"Rob" wrote in message
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Hi

I live in a top floor flat. The rear rooms which I use as bedroom/office
get really hot as the sun is beating on them all day long.

Ive been looking at small air con units. Ive been told that its no good
putting the vent out of an open window and this doesnt look good either.

You could get a split type unit, this has two units, one of them goes
outside (Normally you can hook them on two small screws, screwed into the
external wall)

The are much better then the ones with a hose, as they cool the air, without
throwing any of it out the window (The ones with a hose throw air from
inside, outside, this causes (warm) air from outside to come in, to replace
it.

You do still have to have a window open, but not as much as a hose type.

I have one of these, and it works really well.
http://cirrus.tlc-direct.co.uk/Produ...AC12000DB.html
(The external unit is actually white (well mine is)

....and don't even think of getting an evaporative "Air Cooler" that only
needs power and water without any venting, as in my experience, they are
useless, and only make the room feel humid

Sparks...