uk here. I've been trying to by a portable AC unit for a couple of weeks and every single retailer is sold out nationwide.

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Aachen a day ago | parent [-]

Don't get the portable ones. I made the mistake in 2019 and the thing is abysmally loud, barely gets the temperature 2 degrees lower in a single room, uses twice as much electricity as the rest of the household combined, and you still can't work from the heat and noise. That's with a window replaced by an insulating panel with a round cut-out for the hose, not a cracked window like you see most people needing to do. I've compared about two dozen units in a spreadsheet and this one was clearly the best buy, so I don't think it's just my unit

I totally recommend airco but only the split units that actually provide relief. Still a lot of energy but I feel differently about that consumption when it's not mostly wasted

The mobile ones are nice to aim at you though, I'll give them that much. For the effect they give, you might nearly just as well run it outside (anywhere in the shade) and aim it at you. Then the noise also doesn't reflect off the walls so that's more bearable, too

Btw the split units, as a bonus, can usually also heat the room(s) they're in. The UK has quite a lot of (planned) wind power year round, so reducing gas consumption will also cut back on the fuels that are causing this

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khurs a day ago | parent [-]

A lot of people are renting in UK now, so they will need permission to install a perm one?

	▲	Aachen 20 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, same here in Germany. Would make the property way more valuable, so a landlord should be thrilled about you wanting to put in that work and could find some arrangement where they need to pay for it only if they kick you out within X years for example I'd never again move anywhere above ground floor without some form of cooling mechanism, though I've also always been more affected by heat than others seem to. I'll pay basically any premium for this. Currently very blessed with a naturally cool ground floor apartment. The cold in winter I can deal with using clothing, heating blankets, and of course some base heating level, that's all not so difficult nor expensive