opinions required re household air con units

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biggs682

Itching to get back on my bike's
Location
Northamptonshire
our 12ft x 10ft bedroom gets too warm to the stage that we are still using a 4 tog duvet with bedroom window open at night time .

so we are contemplating having some air con fitted , but unsure re whether to go small compact mobile unit or a more permanent wall mounted unit .

so any body with comments good or bad please
 

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
Good quality, quiet ceiling fan, works a treat - a/c in a bedroom is horrible.
 
My last company used the compact things on wheels in an upstairs office. With 4 of the things sat there buzzing away it was still too hot.
Granted, they do throw out cold air, but they need the pipe going out somewhere to vent the hot air, and the ones we used had to be drained regularly. They are pretty pathetic compared to the wall mounted machines, but that's why there's a big price difference. The full system with external box that was finally fitted could turn the room into a fridge in minutes, was way superior, and just required the filters cleaning every so often, and yearly servicing.

So that's the experience based on office use if it helps.
 

marzjennings

Legendary Member
We have full house aircon installed, but then again it hits +100 in the summer and can stay +80 over night so every home has aircon.

Wall and window units can do the job and you get used to the noise. After 12 years of living will aircon I still don't like how they dry the air out and I sometimes wake up with a really dry throat and mouth.

Mobile units on the whole are useless and fans only really work if you sleep without covers.
 

RWright

Guru
Location
North Carolina
I open the windows and put a box fan or a small high velocity floor fan in it, blowing cool air in. This along with a ceiling fan if necessary normally does the job until I surrender and turn on the central AC and use that during July and August.
 
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biggs682

biggs682

Itching to get back on my bike's
Location
Northamptonshire
thanks guys for the replies so far . our reason is more for health issues rather than keeping cool

keep them coming
 
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