Would you buy this AC?

debodun said:
Looks like an antique. My Carry Cool is pushing 40. I bought it when my dad was alive and he passed in 1983.

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If decide to buy a new one that works better & used less electricity before having it delivered & installed you might want to sanitize the area where this one is if this is what you are going to replace. And of course ask the sales people what amps it draws just in case that would overload your wiring.
 
Forget that old energy sucking used a/c.
I would just get a small 5000 btu unit from a big box store. The newer stuff is way more energy efficient. I've got one in my sunroom to help cool on real hot days. (because of all the windows in there, Nine and a door) :eek:
Now, I did have a portable a/c unit I put in my bus conversion and it worked ok, but, you have to figure out how to get the drain hose and heat exhaust hose outdoors. Also was kind of bulky and hard to move.
I added a little brace under my window air but, I really didn't need to. The window held it in place just fine. Also, after spreading out those little side fans, I use some of that silver foil insulation sheets to help keep the sun out.
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Do the side panels come attached? How do you lift it? I like the Carry Cool because it has a handle on the top. The left panel on mine disintegrated a few years ago. I made a new one out of duct tape, but it no longer can retract. When I first got it, it fit squarely in the window. Now I have to put a block of wood under it and stuff foam rubber in the gaps that creates because the window sill is more deformed now.

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I would recommend like others have. Get the type that sits on the floor. Some even have both, heat and/or A/C. That way, you don’t have to move it by carrying it.
 
I would wait.

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debodun said:
Do the side panels come attached? How do you lift it? I like the Carry Cool because it has a handle on the top. The left panel on mine disintegrated a few years ago. I made a new one out of duct tape, but it no longer can retract. When I first got it, it fit squarely in the window. Now I have to put a block of wood under it and stuff foam rubber in the gaps that creates because the window sill is more deformed now.

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The side panels are attached and sizzer (sp?) back in if you wanted to remove the unit. The one I have doesn't have a handle, but, it's small enough and light enough that the wife stuck it in the window while I was busy with something else. There may be some model somewhere that has a handle, but I haven't seen it yet.
With those old windows you have, you may still have to shim with a block of wood.
 
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