My house is heated by hot water, and it's about 1100 square feet on
one floor, with open stairway leading to the basement of about 900
square feet. There's an open floor plan, except that the two
bedrooms and the bathroom have conventional doors.

I'm most concerned about sleeping comfortably at night, though
obviously it would be nice to keep the living areas below 80° during
the day. My bedroom is small, so you'd think a window a/c would make
sense. But the window is 39" wide, which means an a/c small enough
for the room is too small for the window. Security isn't a major
concern, but it's a concern. And even in summer we do have some
pleasant nights, but with an a/c unit in the window I can't get the
breezes.

I've seen advertisements recently for ductless air conditioning,
which I gather is a unit mounted on the exterior wall of the building
with pipeline to the heat pump outside:

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/askt...192764,00.html

Does it even make sense for me to consider this? Are there any
"gotchas" I should look out for if I talk to a/c people?


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