I'm looking to buy a window air conditioner before summer kicks in again.
I have plenty of time now that it's winter, and my room stays nice and warm during the winter so I don't need to look for a reverse cycle AC.
Does anyone know if Window ACs usually have sales on during the winter or spring? I'll be needing it for a single bedroom so I won't have to be too picky about the aircon that I do decide on.
Almost got me, I did write "window" and not "windows" :)
I don't need to look for a reverse cycle AC
you never know when you'll need heating and its normally hardly anything extra to get reverse cycle.
Does anyone know if Window ACs usually have sales on during the winter or spring?
Demand is about the same all year round. So just buy what you want now.
Are you self fitting?
Yeah fair enough, if it's under 10% of the product price to get Reverse Cycle (which it seems like) then that's an easy decision.
Demand is about the same all year round. So just buy what you want now.
In that case I'll just wait until we're close to painfully hot days again, and if for some reason there's a clearance or sale I'll snatch one up.
I'll be self fitting yeah. Gotta do a fancy DIY solution as shown in multiple youtube videos for it but I'm used to DIY.
Do you have a horizontal sliding window?
reverse cycle split .. can't diy i think ?
and cost a grand to install ?
only window cassette can diy
Yeah, a Box Window AC because Split requires an electrician to install it.
I'll be doing it like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfSEL3nqa5c
It's a shame you cant get the little boxy portable window air cons in Aus, only the giant ones :(
You can 1.6KW Kelvinators and Tecos. Any smaller and it wouldn't work in even a small bedroom.
Try a portable AC? the one with the duct out the window
*with a duct IN and OUT the window
the duct would be for getting rid of the hot air. why would you want to bring in outside air?
When you duct air out of the window, you need to refill the missing air in your room, which usually comes from under the door and be hot ass house air, whereas sucking it from outside it's less hot:
http://portableairconditioner.reviewstobuy.net/single-hose-v…
Dual hose are way harder to find in Aus, but check the back of units, of there is 2 attachment holes but only 1 hose…buy another hose.
You can get a Kelvinator KWH15CME 1.6KW for under $400 year round. I doubt you will find a specific window a/c sale. More likely a general eBay discount or a Good Guys 20% off sale.
That's a really good point actually. Guess I'll wait for a general eBay discount until I can no longer bear it when it comes back to summer!
personally I'd go for an OSX Air Conditioner.