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That's American prices though for a unit, here window units don't really exist. In Spain the lowest price with installation is 600€ even for a no-name unit, and
by ricardobayes 3y ago
That's American prices though for a unit, here window units don't really exist. In Spain the lowest price with installation is 600€ even for a no-name unit, and in Eastern Europe with its skilled worker shortage is around 1500€. The latter is from a friend who is very frugal and excellent in shopping around. There are simply no suppliers for less than that.
I do agree that running it, if it's maintained and cleaned, costs really almost nothing. I've actually received a 15% lower electricity bill this month compared to last month and now I've ran my AC all day, every day.
- jefftk 3y agoThanks! Are window units illegal in Europe, or just not popular?
- atraac 3y agoAlmost noone here has vertical sliding windows that would allow window AC units. You could use internal ac unit with a pipe that goes to a collar wrapper around a window and that's a thing but they're loud inside so people use those as a last resort, when there's no balcony or anywhere to install AC(like old town buildings that are regulated etc).
- jefftk 3y agoSome AC units fit in other kinds of windows, or can be modified to. My bedroom has horizontal sliding windows, and a few years ago I sorted out how to put a 16" unit in: https://www.jefftk.com/p/air-conditioning https://www.jefftk.com/p/air-conditioning
- ricardobayes 3y agoWe have windows that tilt and turn. Tilting windows are awesome because they can be opened just a little to let some air in and it is "held open" by gravity and a latch. So the window has one more "degree of freedom", making window units unpractical.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoSounds like the time is ripe for a budding importing entrepreneur to strike. Pretty sure you can find airconditioners on Alibaba for dirt cheap.