Wall Mounted Air Conditioners

prishaan

Hi all,

Greetings from Derby,

I wanted to  install a  mini Wall Mounted Air Conditioner in a small room for a  baby.

I'm not very knowledgeable  about electronic gadgets. I need to know what type  or brand of  air conditioner I need for a small room?  I have  a budget for the project, so what will be the cost  mini aircon  and installing cost for me ? What I  need to think before installing air conditioner?  is there  anyone can  give me  a proffessional advise please ?that will be really helpful and supportive.Thanks in advance .kind regards .

Prishaan

Ayr_Rage

A wall mounted air conditioner also needs an outside unit so walls will need to be drilled for the pipework.

Where does the outside wall face and will the unit be easily accessible for servicing?

Do you have neighbours that would be happy to have the unit facing them?

Do you live in an area with any planning restrictions?

Newbie_John

£2000 to get a normal unit installed by engineer, hole in a wall, unit outside etc.

Another option is also for about £200 you can buy a remote unit which you place on the floor and put a pipe outside through the window - and yes, as the heat will be coming in through the window - these are less efficient but still do the job.

Another thing is - I'm not sure what temperature you expect to be in the room - but even if NHS advises 18*-20* as optimal - ocassional 20-30 in summer won't cause problems - just adjust clothes/covers etc. 

prishaan

Ayr_Rage said:

A wall mounted air conditioner also needs an outside unit so walls will need to be drilled for the pipework.

Where does the outside wall face and will the unit be easily accessible for servicing?

Do you have neighbours that would be happy to have the unit facing them?

Do you live in an area with any planning restrictions?

thank you.  You give me the point to think about. thank you again~

prishaan

Newbie_John said:

£2000 to get a normal unit installed by engineer, hole in a wall, unit outside etc.

Another option is also for about £200 you can buy a remote unit which you place on the floor and put a pipe outside through the window - and yes, as the heat will be coming in through the window - these are less efficient but still do the job.

Another thing is - I'm not sure what temperature you expect to be in the room - but even if NHS advises 18*-20* as optimal - ocassional 20-30 in summer won't cause problems - just adjust clothes/covers etc. 

thank you .second options is the better option i think! thank you again .

Eldi_Dos

Air conditioning  can lead to dehydration, with it being for a babies room I really urge you to seek advice from a Midwife or health visitor about this aspect.

Emmia

Eldi_Dos said:

Air conditioning  can lead to dehydration, with it being for a babies room I really urge you to seek advice from a Midwife or health visitor about this aspect.

I was going to say the same thing. If I sleep in a hotel room with the Aircon on, then I get incredibly dehydrated/thirsty

I'm an adult and can therefore decide to drink lots of water (and there's more water in my body to start with) to counteract this but your baby is much smaller and not able to decide to drink more of their own accord.

For your baby, to keep the room cool without Aircon will involve ideally choosing a room which is naturally cooler e.g. north facing, and having curtains with liners that will keep the heat and sun out and keeping them closed during the day.

Albermarle

Emmia said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Air conditioning  can lead to dehydration, with it being for a babies room I really urge you to seek advice from a Midwife or health visitor about this aspect.

I was going to say the same thing. If I sleep in a hotel room with the Aircon on, then I get incredibly dehydrated/thirsty

I'm an adult and can therefore decide to drink lots of water (and there's more water in my body to start with) to counteract this but your baby is much smaller and not able to decide to drink more of their own accord.

For your baby, to keep the room cool without Aircon will involve ideally choosing a room which is naturally cooler e.g. north facing, and having curtains with liners that will keep the heat and sun out and keeping them closed during the day.

Yes, you can make a big difference to a home temperature, by taking sensible steps as above. Also on hot days closing all windows by 10.00 and opening them all again later in the day.
Also fans can help .