[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Window AC units? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/28/2013 9:34:33 PM EDT
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I have central AC, but my room faced the sun, its hot as shit, and the vent to my room is super tiny.
I want an AC window unit to compliment. No if's or buts about it. I'm tired of tossing and turning in a puddle of sweat unable to sleep. Anyway. I have those old style 1960's awning window's. so i have to remove the lower panel to install it. the window panel is abolut 10-11 inches tall. is there a low profile AC thats that short? Split AC's out of question. must be window. Minimal fucking with the house. 
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Why not just do the window film first and give that a go? We did that in our bathroom last year and it made a very noticeable difference in the temps. We don't have AC though so YMMV. whats window film? Oh. No. just googled. wont work. the room gets steaming, its NIGHT time right now and im sweating my balls off. |
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How large is the room?
I can tell you for certain that a 5,000 btu window unit in a 15'x18' bedroom will have you shivering under the covers when it's cranked up. And you get those brand new for just over $100 nowadays. Best money you'll ever spend for good sleep in the summer. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Why not just do the window film first and give that a go? We did that in our bathroom last year and it made a very noticeable difference in the temps. We don't have AC though so YMMV. whats window film? Oh. No. just googled. wont work. the room gets steaming, its NIGHT time right now and im sweating my balls off. Then it's not hot because of the sun coming through the window. |
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Quoted: Quoted: They suck and it's still hot and muggy No, yours sucks. My house is cooled with two window units and my garage has a third. They remove MASSIVE amounts of moisture and keepnthe house very comfy. My bedroom is 65 all summer long. Yep, those fuckers work. We don't have them here, but my time in Texas would've been fucking miserable without one.
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Why not just do the window film first and give that a go? We did that in our bathroom last year and it made a very noticeable difference in the temps. We don't have AC though so YMMV. whats window film? Oh. No. just googled. wont work. the room gets steaming, its NIGHT time right now and im sweating my balls off. Then it's not hot because of the sun coming through the window. you're right. Its because its fucking summer in florida. |
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Quoted: Quoted: What about a portable air conditioner?It sits inside your room and it has a hose out the back that connects to your window for ventilation. have one. They are fuck loud. and i have funriture linign the walls. no space. the room is 7x7. 7x7 is a closet. |
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I have 3 window units in my upstairs bedrooms. Since its a 2 story house in a 100+ degree 3 month summer I turn off the main air at night and turn on the window units. Close the bedroom doors and family will sleep in a cool 70 degree room all night.
Just be sure to clean them when out of season and they should last you many years. Our first unit is going on it's 3rd year without a hiccup. *knocks on wood* |
| I had the same problem. A big $30 box fan solved my problem. Before I would have to crank the AC down to 68 degrees to keep my bedroom somewhat cool while the rest of the house would be a freezer. Now with the box fan blowing on me I can keep the AC at 73 degrees and be very comfortable. |
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What about a portable air conditioner?It sits inside your room and it has a hose out the back that connects to your window for ventilation. have one. They are fuck loud. and i have funriture linign the walls. no space. the room is 7x7. 7x7 is a closet. No shit... Or a cell.. 
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What about a portable air conditioner?It sits inside your room and it has a hose out the back that connects to your window for ventilation. have one. They are fuck loud. and i have funriture linign the walls. no space. the room is 7x7. 7x7 is a closet. i meant 12x14 feels like 7x7. |
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I had the same problem. A big $30 box fan solved my problem. Before I would have to crank the AC down to 68 degrees to keep my bedroom somewhat cool while the rest of the house would be a freezer. Now with the box fan blowing on me I can keep the AC at 73 degrees and be very comfortable. I have a ceiling fan on full blast. and the AC is set to 68. all the fan is doing is circulating warm air. back the the question. is there an 11" tall window unit? |
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I have central AC, but my room faced the sun, its hot as shit, and the vent to my room is super tiny. I want an AC window unit to compliment. No if's or buts about it. I'm tired of tossing and turning in a puddle of sweat unable to sleep. Anyway. I have those old style 1960's awning window's. so i have to remove the lower panel to install it. the window panel is abolut 10-11 inches tall. is there a low profile AC thats that short? Split AC's out of question. must be window. Minimal fucking with the house. Take measurements, go to Lowe's/Home Depot. It really can't be that difficult. I'm no handyman, but I think I could do this. |
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They suck and it's still hot and muggy what are you talking about? window AC units are amazing. the one at my grandmotehrs house turns the room into a fucking freezer. I just got back from a friend's house south of Atlanta, and his three $100 window units kept his house as cool as the $8k heat pump he put in four years ago that quit last week. Why are central units so many times more expensive (26 times in this case) than a simple window unit?z |
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$99 Walmart special. Maybe throw some insulation onto the ceiling. Also, might want to climb up there and make sure there is no valve cutting off the flow of cool air to your room from the central AC. How? I got that damn popcorn ceiling with glitter like every other house in town. |
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What are the measurements of your window? How many hours out of the day does it receive direct sunlight? The one I have in the bathroom isn't very large. I can take some measurements tomorrow. What is the temp of the room? What is the temp of the air coming out of the vent? How does that compare with other rooms on that side of the house? I would think that virtually anything would cool off a 7x7 room.
