Operation: All The Things
I sit and crave my next dose of Vitamin C, which I will take in a moment. Heat and humidity ran a number on me today. Not outside (only a few minutes with that, to see an eye doctor – new glasses in two weeks!), but inside, with my fledgling in-room AC unit. It can cool up to 150 square feet, but that must be closed off. It did nothing for the 400+ square foot living room, kitchen, dining area, hallway that makes up the open space in my apartment.
So, desperate times call for desperate measures, I popped the old window AC unit into the window next to the desk, have it on Low, but will crank it to High when the collant settles a bit more. Recommended to run Low for a couple hours, then High.
Window AC units are not allowed on this property. So I will have to either A) put this unit into the wall space again (which usually is made for 8000 BTU or more – this is a 5000 BTU unit), or B) buy an entirely new in-wall unit (8000 or 10,000 BTU) to have the ease-of-install and not Jerryrig a method of accommodating a small AC unit in a large opening. Styrofoam, plywood, and other insulating materials sufficed last time, and I will likely go this route again.
Doing it this way allows me to keep the budget I have made for the month of July, which is comprised of non-negotiable items.
For now, the window AC unit will be a “don't mention/nothing to see here” scenario, and also a “ask for forgiveness instead of permission” one. Two weeks of AC'ing under the radar, wish me luck!