Hi,
Looking for a A/C or fan for a small room. For A/C, I do not want The room dimensions are approximately 3 x 3 x 2.5 (L x W x H in metres).
I've been kind of put of a/c as a DJs staff member told me that A/Cs are very annoying to setup (requires a tube to hang out the window, basically more effort than it is worth). I do recall there being A/Cs that just require some water and it'll emit cold air though. I think that would be ok.
That leaves me with fan as the alternative. I've had a look at this, Sunbeam FA7250.
My criteria:
- Relatively portable (i.e. not too difficult to carry between rooms)
- <$100
- Good spread of air (i.e. oscillation/able to blow a large area)
- Able to generate heat? (probably unrealistic with a $100 budget)
- Not too loud
- Relatively energy efficient (I would imagine fan > air con for this?)
- Intended for long-term use (3 years+)
The one I linked to above is good because it appears to have good coverage in terms of cooling, is not too heavy and doesn't seem to be too loud. I did have a look in-store and I liked the fact that, unlike other tower fans, the tower itself didn't seem too flimsy. I find a lot of these tower fans feel very flimsy - i.e. when you shake it a little bit, the tower feels like it's very wobbly and very likely to fall.
I am even happy to be swayed into increasing my budget, but I would need to be convinced as to why it would be worthwhile to do so.
I am also happy to buy a second hand one if anyone has one to sell?
Located in Sydney!
Any ideas guys? Thanks in advance :)
You wont find an AC for under $100 new. They are big, loud and bulky. Do required you to drain the water out every few days and putting a pipe out the window for the excess hot air. Having said that AC is infinitely better, it is actually going to cool the room, a fan will just blow the already hot air at you. I used a portable one until I had split system put in place, pain yes but it was cool.