I am purchasing a house, and there is a sunroom-like room in it. It is (in my
opinion) more than a regular sunroom, as it is carpeted, has real walls on it
etc...

anyway, i want to install a window A/C pump on it. However, the windows are
not the kind that slide up and down, and I would have to take the window out
and replace it which is a pain for someone who knows nothing about fixing
anything.

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.

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?

thanks for all your help!!

Putting an air conditioner INSIDE is defeating the purpose. The heat the
thing throws off will negate any cooling it provides.

What kind of windows are they? If they are jalousy/older windows, Sears has
units that fit those windows as well, although you have to remove one but
I've done it to two bedrooms and they work great.

Space heaters are a difficult breed, there are so many on the market. BOTH
the heater and the ac will eat some electric, the heater more than a window
ac unit.




"SamNC001" wrote in message
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I am purchasing a house, and there is a sunroom-like room in it. It is
(in my
opinion) more than a regular sunroom, as it is carpeted, has real walls on
it
etc...

anyway, i want to install a window A/C pump on it. However, the windows
are
not the kind that slide up and down, and I would have to take the window
out
and replace it which is a pain for someone who knows nothing about fixing
anything.

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.

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?

thanks for all your help!!

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.





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?

thanks for all your help!!

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.

SamNC001 wrote:
I am purchasing a house, and there is a sunroom-like room in it. It
is (in my opinion) more than a regular sunroom, as it is carpeted,
has real walls on it etc...

? Normally this is the meaning of sunroom, at least in older homes. The
1920s house I grew up in had a "sunroom" that simply had more windows
and could be closed off; otherwise it was completely normal.

anyway, i want to install a window A/C pump on it. However, the
windows are not the kind that slide up and down, and I would have to
take the window out and replace it which is a pain for someone who
knows nothing about fixing anything.

Do you mean the windows are fixed, or do you mean they open vertically
(a casement window)? They do make ACs that you can special-order that
will fit a vertically-oriented window.

my question is, aesthetics aside, can i put a window AC unit inside a
room? would it harm anything?

As noted, this is foolish; it would just heat the room. The heat
generated by the compressor must be exhausted in some fashion.

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.

Well, the portable AC with an exhaust pipe you can put in a window (and
surely you could fashion a way to do this, even with a piece of plywood
with a hole) is probably the easiest way to go here.

Other options include cutting an AC mounting hole through the exterior
wall, just going with old-style air circulation and a ceiling fan, etc.
Be sure you aren't limiting your choices unnecessarily; with proper
ventilation the room may be perfectly comfortable in most seasons.

Also be sure you consider window tinting or awnings to shield the
brightest sunlight.

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?

thanks for all your help!!

"SamNC001" wrote in message
...
I am purchasing a house, and there is a sunroom-like room in it. It is
(in my
opinion) more than a regular sunroom, as it is carpeted, has real walls on
it
etc...

anyway, i want to install a window A/C pump on it. However, the windows
are
not the kind that slide up and down, and I would have to take the window
out
and replace it which is a pain for someone who knows nothing about fixing
anything.

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.

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?

1. Can you just leave the door open, and draw cooled air from the rest of
the house? (with maybe a small fan to aid circulation.) If the 3-season room
is the enclosed porch it sounds like, it probably isn't insulated worth a
damn, so heating/cooling will be expensive. Is there an exterior-type door,
or the frame from one, between sunroom and rest of house? If so, it was
probably born as an open or covered porch. Hard to see from here- what year
was house built, and where is sunroom in relation to rest of house?
2. Why are you buying a house where you aren't certain if basic systems like
baseboard heaters work? That should be trivial to check, even in warm
weather. Turn the sucker on and wait half an hour, and see if it gets hot.
Does rest of house have baseboard heat? Maybe there is a zone control to
turn off that segment.
3. If you really want heat and/or a/c in the space, they sell thru-the-wall
units (small version of what most cheap motels use) that a carpenter can
easily cut an opening below the window line for.

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