The risk is that the new air flow would be less than the old air
flow. And, the cold coil could freeze. Or that burglars would
push aside the ducts, and crawl in your window.

"The moment you let your guard down, they infiltrate, and crawl
into your perimiter". --Maj. Frank Burns.

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Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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"Ray" wrote in message
news:B6Vfi.5243$9b5.860@trndny05...
: We live in an L-shaped, five-room apartment with 1600 square
feet. (Exluding
: hall, kitchen, and 2 baths.)
:
: For several years we have used a 23,000 BTU window air
conditioning unit
: which cools the entire apartment adequately for our needs.
:
: The only problem is, it makes a lot more noise than we like.
:
: Would it be possible to place the entire unit on the outside,
probably on a
: platform just below the window, and rig up some customized
ducts to handle
: the intake and outflow to carry the air into the apartment?
This would
: involve some sheet-metal fabrication, of course, and I'm sure
we would still
: hear some noise, but diminished. But the cost would be a great
deal less
: than central air.
:
: Any ideas welcome.
:
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