Is there an air condition unit that makes room ice cold without blowing hot air in the back or have to put in next to a window to let the hot air out? It's because I am renting a small 2 bedroom apartment without air condition and I'm afraid that landlord might say something if I have a hose or window air-condition unit sticking out of my window. Also it would be really convenient when I move.
2007-04-02 09:55:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
No. The air conditioner removes the heat from an area but must send the resulting hot air out somewhere.
Maybe you can get a window fan and put it in the window but then hide the hot-air discharge hose behind it. When anyone looks up from outside they will think all you have is the fan.
2007-04-02 10:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air conditioning operates much like refridgeration, by extracting the heat from the area and moving it elsewhere. There is really not much alternative for you in the situation that you are in. You could buy ice and use a fan to blow air from the ice around the room but that is inefficiant and probably will not give you the results you hoped for. Best thing is to ask the landlord if you can get an air conditioning unit for the window.
2007-04-02 17:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by krioni1979 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Such a device would violate the laws of thermodynamics! Heat obeys a sort of conservation of energy law - you can take the heat out of one place (your room, for example) but you have to put it somewhere else. In fact, because all machines loose some energy to heat anyway, if you were to plug in an air conditioner in your room and closed up all the windows and doors so no heat can get in or out, your room would get warmer! The front of the a/c would take heat away, but it would be exhausted out the back, and the process itself creates more heat.
2007-04-02 17:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
everyone is right about how an air conditioner works. They do, however, make portable a/c units now. They are very similar to the radiator style space heaters and sell for about $300 at Wal-Mart.
2007-04-02 19:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by shala.beth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I can suggest is getting a dehumidifier. You still have to keep your windows closed and keeping the curtains closed will help some too. A dehumidifier might make it a little more comfortable for you. Just make sure you remember to empty it.
2007-04-02 17:06:36 · answer #5 · answered by paloma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, there has to be an exhaust / vent, sorry I am a Mechanical Design Engineer
2007-04-02 17:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by carndog64 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, see the "second law of thermodynamics."
2007-04-02 18:22:52 · answer #7 · answered by ryan d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you ask your landlord and see if he minds?
if it is to hot to bear I mean why not.
2007-04-02 17:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