Are cheap Air-Con units any good?

Soldato
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Me and my brother are looking at getting air con, as it's getting hot in the attic and we can't have the skylight open when it rains :( So we're considering getting a cheap air-con unit and venting the hot air out via a hole in the wall.

More specifically, we're looking at this one which is the absolute most we can afford:
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/n...efview=lister&ts=1183321601162&isSearch=false
Stick this number in the search box if that doesn't work for any reason: 0000005087969

Unless you know of cheaper alternatives? We have a mahoosive fan up here, but it just doesn't do the job!

Is that air con any good? Also, does it really hike up the electricity bill?
 
Yeah, I'm thinking this room is about 12-15m3 due to it being in the roof (slopey ceiling must cut a lot of volume). Plus it doesn't have a lot of floor space.

It's quite small so three people using four PC's (one's a telly) doesn't take long to heat it up..!

It's just that if there's anything wrong with cheap air con then we'd rather not waste £170 on it :)
 
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