There are portable units that don't sit in the window. The hot air exhausts out thru a dryer vent type hose.

When I was staying in the UK I couldn't figure out how to make a portable unit work with casement windows. But with how hot the summers have become they're probably coming up with new designs. In America the portable AC units are really easy as long as you have normal windows that slide open

It's started raining

Idk it stands on the floor and it has wheels
I know it's portable tho but it's quite big lol

Did you get one of those new fangled space age sooper units that like cools an entire warehouse in an hour? Or one of those janky windo units? You're a home owner correct?
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

is all humidity created equal?
it's currently 30C and this is at around 26 degrees N. you are around 54 N. to have air temps this close yet sep by almost 3000 miles away from equator, is proof global temps messed up. i think by definition the further you move from the equator the composite, cumulative temp decreases
humidty right now is around 68%. ive been in england and scotland and blablaland, and south florida humidity is worse. moisture is moisture but to my body there is a physical difference between this humidity and european version.

I swear it's the humidity! It's just too much here. It's like living in a greenhouse. The tiktoks I see of ppl form america, italy, egypt etc and all say the same thing that it's unbearable and nothong like their heat.

I've watched several reels of Americans who are in the UK who say that the heat in the UK is unbearable despite that they have much higher temps 🥵 I guess it's the humidity that makes it feel worse
I nearly bought a Shark mist fan last night…I talked myself out of it so far.
You stupid fuckers, you know who you are.

Ikr
It tipped me over the edge not being able to sleep this year so I just thought **** it lol
Years ago we had a store with a walk through freezer and I always used to stand in it for a few mins during the summer whenever I was there pretending to decide what I wanted just so I could stay cool for a bit longer Cinema was brutal as there was no ac and it wasn't as hot as it is now so I dread to imagine how hot it is.

You're going to be so happy. I just know it! I remember we used to duck into stores or go watch a movie just to get into a place with A/C lol
"Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith

No, I'm excited too
The only ones I've ever seen are in stores as you walk in. It feela so good

All office buildings, shops, etc, have air conditioning, it’s private homes where it is not common.
My password is password.

I'm excited for you! Have you ever had an A/C unit before? I know they're not really popular across the pond.
"Your emotional state is not my responsibility." – Warren Smith

It isn't so much the heat but the humidity. It's so gross and putting a bowl of ice in front of the fan just isn't cutting it anymore.

You should use only fans

it's a good idea to insulate the hose too

Depends on the brand I guess. Mine was a bit annoying but I bought this tape:
https://www.amazon.com/XFasten-Transparent-Weather-Sealing-Isolation/dp/B07PDRY2T2
I used this to seal up the window where the hose is set up. I just put the tape anywhere that I thought might have air leaking inside and that solved all the issues with negative pressure bringing humidity in. You'll know it's all sealed when you try to slowly close the room's door and you can feel the negative pressure trying to suck the door back into the room.
Of course it will be a pain to take it down later if I want to use the window normally but that might not be a problem for you. I have vertical sliding windows and they didn't play nice with my AC unit's hose so I had to use a lot of tape. If you have normal windows it'll be ALOT easier to tape up the gaps.

It comes with an extraction hose and claims that it's an easy installation. It's gonna be a pain in the ass, isn't it

God damn it. I have no idea. I need to check now

I mean there's window units, or single hose portable, or double hose portable.
If you have a single hose portable, you have to make sure there is no unsealed crevice anywhere because single hose AC units create negative pressure and it will just bring in outside air to the room(and all the outside humidity with it).

Wdym what kind of ac unit?
Idk
It blows out cool air, has a fan, and also a dehumidifier. It's also "portable", but it's the size of a bedside cabinet

What kind of AC unit? I had to buy a portable one for my upstairs. It's a one-hose exhaust that goes out the window but I had to buy weather proof tape to seal up the window to keep the humidity out.

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okay, then it applies. just make sure you keep the windows on the top floor open so the hot air can circulate out. you don't always need to keep the bottom floor windows completely open this way (you can keep the sun out).
Why are you talking to me like this is the first heatwave I am experiencing?

Aph the cat whisperer said...
I live in a multistory house and my windows open sideways. They're called fire escapes
okay, then it applies. just make sure you keep the windows on the top floor open so the hot air can circulate out. you don't always need to keep the bottom floor windows completely open this way (you can keep the sun out).