Got a Window a/c, now the clouds are coming in!

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  • Elli
    Reach for those stars!
    • Apr 2003
    • 17991

    #1

    Got a Window a/c, now the clouds are coming in!

    Isn't that always the way? We finally get an a/c unit for my office's window, and now I'm watching the grey clouds roll in. What's with that, eh?
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  • Fizzgig
    Registered User
    • Feb 2004
    • 9649

    #2
    It's gods way of telling you you should have given money to the church instead.

    Shame on you, Elli!
    hehe
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    • fr8
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2003
      • 5074

      #3
      Dont worry. It's the anticipation now that will make it even better once they go away.
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      • rip raster
        Confirmed User
        • Apr 2001
        • 2851

        #4
        It's still hot as fuck though

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        • the Shemp
          congrats to the winners
          • Nov 2001
          • 10891

          #5
          Originally posted by Elli
          Isn't that always the way? We finally get an a/c unit for my office's window, and now I'm watching the grey clouds roll in. What's with that, eh?
          this is a "cool" thread...
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          • Elli
            Reach for those stars!
            • Apr 2003
            • 17991

            #6
            Originally posted by the Shemp
            this is a "cool" thread...
            ba dum dum!

            (that's your little drum roll)

            Well, I got to use it for about 20 minutes. It cools VERY nicely and quickly! There's a little thermostat on it you can set it to, or you can just use the fan. The only problem is that it's kind of taped into the window frame, since it's an old aluminum swing-open window. heheh
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            • the Shemp
              congrats to the winners
              • Nov 2001
              • 10891

              #7
              Originally posted by Elli
              ba dum dum!

              (that's your little drum roll)

              Well, I got to use it for about 20 minutes. It cools VERY nicely and quickly! There's a little thermostat on it you can set it to, or you can just use the fan. The only problem is that it's kind of taped into the window frame, since it's an old aluminum swing-open window. heheh
              you are much more frugal than Mrs Shemp.
              she wanted an air conditioner and next thing i was cutting a check for 4K....
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              • Elli
                Reach for those stars!
                • Apr 2003
                • 17991

                #8
                Originally posted by the Shemp
                you are much more frugal than Mrs Shemp.
                she wanted an air conditioner and next thing i was cutting a check for 4K....
                hehe I wish! If I got one of those, I'd hate to get the ducts cleaned and probably get a new furnace while I'm at it, so I opted for the window option.
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                • the Shemp
                  congrats to the winners
                  • Nov 2001
                  • 10891

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Elli
                  hehe I wish! If I got one of those, I'd hate to get the ducts cleaned and probably get a new furnace while I'm at it, so I opted for the window option.
                  ya, its like the Fortress of Solitude in here....
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                  • SleazyDream
                    I'm here for SPORT
                    • Jul 2001
                    • 41470

                    #10
                    jman likes to have the windows open when the central air is on.
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                    • Elli
                      Reach for those stars!
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 17991

                      #11
                      Naughty JMan!

                      Seriously, does anyone else have one of these window units? Mine seems awfully noisy, but I don't know how noisy they are supposed to be. :\
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                      • TurboAngel
                        H.B.I.C.
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 30122

                        #12
                        We have 2 of them and they are noisy.


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                        • CDSmith
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • May 2001
                          • 51460

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Elli
                          Naughty JMan!

                          Seriously, does anyone else have one of these window units? Mine seems awfully noisy, but I don't know how noisy they are supposed to be. :\
                          I have one. Yes, they're noisy but the noise is constant so you do tend to get used to it after a while.

                          I remember the day I installed it... it was 35 C out, about 7 years ago, I had been sweltering in the heat for a long time here with just a 3 speed fan for cooling...... UHG. The second I got it in the window and turned it on it was like AHHHHHHH..... amazing.

                          So much better than a cold shower.
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                          • Elli
                            Reach for those stars!
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 17991

                            #14
                            Originally posted by CDSmith
                            I have one. Yes, they're noisy but the noise is constant so you do tend to get used to it after a while.

                            I remember the day I installed it... it was 35 C out, about 7 years ago, I had been sweltering in the heat for a long time here with just a 3 speed fan for cooling...... UHG. The second I got it in the window and turned it on it was like AHHHHHHH..... amazing.

                            So much better than a cold shower.
                            yessss Sooo nice!

                            I would liken the sound to that of an old fridge. But then, it's still worth it.
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                            • Jimmie
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2003
                              • 872

                              #15
                              they still sale window units? why dont u people invest in central heat & air, much better on the electric bill and will cool/heat the entire house.
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                              • axelcat
                                Adult Locals
                                • Jun 2002
                                • 25450

                                #16
                                Its always like that

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                                • Elli
                                  Reach for those stars!
                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 17991

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Jimmie
                                  they still sale window units? why dont u people invest in central heat & air, much better on the electric bill and will cool/heat the entire house.
                                  Well, like I stated before, if I get a central system for this old farmhouse, I'll probably have to get all the ducting redone and also a new furnace. That's a huge outlay of money at one time, and frankly, there's isn't that much of it to go around at the moment. Not only that, but the top floor is the only really unbearable spot during the day, and only one of the rooms on that floor is used at that time. SO I opted for the window unit option.
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                                  • Manowar
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                                    • Dec 2003
                                    • 71528

                                    #18
                                    its an omen not to live in canada

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                                    • Elli
                                      Reach for those stars!
                                      • Apr 2003
                                      • 17991

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Manowar
                                      its an omen not to live in canada
                                      What? What's the omen? That it's getting hotter or that I broke down and bought a/c?
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                                        • Jan 2004
                                        • 10633

                                        #20
                                        all units are noisy, but congrats, stay cool
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                                        • Tom_PMs
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jun 2004
                                          • 2049

                                          #21
                                          You could consider a whole house attic fan. Basically just sucks the air from the bottom through the top in one Whoosh. But they're 'spensive.

                                          I have central heat and air, but the one thermostat is in the living room at the back of the house. Bedroom is upstairs at the front of the house. So in the mornin, I roast in bed with the sun blazing in and the AC doesnt kick in anyway. bah.. So I sleep with a fan on anyway. I guess I need a remote thermostat or a helper monkey.

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                                          • mardigras
                                            Bon temps!
                                            • Feb 2003
                                            • 14194

                                            #22
                                            My attic fan ran about $125 at Lowes a few years back, not sure what they cost now. If you run it on high and open a window it's a wind tunnel. It's great to blow the heat out of the house before running the air-conditioner. The house cools quicker and the AC doesn't have to work as hard. The difference in your electric bill will more than pay back the cost of the fan.
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                                            • phogirl69
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2001
                                              • 3330

                                              #23
                                              Is a window a/c hard to install? Basically from what I understand it goes below the window or is it "in place" of the window? What is the purpose of having it at the window? I might just have to go get a portable one...

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