Portable Airconditioners
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Not entirely on topic but having been there cooling the bedrooms of newborns with a donated Wickes own brand - they are not noisy. However our's ran continuously at 2Kw and made about 5 degrees C difference on a good day, more often 2. A big consideration is the vent. Most come with a panel to fit to a sliding window, which is uncommon in the UK. Some also with a tumble-drier style wall vent. If you don't get a good seal then it's money literally thown into the atmosphere, just dropping a vent out a window is borderline pointless.
I bought a cheap one for £150 ish a couple of years back for a real hot small office
as above - the vent is the problem....theres no easy, decent, method for a standard UK window its seems
....as its a home office I tried all sorts of jury rigged methods...before I ended up relegating it to the garage heater/cooler
if its a permanent fixture get the next step up - one of those units professionally mounted outside the window...they are like £500 up, but thats what I would have done in hindsight
as above - the vent is the problem....theres no easy, decent, method for a standard UK window its seems
....as its a home office I tried all sorts of jury rigged methods...before I ended up relegating it to the garage heater/cooler
if its a permanent fixture get the next step up - one of those units professionally mounted outside the window...they are like £500 up, but thats what I would have done in hindsight
I have one I bought in B&Q. It makes my bedroom absolutely freezing.
Its got a flexible pipe which you have to vent through an open window, and as indicated if you have huge gaps all around the pipe then it lets lots of heat back in so is pointless. I have cut a sheet of ply to the width of the window opening and a bit higher than the diameter of the pipe. It is edged with U-shaped rubber seal so it forms a nice tight seal with the window. It then has a hole the diameter of the vent pipe cut in it and the pipe is very firmly wedged in this hole with. You can seal any gaps around this with a wet tea towel, or use silicone sealant if you are only using it in one window.
You simply open the window, stick it in place and turn it on. Admittedly it doesn't look too elegant but it works brilliantly and you can put it away in winter, rather than having it permanently attached.
This was on a sash window, which is a sliding window, and pretty common in houses and flats round my way. None of those horrible uPVC hinged windows here.
Its got a flexible pipe which you have to vent through an open window, and as indicated if you have huge gaps all around the pipe then it lets lots of heat back in so is pointless. I have cut a sheet of ply to the width of the window opening and a bit higher than the diameter of the pipe. It is edged with U-shaped rubber seal so it forms a nice tight seal with the window. It then has a hole the diameter of the vent pipe cut in it and the pipe is very firmly wedged in this hole with. You can seal any gaps around this with a wet tea towel, or use silicone sealant if you are only using it in one window.
You simply open the window, stick it in place and turn it on. Admittedly it doesn't look too elegant but it works brilliantly and you can put it away in winter, rather than having it permanently attached.
This was on a sash window, which is a sliding window, and pretty common in houses and flats round my way. None of those horrible uPVC hinged windows here.
Edited by Nevin on Saturday 9th April 16:11
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