Do I have to have the hose sticking out the window? I live in a cold state where access to an open window is minimal.
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Hi Travis, I don't use the hose right now. I work exclusively with Acrylics, and the filter works great to eliminate fumes and overspray. I will be working in a basement eventually, and I doubt I will ever use the hose. But, if you use enamels or paints with toxic fumes, it would be much more important to vent the spray booth out a window or under a door. This would be especially true if you have an open heat source, such as a kerosene heater or ventless gas heater.
1399262
Yes, it does need to have access to w window. I've never heard of one that does not need some way to exhaust the hot air it produces. Would love to hear if you find one. Good luck!
1240358
You can vent to the outside, similar to a portable ac. I do not use the hose attachments. The filter on the back does the job and well. If I had a crawl space, I would use the hose to vent it. The cartridges are expensive but so worth it.
780477
The point in the hose is to close up the house from infiltration of heated outside air. The hose fits to the vinyl closer for either a door or window that allows that to happen. If you were to simply put the unit in front of a door and run it, it would be like leaving the door to your refrigerator open all the time - it would put some cold air into the fridge, but would be horribly inefficient. Hope that answers your question.
768080
Yes, you need the hose in order to get the hot air out of the room, otherwise all the unit is doing is putting cool air out the front and hot air out the back.
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The unit needs to be installed about 10" from the wall below the window.The exhaust tube exits on the back of the unit and though a flexible hose up to your window. You might need to add to the exhaust fitting to get it to fit your window.The humidity that is collected needs to be expelled, or emptied. The water out port is low to the floor so a drip pan is too shallow. We attached a clear plastic tube to run out of our patio door. We had good use of this unit. I would purchase another. Ours did not leak and I felt relatively quite.
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YES - all portables air conditioners need to vent through a window. A vent kit comes with the unit so you can easily - very easily install the kit in most windows - sliders or the up/down windows. The hose I do not use. It is for the purpose of allowing continuous draining into a small pan. Instead I simply unscrew the drainage plug at the bottom of the unit to let any water (condensation) come out. After running the unit all night on about 68 degrees, the amount of water is about 1/4 of a cup. It's a great unit and I am well pleased with it.
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You will need a place to exhaust the air that is used to cool the compressor. Oh, and this is IMPORTANT!!!!! When I got the unit set up and running in the bedroom I found that the unit was fighting itself on cooling because the exhaust hose used to cool the compressor etc. was hotter than heck. I talked to the Sylvane people and they said that was normal. What???? So, I have an AC working at the top and a room heater working in the back thru the exhaust hose, pretty much greatly reducing the cooling efficiency. I ended up buying a roll of 1/4 inch thick air cell insulation with the silver mylar face, front and back, and using ac/heating duct aluminum duct tape and wrapping strips around the exhaust hose triple thickness until I couldn't feel any difference between room temperature and the surface of the hose. I would think they would provide an insulated exhaust hose.
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Only has a single hose and it falls out very easily, so I glued mine to the window piece using Dap all purpose adhesive sealant. Works pretty good cooling down my living room.
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no, you don't need one, since you should have your window open to ventilate the area any way.
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Make sure ur window is open to vent the hot air. the hose sould not get to hot.
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Yes, unfortunately. I bought this unit for an office without a window and was disappointed to find it needs to be vented, and the vent hose itself is rather obtrusive.
2038152
You will need an exhaust hose. Hot air blows out of the exhaust port and would just go back into your room, defeating the whole purpose of the air conditioner.
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Yolanda, an exhaust hose is not needed. Plug it in. put some ice in the top and turn it on. It works well in small spaces. Uses far less electricity than an a/c unit. Hope this helps.
1601806
Yes this unit needs to vent outside a window. However this unit is super easy to hookup.
987534
I can't answer this from experience since I have not owned the unit through a heating season. Technically, the manufacturer recommends disconnecting the intake hose from outdoors during the winter and using inside air as the intake during cold weather. I am hoping that does not become necessary, but it may.
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The actual unit is not in a window, but, there is a hose connection from the Frigidaire that must be installed in a window to act as the vent for the unit.