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Given that a window unit is on the order of hundreds to a thousand dollars (for a REALLY nice unit) and the permanent external/internal systems are on the order
by tw04 11y ago
Given that a window unit is on the order of hundreds to a thousand dollars (for a REALLY nice unit) and the permanent external/internal systems are on the order of $5-10k, I think the fascination is pretty obvious.
- vitd 11y agoNot to mention that when renting a unit, you don't have the option to put in central air. So you do what you can - stick a unit in a window.
- Cookingboy 11y agoIt's not central air, most Americans don't know what indoor/outdoor system mean. It's something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Ductless-INVERTER-Conditioner-110~120/dp/B00E9I9I4S/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1450644629&sr=8-9&keywords=air+conditioning http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Ductless-INVERTER-Conditioner-...
- Cookingboy 11y agoWhat the hell? An indoor/outdoor system costs less than $1k on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Ductless-INVERTER-Conditioner-110~120/dp/B00E9I9I4S/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1450644629&sr=8-9&keywords=air+conditioning http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Ductless-INVERTER-Conditioner-...
- cylinder 11y agoThese things always have the worst remotes.
- jcrawfordor 11y agoIn an apartment building, installation is going to cost you more than the actual unit. You need to run fairly heavy hoses to the condenser. You also aren't going to put a fleet of little one-ton units on the roof, so you're looking at much larger central condensers or possibly cooling towers for chilled water (which often ends up cheaper for large installations but requires more space).
- oasisbob 11y agoYou also aren't going to put a fleet of little one-ton units on the roof Sure you are! Or, well, you could. I lived in Chicago condo that had 20 or so one-per external units on the roof. Some arguments in favor of this approach here: http://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-110-hvac-in-multifamily-buildings http://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-110-hvac-in...
- Cookingboy 11y agoHuh...have you traveled to other parts of the world? Look at an apartment building in Japan or China, those are all over the wall and is the de-facto AC solution. Really, installation takes less than an hour and the rest of the world think Americans are bizarre with the window units.