Recommend me an aircon unit for home
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None of them are very good. Unless you're prepared to go to the bother and expense of getting a hole drilled through your wall and an external one fitted I wouldn't bother, other ones will be noisy and ineffective.
It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
Timmy35 said:
None of them are very good. Unless you're prepared to go to the bother and expense of getting a hole drilled through your wall and an external one fitted I wouldn't bother, other ones will be noisy and ineffective.
It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
about 12 hours apparently
Timmy35 said:
None of them are very good. Unless you're prepared to go to the bother and expense of getting a hole drilled through your wall and an external one fitted I wouldn't bother, other ones will be noisy and ineffective.
It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
Am not sure i agree with this. We had one on our attic in Sydney. Although it seemed bonkers that it would work running an aircon which vented via a pipe through the window (and hence the window was open by more than just the area of the pipe) it worked surprisingly well - it was about 1.5hp i think. It was quite noisy but we used to run it to get the room cool, shut the window, remove the pipe and just run it on fan for the rest of the night. Once the kids were asleep, it didnt matter if the room heated up a bit during the night.It'll be cold, wet and pissy again by the time you've bought one anyway.
williaa68 said:
Am not sure i agree with this. We had one on our attic in Sydney. Although it seemed bonkers that it would work running an aircon which vented via a pipe through the window (and hence the window was open by more than just the area of the pipe) it worked surprisingly well - it was about 1.5hp i think. It was quite noisy but we used to run it to get the room cool, shut the window, remove the pipe and just run it on fan for the rest of the night. Once the kids were asleep, it didnt matter if the room heated up a bit during the night.
In Sydney I can see the point, in Berkshire it is as predicted back to being cold wet and pissy again. Blues said:
These hot nights are just too much. Can anyone recommend a good mobile air con unit for the bedroom. It quite a large room, so needs to have plenty bhp, and must be as near to silent running as possible.
Many thanks
OP seriously, I have one, it's a decent one too. I bought it about 2 years ago, only used it once to see what happened, it got the room ( quite a large bedroom ) down from 27 degrees to 21 degrees in about an hour or so. But since then it's been sitting in the dining room unused because it's never been hot enough to bother using. If you really want to try having one it's yours for £100, PM me if you want it. It's in Bristol so only a shortish run down the M4 from Berks. Many thanks
Edited to add I'm quite often in the UK and to-ing and fro'ing between London and Bristol so I could drop if off potentially.
Thanks for the replies chaps.
My bedroom is on the second floor, with velux windows which face south west. It really does get toasty, even when It is not so sunny outside. I have made do with a fan, but these past few days have persuaded me that I "need" air con. It is a large room, approx 27 sq mtrs, so I'll need one of the larger capacity units.
Tim, many thanks for the offer, how much noise does yours make and Did it keep you awake? Do you recall what room size it is rated for?
Does anyone know of a "silent" running unit?
I might have to bite the bullet and have a wall mounted unit fitted, if only I could establish how noisy it would be before I took the plunge. Oh, question, questions
My bedroom is on the second floor, with velux windows which face south west. It really does get toasty, even when It is not so sunny outside. I have made do with a fan, but these past few days have persuaded me that I "need" air con. It is a large room, approx 27 sq mtrs, so I'll need one of the larger capacity units.
Tim, many thanks for the offer, how much noise does yours make and Did it keep you awake? Do you recall what room size it is rated for?
Does anyone know of a "silent" running unit?
I might have to bite the bullet and have a wall mounted unit fitted, if only I could establish how noisy it would be before I took the plunge. Oh, question, questions
Blues said:
...I might have to bite the bullet and have a wall mounted unit fitted, if only I could establish how noisy it would be before I took the plunge. Oh, question, questions
David, I'm close(across the A30 from Kinky) and have a Daikin unit fitted in a loft room - happy to help?Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff