mark_wpduet
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Hey - we live in an HOA...they don't allow window AC's. A couple of years ago our central AC went out and called repair but they couldn't come out until the next day.. Someone we knew had one of those portable ACs in storage so they let us borrow it...I could not believe how well it worked.. So we bought one shortly after that...an LG I think. It's been unboxed sitting in a spare room for almost 2 years now...we haven't needed it yet...I'm wondering...if it's not needed for a few more years...is this thing going to be OK just sitting there unopened? I mean, it sounds dumb but maybe they at least need to be used periodically or not?
I did read that single-hose units are inefficient...but that's OK because we have no intention of using it for more than a week at most. But at some point, our HVAC is going to have to be replaced because it's 18 years old. I'm not even sure how long that would take.
Later - I learned that we CAN have window ACs during emergencies (but for no more than 3 days) without authorization.. unless it's in writing. I wish I had known this and we would just buy 2 small window ACs instead.
I did read that single-hose units are inefficient...but that's OK because we have no intention of using it for more than a week at most. But at some point, our HVAC is going to have to be replaced because it's 18 years old. I'm not even sure how long that would take.
Later - I learned that we CAN have window ACs during emergencies (but for no more than 3 days) without authorization.. unless it's in writing. I wish I had known this and we would just buy 2 small window ACs instead.