RE: Window Air Con Unit

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WHOA! - look at the prices though.. - and piss-poor cooling at only in
the =
range 7100-8300 odd BTU's

Are these really anything more than glorified standalone units like the
one=
s now routinely sold in B&Q et all for around =A3200, - just
refashioned to=
be wall-hung rather then floorstanding?... - the floorstanders come with d=
ucting kits and covers etc. to mimic the "hole through the wall and
nothing=
visible but a small grille" approach, so it seems to me to be nothing
more=
than a re-packaging of a not very powerful self-contained unit into a diff=
erent form-factor... - I don't see how that difference is worth in excess
o=
f another =A31000 odd...

Or have I missed something here?

Paul G.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of Wayne
> Sent: 20 July 2006 19:00
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Window Air Con Unit
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> Hiya,
> These are apparently good for listed buildings as its only two vent=20
> grills that need to be on show...
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> http://www.home-airconditioning.net/unit.htm
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> Its actually a re-branded model originally made in Italy so its
been=20
> around for a while - the Italian site used to have examples of=20
> installations in buildings that could not have a split unit installed.
> http://tinyurl.com/hsk4w
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> Wayne.