LopEaredGaloot
Apr 22, 2013, 01:03 PM
I live in a bad neighborhood.
As an example: I just had a brand new microwave stolen from outside my front door _inside_ the apartment house.
As a function of rendering a sunny side, ground level, studio apartment liveable for summer, I would like to purchase a window mount air conditioner.
My problem is that the windows are sliders with about 18" of horizontal space and there are bars on the outside which are less than 12" from the window itself. I also routinely have squirrels clambering up the window screens with no desire to have critters or anyone else inside my apartment due to a gap above an A/C installation.
On the good side of this equation, the windowsill itself is almost 12" wide.
So...
Given I am investing in black out curtains to help keep the ambient heat levels down and privacy intact while I also don't want to have my A/C ripped out of an insecure window mount, is there any practical, 'micro' class, A/C unit that I could bolt onto the windowsill itself which could vent through the screen and not drip moisture down the wall?
I am hoping for a recommendation on a limited installation footprint, low volume BTU requirement, low budget, unit. It's a tiny room. It doesn't need much but a fan won't cut it because the sun bakes the parking lot outside to just under how-do-you-want-your-eggs levels by late afternoon. LINKS appreciated.
Thank You, KPl.
As an example: I just had a brand new microwave stolen from outside my front door _inside_ the apartment house.
As a function of rendering a sunny side, ground level, studio apartment liveable for summer, I would like to purchase a window mount air conditioner.
My problem is that the windows are sliders with about 18" of horizontal space and there are bars on the outside which are less than 12" from the window itself. I also routinely have squirrels clambering up the window screens with no desire to have critters or anyone else inside my apartment due to a gap above an A/C installation.
On the good side of this equation, the windowsill itself is almost 12" wide.
So...
Given I am investing in black out curtains to help keep the ambient heat levels down and privacy intact while I also don't want to have my A/C ripped out of an insecure window mount, is there any practical, 'micro' class, A/C unit that I could bolt onto the windowsill itself which could vent through the screen and not drip moisture down the wall?
I am hoping for a recommendation on a limited installation footprint, low volume BTU requirement, low budget, unit. It's a tiny room. It doesn't need much but a fan won't cut it because the sun bakes the parking lot outside to just under how-do-you-want-your-eggs levels by late afternoon. LINKS appreciated.
Thank You, KPl.