Portable A/C?

[tboy]

MLAM: I think you might have it there....that maybe we are too concerned with what others may think...maybe that's why we're so shocked when today's youths have a "don't give a flying fuck" attitude and do whatever they want.....

Personally, I'd have a/c in my cottage in a heartbeat (if I had a cottage) and to be honest, I was even looking at installing one in my boat lol.....you're right though, it is weird that your friend would have satellite TV but no a/c??? I thought when yer cottaging you're supposed to forget all that shit and play cards and get drunk and stoopid? (and if you've got a hot wife, STRIP poker lol).

 

[tboy]

14-20 days I got my new unit delivered on May 29th and after setting it up and plugging it in it has been off for maybe a total of 16-24 hours total.

Yeah but how many days did you actually need it?

That is one of the drawbacks of getting a/c sometimes it is difficult to just turn it off.....(I know us frosty canucks are used to the c c cold lol)...

Sure, you can keep your house/room/apt at 65 degrees but do you really need to? Keeping it at 70 or 75 will be quite comfortable.

Something you have to consider about your a/c unit, if it runs continuously, it ain't big enough for your space. I forget the ratio but it is supposed to idle about 40% of the time. If it doesn't, it is not only sucking up the electric but it will burn out in no time.....

 

[oldjones]

14-20 days I got my new unit delivered on May 29th and after setting it up and plugging it in it has been off for maybe a total of 16-24 hours total.

YMMV. That's how long my AC's been on this year.

 

[Ashlyn]

I have one. Got it from home depot 839$ and it SUCKS it's actually going back today in lieu of a regular window unit

SAVE YOUR MONEY

 

[tboy]

I have one. Got it from home depot 839$ and it SUCKS it's actually going back today in lieu of a regular window unit

SAVE YOUR MONEY

It all depends on the make and model and how many btu's it is. Sure some of them at 2000 btu's won't cool off your bathroom but delonghi makes one at 14,000 btu's with water cooling and I know someone who bought 2 for his 1000 sq ft loft and that place is now like a bloody meat freezer....Then again, those units were 1200 a piece.

 

[Ashlyn]

It all depends on the make and model and how many btu's it is. Sure some of them at 2000 btu's won't cool off your bathroom but delonghi makes one at 14,000 btu's with water cooling and I know someone who bought 2 for his 1000 sq ft loft and that place is now like a bloody meat freezer....Then again, those units were 1200 a piece.

Mine is a maytag cost over 800 with taxes just took it back. got a crappy window one and now cool as a cucumber.

 

[tboy]

Let me ask you:

How big was your room?
Did you vent both tubes outside?
Did you seal the window around the tubes?

What is the BTU of your "crappy window unit"????

Why I am asking because if you got a "crappy window unit" with 12,000 btu's, of course it will cool better than a 9,000 btu unit. It is not the type of unit it is the capacity.

Only problem I can see is the eer value. Crappier units use up more energy and don't last.....

Also, make sure it cycles on and off, if it doesn't, as I've said earlier, you will burn out the compressor and that WON'T be covered under warranty.....