Vertical air conditioner?

[spearmint]

Secretary in building has horizontal slide windows at home and badly needs airconditioner. Any ideas?

[papercup]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...9999999997&product_id=3757386&sourceid=0100000032573917302498

[jesse]

Sears carries one also for slide windows, we picked one up on Sunday and it does a great job. The price was $419.00.

jesse

[mick e]

There are also the standalone ones on wheels with the exhaust vent tube. They apparently work sufficiently - not great, but can be moved from room to room easily and can vent to a small opening.

[ArtP]

I was researching these earlier this Summer and was wondering why the Vertical ones are so much more than a traditional one (about 2 or 3 times more).

Does the cooling unit or compressors have to be horizontal and a certain size or is it just a chance for companies to make extra profits?

BTW, I know U can't just turn a horizontal AC on it's side but when I compared the cheapie bottom of the line AC units to the Vertical ones, the Horizontal cheapie was ONLY 3-4 inches wider than the Vertical but the cheapie was $99 vs $350 for the Vertical...

Why?

[jesse]

When we purchased ours on Sunday we also bought a small horizontal one for my daughters bedroom, the horizontal one was $129.00 and would cool an 100 sq. ft. area, the vertical one we bought for the living room was $419.00 and would cool an 800 sq. ft area. That was the only reason for the price difference as far as I could tell.

jesse

[mick e]

This is the kind of unit mick e mentioned:


http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.asp...D=11126050

[onthedownlow]

You can find several, good models of portable AC units (similar to above, and larger) for around $299 and below. I would opt for one of those rather than a horizontal window unit...just personal preference for different potential uses.

[John B.]

I have one of the portable ones in my office (DeLonghi, 10000BTU, purchased at Lowe's)...mine came with a vent kit to let it vent through a slightly-opened window, but I opted to do the "semi-permanent" installation, where it vents through a dryer vent installed in the wall.

[Effin Haole]

[quote ArtP]I was researching these earlier this Summer and was wondering why the Vertical ones are so much more than a traditional one (about 2 or 3 times more).

Does the cooling unit or compressors have to be horizontal and a certain size or is it just a chance for companies to make extra profits?

BTW, I know U can't just turn a horizontal AC on it's side but when I compared the cheapie bottom of the line AC units to the Vertical ones, the Horizontal cheapie was ONLY 3-4 inches wider than the Vertical but the cheapie was $99 vs $350 for the Vertical...

Why?
Less demand, and because they can.