My friend just moved into chicago and his house is old without air conditioning unit. I am thinking of recommending 2 portable air conditioning units for him. They still need duct to drain the water out though. Do you guys think this is suitable in terms of cost and convinience?
portable ACs tend to be more $$, noisier, & less efficient then window units. there are portable ACs with condensate tanks - so no drain is needed, just an exhaust vent to a windo.
ok.. i have a floor AC unit, im not sure if thats what your referring to, but mine is ASS... it drains into a little bucket that needs emptying every 4 - 8 hours and it cools a 10x10 bedroom with the door closed fairly well, besides that, its pretty much useless..
dont do it, my dad had a 10,000BTU window unit that cooled the entire house, my portable unit is 8,000BTU and it is a pile
Assuming you have windows that will allow their placement, window units are best. There are even models that go into vertical sliding windows. People I know in Chicago put them in for the summer and then remove them each winter. Window units can be an easy means of entrance for burglars if you don't properly secure things.
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portable air conditioning: better than window unit
My friend just moved into chicago and his house is old without air conditioning unit. I am thinking of recommending 2 portable air conditioning units for him. They still need duct to drain the water out though. Do you guys think this is suitable in terms of cost and convinience?
portable ACs tend to be more $$, noisier, & less efficient then window units. there are portable ACs with condensate tanks - so no drain is needed, just an exhaust vent to a windo.
Thanks. Any recommend brand? How often need to change the condensation tank?
The sales at HD told me people like quiet. So please recommend a quiet one if you knows.
How fast the condensate reservoir fills up is going to depend on the humidity where you live.
ok.. i have a floor AC unit, im not sure if thats what your referring to, but mine is ASS... it drains into a little bucket that needs emptying every 4 - 8 hours and it cools a 10x10 bedroom with the door closed fairly well, besides that, its pretty much useless..
dont do it, my dad had a 10,000BTU window unit that cooled the entire house, my portable unit is 8,000BTU and it is a pile
Shaner: that is exactly what I am afraid.
Thanks for sharing.
what's air conditioning?
Assuming you have windows that will allow their placement, window units are best. There are even models that go into vertical sliding windows. People I know in Chicago put them in for the summer and then remove them each winter. Window units can be an easy means of entrance for burglars if you don't properly secure things.
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