We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Enough's enough, I want air con!

Options
124»

Comments

  • Tiexen
    Tiexen Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    edited 19 July 2017 at 10:18PM
    droopsnoot wrote: »
    On that, what about directing the flow from a desk fan across the top of a bowl of water? I tried that and it seemed better than the fan on its own. Isn't that similar to how tower block air-con works, by directing air over water?

    The problem with that and the water vapour coolers is they bump up the humidity which is worse than the heat, the portable a/c units are very noisy like having a vacuum cleaner running constantly and unless you have a very short exhaust pipe it heats up like a radiator.

    Proper "split" a/c is very quiet and connects through a couple of small pipes through the wall, but you need separate power connection to the outside unit cost about £1500 for one room.
  • Kerry22
    Kerry22 Posts: 120 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well thanks for all the tips.

    I nearly purchased one.

    But didn't.

    Not good at making decisions, lol. But one thing's for sure, all the usual things do not work, this flat gets too hot.

    I'll have another think about it tomorrow.
  • Pikeyp
    Pikeyp Posts: 494 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I know how you feel. I have the same problem in my flat too ... I've been promising myself for years to do something about but could never afford any of the 'proper' air-cons. I ended up this year buying a smaller portable unit that doubles as a heater too.

    If you hop over to Amazon and search for 'Signature S40004N 4-in-1 Air Cooler and Heater' ... that's the one! ... I highly recommend trying it out!

    Obviously it's not going to be as good as the 'real thing' but it does do a pretty good job all things considered, my sister (who lives on a boat) was so impressed she wanted one too, it's not arrived yet though.

    Of course if you don't get on with it you can always take advantage of Amazon's returns policy ...
  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,456 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Kerry22 wrote: »
    The thing is they are saying we are going to have 3 months of a heatwave.
    I'm considering lighting the fire this evening.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    EssexExile wrote: »
    I'm considering lighting the fire this evening.

    We had the fire lit yesterday evening.
  • droopsnoot
    droopsnoot Posts: 1,868 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Tiexen wrote: »
    The problem with that and the water vapour coolers is they bump up the humidity which is worse than the heat, the portable a/c units are very noisy like having a vacuum cleaner running constantly and unless you have a very short exhaust pipe it heats up like a radiator.

    Proper "split" a/c is very quiet and connects through a couple of small pipes through the wall, but you need separate power connection to the outside unit cost about £1500 for one room.

    Oh fair enough, I hadn't looked into the depths of it.


    We had room air-con in the way you describe at our last office - a box on the outside of the wall and a couple of pipes through to the interior unit. Also did heating. I recall getting the quote and someone (who had apartments in Spain at the time, and might still have) commented on the kit being about £200 a room over there.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.5K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.9K Life & Family
  • 257.2K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.