So, I'm now in an apartment and I'm trying to plan for the upcoming summer. For those 100 degree days, is there a way to air condition this size apartment without installing any vents, etc out of a window or door? If so, what items would you recommend to buy?
There is absolutely, positively no way to air condition a space without having a place to exhaust the excess heat. Otherwise you could air condition your apartment by leaving the refrigerator door open!
The most practical way to air condition the apartment is with inexpensive window units.
There are also floor units that have a flexible tube for exhausting the hot air to the outside.
You MUST exhaust the heat to the outdoors somehow. Otherwise your apartment will only get hotter and hotter, with the air conditioner running.
I belive the biggest uint you can get on a 120v line is a 1200. I have a
1700 sqft house and the Panasonic 12,000 BTU unit I have pretty much do the entire ranch home if I leave the doors open.
The trick is to make sure on hot days you start the unit before temp outside hits 100. I live in New England where the temp hit the 90, but the humidity hits 100%. I made sure I purchased the units that had a delayed on and off timer so that I could set it up to turn on mid day before the house started heating up.
Lets say your like me were you leave for work before 8 and get back about 5 and the house is hotter than the devil. Set the AC to turn on about noon on low energy saving fan at about 74 and when you get home you are not roasting your cookies off.
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