On 05 Jun 2004 20:37:42 GMT, (SamNC001) wrote:

my question is, aesthetics aside, can i put a window AC unit inside a room?
would it harm anything? i know they make portable AC units, but the only ones
i have seen are 10000 BTW, for 400$, and all i need is a $100 window 5-6000 BTU
system.

No. A window a/c unit disharges heat from the back. If you just put
it in the room and let it run the room temp would go up instead of
down. They used to make some portable units that had a very small top
section with the "works" section under the window. Kind of like an
updside down L. I don't know if these are still made or not but if
they are it could be a sollution to your problem.


finally, the room has a baseboard heat, but i am not sure if it works. if it
does not, and i can not fix that, how energy efficient are space heaters? are
there any options to heat that room, other than to stick a duct in?


Baseboard heaters tend to last forever. There are generally no moving
parts to wear out. If the baseboard were bad for some odd reason you
can replace it relatively inexpensively. Portable units are just as
efficient but I always worry about them when left running.

Steve B.

Steve B.