My partner & I live in an part of the country which never gets a lot of hot weather, but as a result, it has never made much sense to install central air conditioning, but instead, we install window cooling systems in our bedroom & bedroom during the Summer & take them out for the rest of the year! The window air conditioning units have always done a nice job of cooling the loft during the few afternoons when the outside temperatures reach the 74s! So it isn’t that they aren’t doing their job, but it’s a lot of work to put them in, take them out, & store them twice a year.
The other disfortune is that they block our view – which is so substantial to me. I stumbled across an article that discussed installing through-the-wall cooling systems. There were many advantages to this option over window cooling systems, namely that they don’t block the view, my partner is quite handy when it comes to carpentry, so we went ahead & make the change. After splitting the pre-measured hole in the walls, he then built the frame to hold & support the cooling systems! Next, we slid the air conditioning units into place & attached the electrical cord & hoses. Finally, he used the drywall that he had split out of the hole to fill in the spaces between the cooling systems & the walls to prevent air from escaping, however when the upgrade was complete, I couldn’t have been happier. I could now care about the charming view from our windows at the same time that my rooms were cool & comfortable.