Any advice on what Portable Air Conditioning unit to buy (UK) ?

For my use case if we have say 30 nights where it's needed then it'll cost about £60 a year, not even worth worrying about and certainly better than 30 miserable nights and the following days.
 
RobHu said:
For my use case if we have say 30 nights where it's needed then it'll cost about £60 a year, not even worth worrying about and certainly better than 30 miserable nights and the following days.
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Well my kW/pH is roughly around £0.18.

So if its running at 800W and I leave it running for 16 hours a day, 800W × £0.18 = £2.32 a day....£69.60 a month.

Which isn't much, but starts to mount when you compare that to my electric bill per month anyway which is around £70pm.
 
Actual_Criminal said:
Well my kW/pH is roughly around £0.18.

So if its running at 800W and I leave it running for 16 hours a day, 800W × £0.18 = £2.32 a day....£69.60 a month.

Which isn't much, but starts to mount when you compare that to my electric bill per month anyway which is around £70pm.
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Yeah sure, if you're running it for several months each year it will get pricey. But we don't generally have many months where it's really hot.
 
Dalandius said:
Love his videos.
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Same. Just watched his video about him using his AC over night and setting it slightly lower than normal so that he doesn't need to use it during the day saving him money in the end and having less of an impact on the grid, different to the normal videos he does but still interesting.
 
I've got a Blyss, 2.6kw that I picked up from Screwfix. It works fine the only issue is the darn great hose that has to be fed out the window and the noise though the fan does have several settings from noisy, Loud and VERY LOUD. It does accumulate water too (found that out when the bung got knocked out and a huge wet patch on teh carpet about a metre square ensued)
 
That’s what I’m going to make for the exhaust hose on my Delonghi Eco 93.

Bodged with an old cardboard box side at the moment.

Only run the AC in the bedroom at night during the hottest weeks as old stone house keeps pretty cool: 26° inside when 40° outside.

The fan is pretty quiet on Low, but not when the refrigeration pack cuts in. Got used to it on first night.
 
Such a song and dance over A/C units - if you 'need' one - as in the summer heat is or is becoming a problem for you - and you do a bit of research to make sure you buy the right thing, you'll love it!
 
Eddie said:
Such a song and dance over A/C units - if you 'need' one - as in the summer heat is or is becoming a problem for you - and you do a bit of research to make sure you buy the right thing, you'll love it!
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Its not that easy, those tubes still don't fit UK windows very well.

In the US windows slide upwards. You simply place a box shaped AC unit under a half open window.

And then if you want it in multiple rooms, good luck lugging that unit and tube around the house every day.
 
BallistixOnZ490 said:
Its not that easy, those tubes still don't fit UK windows very well.

In the US windows slide upwards. You simply place a box shaped AC unit under a half open window.

And then if you want it in multiple rooms, good luck lugging that unit and tube around the house every day.
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Well, I've managed. I have the same style of windows as andy_mk3 and I use an oval end-piece that means the window only needs to be open a couple of inches.

Admittedly, I don't need to move the unit from room to room but I would if that's what was needed, it's heavy but it's on wheels. Up and down the stairs would definitely be a problem but if I needed that I would just buy another unit. The hose concertinas up to about 2 foot in length and just clips on the back. Outside of the warmer months the unit is stored out the way in a cupboard. No Hassle.

My advice would be to get one and find a way to make it work. If you really need one you'll make it work. Any of the cons you might think of are easily outweighed by the pros, imo. Just sitting in front of the unit with the freezing cold wind blowing over you is worth every bit of the effort/money/hassle it might have been.
 
They may be noisy and power hungry but worth every penny for comfort, stepping outside my cool bedroom into the rest of the house is like getting of a plane in a really hot country, the increased heat really hits you.
 
I can give a heads up to the challenger one, bought it from Argos in about 2014 for about £300 and it was still going strong when I gave it to a friend last year (moved abroad and didn’t need it)
 
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