but don't need to cool the entire first floor.  While we were having the downstairs A/C replaced, we turned on that window unit, put a fan in the doorway, and it kept the living room reasonably comfortable. 4951
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:43pm  
@lola:  Are you referring to a window A/C or one you can move around the house?
 
@Retired_Engineer:
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Portable on wheels.Only need to raise the window a few inches for the exhaust hoses.
 
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:47pm  
@brightlights
Check out the ones on Lowes or home depot website. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 5:51pm  

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>> @lola:  Are you referring to a window A/C or one you can move around the house?
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
Do you know of any decent ones that don't have to be window-vented? We have a room upstairs that's always warm in the summer, but the windows in that room definitely aren't conducive to a window unit (even with adapters). Will eventually have to rework the a/c system for that area (procrastinating lol), but so far, no luck in finding a portable a/c unit for guests there that don't have to be vented somewhere and/or aren't a pain/mess with water, etc. Emoticon
 
Heat circulation in the winter not a problem at all in that room some reason (it's right next to the attic).
 
@brightlights:  Realize that an air conditioner is really a heat transfer device.  If you don't have a place to vent the hot air from the condensing coil (the big coil outside on house A/C units), then the hot air stays inside the house, defeating the purpose of the unit.  The best portable A/C units draw in outside air to cool the coil and then blow the hot air back outside.We had looked at them because my son's room stayed hot.  But his room is 2nd floor facing the street.  Community rules don't allow window units which can be seen.  We ended up using a couple of fans to blow air into his room.The window unit in our master bedroom is ground floor and cannot be seen by anyone.
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 6:02pm  

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>> @lola:  Are you referring to a window A/C or one you can move around the house?
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
Do you know of any decent ones that don't have to be window-vented? We have a room upstairs that's always warm in the summer, but the windows in that room definitely aren't conducive to a window unit (even with adapters). Will eventually have to rework the a/c system for that area (procrastinating lol), but so far, no luck in finding a portable a/c unit for guests there that don't have to be vented somewhere and/or aren't a pain/mess with water, etc. Emoticon
 
Heat circulation in the winter not a problem at all in that room some reason (it's right next to the attic).
 
@brightlights:  Realize that an air conditioner is really a heat transfer device.  If you don't have a place to vent the hot air from the condensing coil (the big coil outside on house A/C units), then the hot air stays inside the house, defeating the purpose of the unit.  The best portable A/C units draw in outside air to cool the coil and then blow the hot air back outside.We had looked at them because my son's room stayed hot.  But his room is 2nd floor facing the street.  Community rules don't allow window units which can be seen.  We ended up using a couple of fans to blow air into his room.The window unit in our master bedroom is ground floor and cannot be seen by anyone.
 
@Retired_Engineer:
 
That's what I thought. Emoticon
 
I kind of agree with the visible window unit rule. I'd never do that, even if it was allowed or feasible (my dh would, though Emoticon lol ). No one wants to look at those driving through the 'hood. Emoticon
 
I think we just need some duct work done. Maybe this winter!
 
Thanks! 4951
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