Larissa

Does anyone have any experience of using portable aircon? Are they any good? We're renting, so we can't get your usual aircon installed. We've just got ceiling fans and the alternative will be to live down the mall (with my two kids) when the really hot weather comes.
Thankyou!
Larissa
(Asking lots of questions today )

Trevglas

Sorry, I cannot answer your question directly, but when I was looking on eBay, there are a lot of portable air conditioners for sale in WA. It may be worth contacting the seller (probably a dealer) for further info

steandleigh

Hiya larry,

try buying a window air conditoner - "TECO" do a "Skinny", mount brackets and clamps onto the window - no drilling / no screwing, it all fits inside the room ( don't have to break the window to fit it through!!!), we've had the same prob for our nippers in our rental ( proper air con in main bed, but none in the other beds), anyway, it costs $800, you can get them for $700ish.

12,000 BTU's / 3KW - nice and cool!!!

You can then take it with you / sell it at a later date when you've done with it.

Hope this helps.

( Bought ours from 'retravision', don't know if they are in Perth).

karenvirginia

hi larissa, try bunnings for an aircon unit which just needs a hole in the wall for a tube to go through (like a tumble drier) they are about $850 but no need to pay anyone to fit it and take it with you. think they are 1.5 hp?
karen

podgypossum

We have one similar to Karens..its a Hotpoint model and is on wheels too which is good for moving it from room to room. I found it very useful and works well, but we dont need it here as the new house has proper aircon.

Larissa

Thanks a million for all your replies. We're just waiting for our bond interest cheque to turn up (mistakenly sent to the UK ) and then we can splash out, they aren't that cheap are they!
ATB
Larissa
PS We have Retravision in Joondalup, got our fridge there so may well go back.

ABCDiamond

Portable Air Conditioners at "The Good Guys" this week:

Dimplex 2.638kW 1hp for $699 (less for cash)
or
DeLongi 2.637kW 1hp for $1,399 (less for cash)

Don't mistake the Evaporative Coolers for Air Conditioners though

If you use the small hp ones in a large room, they have to work really hard and the motors will not last long.

Recommemded room sizes are:
2.0kW = 14.0 sqm
2.5kW = 17.0 sqm
3.5kW = 24.0 sqm
4.0kW = 27.5 sqm
4.5kW = 31.0 sqm
5.0kW = 34.5 sqm
..
10 kW = 70.0 sqm

Based on 35C, insulated ceilings and West facing windows.