In further heatwave developments ...

[blamebrampton]

38° C (100°F) today. J snapped, went to the shop and bought an AC unit that has two-parts and does not need to be attached to the house.[Poll #1331551]I do not promise to be swayed by the vote, because this lj is a monarchic system. Feel free to supply supporting arguments. I realise that I haven't supplied nothing as an option, but with this level of logorrhoea, that's hardly an option ;-)[Poll #1331551]

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[drgaellon]

ALL OF THEM.

Here in the US, a company called Pinguino makes small, portable air conditioners which have internal water tanks (for cooling) and vent hot air out the window through a vent duct. Perhaps that might work for you?

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Janto! Hee!

Yes. Portable air conditioners. J, knowing I disapprove on principle, went to the shop and bought on yesterday. It did not fit in the car, so he tore up the box and fit the component parts in. He summoned me to help carry it inside.

'So this is two large parts with an un-detachable hose joining them ...'
'Yes, you can see that.'
'So, how were you planning to get it through the bars on all our windows?'

We are playing remove and reinstall the bars this weekend ...

And they will all eventually be written ;-)

[drgaellon]

You have bars on the INSIDE of your windows? How... interesting. Security bars are usually installed on the OUTSIDE of the windows here.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

On the outside here, too, but bolted to the house and painted over. I have a feeling it will be a Weekend With Power tools in Erskineville ...

[drgaellon]

That's what I'm sayin'... the vent duct for the Pinguino is attached to a little plastic frame that just slides into the window track... the bars oughtn't be in the way if they're on the outside. (Obviously, yours is something different. You can see what I'm talking about here.)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

If only he had purchased that model! Alas, his has a giant fan unit attached to the hose that goes on the outside. I may one day have to ban him from shopping without me, but we can afford the odd blunder ;-)