Given the recent weather, would you consider getting air conditioning?

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biscoffman@reddit

No. Bad for the environment, expensive, and makes it more difficult to tolerate hot weather without AC.

That said, this is based on being at home. My opinion changes a bit in work especially places like hospitals and school. The benefits probably outweigh the cons there.

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Have a portable one with a hose out the window. Best £300 I've spent. I work night shifts and it's been an absolute god send to actually be able to sleep during the day in the heat as our upstairs gets zero airmovement even with fans

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External-Praline-451@reddit

Can I ask which one you got? I've been looking today, because our bedroom was 30c and I've broken and decided we need one!

Unfortunately a lot are sold out though as many others are obviously feeling the same as us.

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peekachou@reddit

We got this one which isn't fantastic but it still does the job pretty well, we have a weirdly long bedroom so I think it would be better if you had a more normal shaped room. Gets it down to about 20°c from 26/27 ish and has a little remote so I can turn it on and off without getting out of bed

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External-Praline-451@reddit

Great thanks

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Greengrass7772@reddit

I’d love it but I ain’t got a penny.

AC is out of reach for those of us who are skint.

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Royal-Jackfruit-2556@reddit

Keep an eye out on gumtree and local sales. Plenty people will be upgrading to newer quieter models.

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Greengrass7772@reddit

I guess so mate but I only got £4 to me name.

I’m part of the underclass, the beaten and downtrodden, my kind don’t have any money for such luxuries.

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frankchester@reddit

Been seriously considering it. It's cheaper than I expected. I spec'd up around £3-5k for three rooms (two bedrooms and our TV room which is large enough for an office etc too).

I hate the heat and our upstairs is unbearable when its warm - it was 35c in the bedroom overnight the past few nights.

It is an expense of course, but would make such a difference living in the South East when it's only getting hotter.

I also imagine it's another strong selling point for any future buyers.

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ElusiveCrab@reddit

First summer in this house and its been surprisingly cool downstairs. Likely going to buy a decent ac before next year though because the gaming room was a furnace and id like to not be trapped downstairs

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No-Spend-3477@reddit

Couple grand for a week or two a year? Nah

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

Not sure where you live in the uk, but the whole week or two of the year mantra hasn’t applied for at least a decade. A proper ductless split system also heats in the winter, so if done properly you’d get your moneys worth all year round.

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Numerous_Green4962@reddit

Mini splits should be covered by the heat pump grants, it would be a way to push adoption and move away from gas.

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

Yeah, agree

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No-Spend-3477@reddit

I live in Campbeltown

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

Ah, fair do’s. I’m in South West England so think we probably get it a bit warmer 🤣

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Mysterious-Sock39@reddit

Exactly this just paid 5k for 4 x Panasonic in each of the bedrooms had portable Aircon before can't wait. 7 year warranty.

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

See that doesn’t sound bad at all from where I am. Does that include install too?

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Mysterious-Sock39@reddit

Yes ,quite bit ducting as main bedroom top floor townhouse

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

Even better - can’t complain at that.

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soitspete@reddit

For a week or two every year. Vs s couple grand for a week or two holiday one year.

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No-Spend-3477@reddit

Never been on a holiday in my life so can’t comment on that. Not my thing

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ILikeXiaolongbao@reddit

Portable ones are like £300

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Willeth@reddit

I got a standalone unit for a couple hundred quid a couple years ago. I dread checking the energy bill for it but to be honest it doesn't matter - one of the best investments I've ever made, even if it's costing me a tenner a day.

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dvi84@reddit

I worked out that mine costs about half what my heating does for one room per hour. People won’t hesitate to put heating on but for some reason are opposed to cooling. It makes no sense.

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summerloco@reddit

Link or name? Keen to get one too.

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Willeth@reddit

It was just one that came up on HotUKDeals in October at some point. It's a Black and Decker if that helps.

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BroadCat-9799@reddit

Recently bought a new AC unit last month, would say its well worth it

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running_on_fumes25@reddit

Portable unit. Best purchase I ever made.

I'd love a whole house system but I'm not able to convince the missus

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minnis93@reddit

Bought an air con unit for £200 last year.

Best £200 I ever spent, and if it ever broke, I'd order another in a heartbeat.

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summerloco@reddit

Link or name please ?

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running_on_fumes25@reddit

Just go on amazon and search for a portable aircon.

Look at anything in the 8000-10000 btu range. They're all the same. You jist want to make sure it comes with something to block the window you hang the exhaust tube out of.

Personally I've got a Netta unit that cost about £200 a few years ago.

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Jimmy90081@reddit

What a unique and unexpected question. Outstanding.

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Life-Bedroom-8886@reddit

Would I combat the impact of global heating by asking manufacturers to create more stuff that needs electricity to operate..?

No, probably not.