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$99 Walmart special. Maybe throw some insulation onto the ceiling. Also, might want to climb up there and make sure there is no valve cutting off the flow of cool air to your room from the central AC. How? I got that damn popcorn ceiling with glitter like every other house in town. Don't worry about shit like that? You want to sleep at night without sweating? Just get a small window unit. You'll be under a blanket. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: $99 Walmart special. Maybe throw some insulation onto the ceiling. Also, might want to climb up there and make sure there is no valve cutting off the flow of cool air to your room from the central AC. How? I got that damn popcorn ceiling with glitter like every other house in town. Don't worry about shit like that? You want to sleep at night without sweating? Just get a small window unit. You'll be under a blanket. The man has a forced air AC vent in his 7x7 room and it's still too hot. Something's afoot here. |
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$99 Walmart special. Maybe throw some insulation onto the ceiling. Also, might want to climb up there and make sure there is no valve cutting off the flow of cool air to your room from the central AC. How? I got that damn popcorn ceiling with glitter like every other house in town. Don't worry about shit like that? You want to sleep at night without sweating? Just get a small window unit. You'll be under a blanket. The man has a forced air AC vent in his 7x7 room and it's still too hot. Something's afoot here. Yeah, a central unit that can't handle the load of the sq. footage. Shut those vents, plug in a $100 window unit and sleep like a baby all summer. |
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Do a search for Air Balancers in your area. Their main job is to adjust the airflow in your central AC so the place cools evenly. My old neighbor had an Air Balance company and that's what they did. Mostly commercial but it might be worth investigating before you break out the sawz-all.
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11" is tiny. Even the wide short ones are 12" height minimum. Afaik Well considering its for a room that only has a full size bed, and a desk.... Lol I dont care what size dungeon you live in. 
I don't think they make ac units smaller than 12" in height. |
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Well, I guess I've been put on ignore, but I'll say it again...
You can go to Lowes, wherever, and spend about $100 for a window unit. It will fit in a 12" high window space. It will plug right in to a 115v receptacle. Most come with accordion-like insulation to fill any gaps between the unit and the window frame. It will cool the room to a cold temp. It's quick and easy and doesn't use that much electricity and you'll be comfortable all summer. It's that easy. |
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Well, I guess I've been put on ignore, but I'll say it again... You can go to Lowes, wherever, and spend about $100 for a window unit. It will fit in a 12" high window space. It will plug right in to a 115v receptacle. Most come with accordion-like insulation to fill any gaps between the unit and the window frame. It will cool the room to a cold temp. It's quick and easy and doesn't use that much electricity and you'll be comfortable all summer. It's that easy. thats the problem. It's 12". it needs to be around 10". |
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I just got back from a friend's house south of Atlanta, and his three $100 window units kept his house as cool as the $8k heat pump he put in four years ago that quit last week. Why are central units so many times more expensive (26 times in this case) than a simple window unit?z Window units are small and use smaller parts. Central systems use big compressors, blowers, coils, and the routing of everything from outside to inside. OP, sounds like your household unit either isn't big enough or it's got other issues. You might want to get someone to check it out. Then again, the cost of the window unit is the same cost as someone to come out and look at it. And to whomever said window units suck surely hasn't had the pleasure of seeing how cold the newer ones get. |
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Well, I guess I've been put on ignore, but I'll say it again... You can go to Lowes, wherever, and spend about $100 for a window unit. It will fit in a 12" high window space. It will plug right in to a 115v receptacle. Most come with accordion-like insulation to fill any gaps between the unit and the window frame. It will cool the room to a cold temp. It's quick and easy and doesn't use that much electricity and you'll be comfortable all summer. It's that easy. thats the problem. It's 12". it needs to be around 10". Buy a piece of plywood. Cut strips to fit the gaps. It's not rocket surgery. I've done it on different sized / shaped windows, takes all of an hour to have a nice cool room. eta... and don't worry about a 1/4" gap.. just use some foil to fill it in. Use your imagination. You can be sleeping in a nice chilled room tomorrow for about $100.... 
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How what? Go find the attic access point and climb your lazy ass up there. There is no attic. There's a crawl space that's what, 12"? and its stuffed with that grey fluff shit. http://www.rentdigs.com/UploadedImages/Hialeah-House-for-rent-22043_376582_514617.jpg That looks like a Miami house. People were getting robbed around here that had window units. In my old house I knocked out some of the cinder and installed the unit directly in the wall. A little more labor intensive but can easily be done on a Saturday. Dunno if that's an option but it's what I'd go with. |
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I would not buy the 100 dollar 5000 BTU model. Most of those have manual controls and no remote. I would spend a little more (50 bucks at most) and get the next model up. You can set a temperature and it will cycle in and out. Some will shut completely off, others will just cycle the compressor and leave the fan running full time. I prefer the first one. These are usually 6000 0r 6500 btu. It will also come with a remote.
I bought one of these maybe 5 years ago when remodeling and had no central A\C. We also bought two 10-12000 btu units for the rest of the house. We ended up not using them most of the time. Once the house was cooled down the little one in the back bedroom would cycle off and on. It ran maybe 4 or 5 hours out of 24. This was on the main floor. The floor plan you can walk in one big circle and go in every room except the back bedroom(where the unit was) and kitchen at the back of the house. We used a couple of fans and kept the doors open. We also had good shade trees on the south side. Even now I have a 220\ 25000 BTU in the basement. Nice to go down there on a 100+ degree day. Turn it on and it"s in mid 60's in about 20 minutes. Nice place to take a nap |
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You'll have to remove two window panels. Use a piece of plywood to fill the gap. Most people paint it white to blend in. In your case, you'll have
to try to match the pink... I have a 5,000 Btu window rattler in my bedroom. 12 X 16... Keeps it cool for sleeping during the day(3rd shift) |
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Quoted: How large is the room? I can tell you for certain that a 5,000 btu window unit in a 15'x18' bedroom will have you shivering under the covers when it's cranked up. And you get those brand new for just over $100 nowadays. Best money you'll ever spend for good sleep in the summer. You room is nearly DOUBLE the size of what a 5000 BTU window unit is rated for, which is 150 square feet. Your room is 270 square feet. I can't believe it can keep up, when it's 95 degrees out, with high humidity. |