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I'm hoping someone can help me. My elderly aunt lives in Farmington in a house where none of the windows can accomodate a regular A/C. I was thinking of maybe renting a portable one for her for the rest of the summer as her house is quite hot. She has lots of fans but it isn't really helping.
I googled but I couldn't find anything. Does anyone know if this is even possible to do or any places in that area that might rent? All I'm finding is industrial ones.
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When we lived in CT, our main air conditioner (it went in the wall) broke. Of course it was on a stinkin' hot day. We got a portable one for until it could be replaced because our windows in that room, too, could not accommodate a unit. The electric bill that month was INSANE. Granted, there were cathedral ceilings in that room and the house was an open floorplan, so it had a lot of space to cool, but still... Those things suck electric current like there's no tomorrow. Just a warning.
When you say her windows can't accommodate a "regular" A/C unit, do you mean that they're crank windows that open out, so they can't accommodate any A/C unit? Because if it's not that, but rather if it's a sizing issue, I urge you to do some research to see if you can find one that can fit her window because, again, those portable ones are brutal on the electric bill.
DandJ-thanks for the warning--I was afraid of that. Yes, they are crank windows that open out. Oh well--we'll try something else. Thanks for your help!
JayCT-thanks for the sugestion-I didn't know they made anything like that; I'll check it out.
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