I’ll just do things a little slower. Drink more water. Drape myself with a damp towel to sleep and crack on with my life.

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

We shouldn’t be limiting what we do, instead we should have abundant clean energy (wind, solar, tidal, nuclear base load) such that everyone can have AC. Why be uncomfortable on purpose in pursuit of being virtuous, it’s such a weird attitude. Anyway, modern inverter systems are incredibly efficient compared to older units and no amount of drinking water, wet towels or whatever will replicate proper cooling. Do you refuse heating in the winter because it uses energy too?

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greylord123@reddit

Go live in a mud hut then and forage off the land. Turn off the Internet that you are currently using with massive data banks that contribute more to the climate than running a little AC unit for a few hours.

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ILikeXiaolongbao@reddit

Hilarity of person that almost certainly is heating their home being holier than thou about protecting our planet complaining about AC.

Guess what, heating a home is much more carbon intensive than cooling a home.

A house in the desert being cooled uses less of our resources than a house in a wet foggy cold area being heated.

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Virtual_Presence_AI@reddit

Yesterday was the hottest day ever in some parts of the UK. Up in the north east it was so cold I had to put a jumper on. Don't need AC up in the far north.

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First_Folly@reddit

I'm getting a unit for my office when I finish renovations. I can either keep it in there for a summer sanctuary or move it to the bedroom so I don't have to sleep in human soup.

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gotty2018@reddit

Got it installed in the bedroom a couple of years ago. Hands down the best decision we’ve made. We like the bedroom to stay cool, so any time the temperature is anything above low 20s, the AC cools the room to 17/18. I don’t dread trying to sleep when it’s hot, and it’s a great space for our dog to relax during the day when it’s too hot. One of the best things we’ve added to the house!

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Unusual_residue@reddit

No thanks

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OldLondon@reddit

I’m redoing part of my house in the next year or so and we e already said we’re putting a property wall mounted aircon in. I think over the next 10+ years these kinds of temperatures will get more frequent, will look at solar at the same time

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raccoonsaff@reddit

No, for the same reasons as your parents!

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wardyms@reddit

Bought a house that has it already. Thought it was frivolous nonsense. It’s changed my mind for future houses.

If I hadn’t seen such riches, I could live with being poor.

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behavedgoat@reddit

F this heat we need to stop global warming dawgs . Too much I'm sweating even my knees are sweating

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stumble2tumble@reddit

Scottish person here. Not air conditioning, more likely a sunbed.

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skibbin@reddit

When my wife was heavily pregnant a few summers ago I bought one of those free standing units. It works... okay. At great effort it'll cool a small room a decent amount, enough to reduce things from a furnace to warm. They are fundamentally limited because they suck in air and do two things with it:

Cool some down and blow it back in the room
Heat some up and blow it outside, causing fresh air from outside to come in replacing it.

In the USA they have sliding windows and fit air conditioners in those, which work very well. They keep the hot side of the system outside and the cool side indoors. Never seen them for sale in the UK and they wouldn't fit most of our windows anyway.

The big solution is a whole home heat pump/AC system doing both heat and cooling. They are more efficient for heating, but electric heat is still an expensive option. Installation is also expensive.

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greylord123@reddit

The stand alone units are decent if you can seal the window up. A little bit of DIY with an insulation panel and it's fairly easy.

Just chucking the vent out the window is no use and those fabric window seals are a bit shit

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FoxElectrical1401@reddit

24c 🤣

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Redoing the electrics and going to get it priced. We have small pets with fur coats and they are really being affected.

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SciFiEmma@reddit

I’m massively lucky in that I live on a corner and have one bedroom which is cool in the summer and a lounge which is warm in the winter. Yay for great insulation, too. I adjust what room I spend most time in. And I have an amazing super quiet huge fan which helps a lot. No room for A/C. On really bad days I go to the cinema a lot!

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Sophyska@reddit

100%. Hopefully one day when I have my “forever” house rather than a flat I’ll eventually leave it’ll be something I look at very seriously. I have a fan on year round, all night and use a 1 tog duvet year round too. To have a lovely cool room would be so worth it.

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Holiday-Poet-406@reddit

Nope.

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FletchLives99@reddit

Nah. A little sweating is good for you.

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BaldyBaldyBouncer@reddit

Nope. I don't want to have giant white boxes on the walls that because I only use 5 times a year smell like feet.

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PM-ME_UR_TINY-TITS@reddit

I've honestly got nowhere to put standalone ones.

It does make getting a heat pump seem more appealing however.

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gameofgroans_@reddit

Last week? I’m still ‘sleeping’ in a puddle of sweat here haha

But yeah, as soon as I can move somewhere it’s feasible (my flat is way too small currently) I’ll be getting it. I’m really sensitive to the heat and it’s only set to get worse so it’ll be a worthwhile investment for me personally. I understand that isn’t the case for everyone though!

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