Noon-Air wrote:

I don't know why the OP wants to spend all his time and money on something
that not only won't work...

What makes you think it won't heat water with half the usual energy,
with free AC as a side benefit?

...I was in Sams Club yesterday and they had a window shaker for *LESS*
than the price of a service call...

The best I've seen so far this year is a $69 5340 Btu/h 10.2 SEER Daewoo
at a local Shop-Rite supermarket. I wonder what Costco's selling.

Nick