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I heard there's portable air conditioners that just sit in the middle of your room and cool the room.
I know window air conditioners sit in a window so you need the up and down windows i dont believe my cheap side sliding window can accomodate a window ac so was looking for the portable kind.
many of them i see seem to have ducting that needs to run out a window or soemwhere. are ther any just stand alone acs or do they all need to vent heat out a window or something?
AFAIK they all need to be vented outside somehow to get rid of the heat, wouldn't do much good to cool the air and dump all that heat back into the room
I have a portable air conditioner. It does need to vent out a window, but the one I bought has a plastic piece that you can insert into a window to vent it. I like mine because I don't need A/C very often, but when I do, I can move this to either the living room or bedroom as needed. It can be vented out of a window that opens vertically or horizontally.
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I have window AC units on sliders, and they work fine. You simply open it, then after mounting cover the open area above it with 1/4" thick polycarbonate sheet cut to size, then caulk to seal the edges. The trouble with the portables is they take up a lot of space and you still have to deal with a window to vent the hot air out. An option some people do though, is put in front of the fireplace and vent up the chimney.
are ther any just stand alone acs or do they all need to vent heat out a window or something?
Theer are dehumidifiers that are jusy an a/c without the vents or a fan. Since they are designe dto remain indoors inthe oipen while not "heating up" the room, they are really well designed to minimize heat. Just grab a fan and place it so it runs across the cooling coils and you have a/c. It won;t be near as good as a item desigend as an a/c but it will meet the ductless requirment.
Theer are dehumidifiers that are jusy an a/c without the vents or a fan. Since they are designe dto remain indoors inthe oipen while not "heating up" the room, they are really well designed to minimize heat. Just grab a fan and place it so it runs across the cooling coils and you have a/c. It won;t be near as good as a item desigend as an a/c but it will meet the ductless requirment.
These units are sometimes called "swamp coolers." They work well in dry areas that don't get extremely hot (Colorado, Wyoming, etc) but aren't worth a hoot in humid areas like the Midwest or dry areas where the temperatures are regularly in the 90s and above.
A Window unit is made to fit in most sash type windows. They can also generally be fitted in a hole cut in the wall. A portable A/C generally refers to an A/C that can be moved around or rolled to different areas in the house. It comes with or uses a hose or duct to feed the heat removed form the room out of a window. The window is raised partially and has a panel fitted below it with a hole for the duct to feed out. The main difference in these types of units is price. Window A/C's are generally much cheaper than the special portable units. They used to make special units to fit in casement type or sliding horizontal windows. Those were also specialty units and cost more money than regular units.
So called Swamp coolers or better known as evaporative coolers do not use refrigeration. They have pads with water running over them through which air is drawn in to the home.
I have a portable air conditioner. It does need to vent out a window, but the one I bought has a plastic piece that you can insert into a window to vent it. I like mine because I don't need A/C very often, but when I do, I can move this to either the living room or bedroom as needed. It can be vented out of a window that opens vertically or horizontally.
I have a portable air conditioner. It does need to vent out a window, but the one I bought has a plastic piece that you can insert into a window to vent it. I like mine because I don't need A/C very often, but when I do, I can move this to either the living room or bedroom as needed. It can be vented out of a window that opens vertically or horizontally.
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I have a portable air conditioner. It does need to vent out a window, but the one I bought has a plastic piece that you can insert into a window to vent it. I like mine because I don't need A/C very often, but when I do, I can move this to either the living room or bedroom as needed. It can be vented out of a window that opens vertically or horizontally.
hey guys thanks for the advice, that really clears things up that they both need to be vented. i was wondering if the non window units just sat in the middle of the room and didn't need to be vented. smoeone brought up a good point it takes up space in your room sitting on the floor, maybe ill see if i can find a window unit i can rig up something to sit in my window. i have really cheap side sliding windows so would worry its not strong enough to support a window acs weight.
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