VERY OT Window a/c???

Probably not a good idea. The window air conditioners that I have seen exhaust hot air outside. If you just had it on the floor, all that hot air would stay inside. You'd probably end up even hotter because of the heat generated by running the motor on it. Also, there is often condensation running to the outside. You don't want that on your sewing room floor.

You may want to check into getting something like this:

or this:

Julia > I have a small window a/c unit out in the shop building. My tiny sewing

But since it would be sitting inside a centrally air conditioned house, would it still vent hot air when sitting inside? Could I set a bucket near it and drain it into that? I really know absolutely nothing about them other than 'he' put one out in the shop that's not being used and I'm dying of the heat when I try to sew. I can't even finish one hug block before it drives me out of there- and the room faces north, too. I really don't want to spend any money- and I sure could not afford the $300 one.....

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

It won't work, Here is a link to something that will. it is called a ductless air conditioner.

This is about the only solution for what you are seeking to do. There a places other than this one to buy them so check around for the best price. Hope this helps.

John

Thanks for the links, but being a poor ol' lady on social security, I simply can't buy one of those- tempting as it is! Oh well, I guess I'll wait a few months and sew at night with the window open..... sheesh! This is the

*only* thing I like about the cooler/cold months- I can sew in comfort with the window open. And, with the 9 houses I've had here in MO over the years- even the custom 'built for me' houses- I have NEVER had a room that was comfy for sewing in the warm/hot months. I tell the HVAC guys I want my sewing room so cold that I want to have icicles and be able to see my breath in that room all summer and they still never can get me enough a/c. This has been a 20 yr. frustration for me.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

It won't work, Here is a link to something that will. it is called a ductless air conditioner.

is about the only solution for what you are seeking to do. Therea places other than this one to buy them so check around for the bestprice. Hope this helps. John

If you are cooling the rest of your house already go sew in the other room. Dining room table if nothing else. Didn't you buy a Jem? That should schlep anywhere easily enough. There really is no reason a new house cannot be built to adequetly vent. 2 stories are tough but a single story should have had a system designed to work properly. Time to take over the dining room or kitchen table for you. Taria

Leslie & The Furbabies > Thanks for the links, but being a poor ol' lady on social security, I

Can you use a floor fan to move/push the air from the rest of house into your area while you sew? Close all the vents and doors in rooms you are not in regularly to get the cooler air into areas you are in. Where is the thermostat for the central a/c? Can you move it closer to your work area?

No to putting the window a/c in your work area. Reasons were given in other posts.

G> I have a small window a/c unit out in the shop building. =A0My tiny sewin= g

Ok, Here is a thought. Get one of the neighborhood young bucks to come over and put the air conditioner in the window for you. Fix him a plate of cookies or whatever turns him on. Money or ? At the end of the sweaty season, Repeat, in reverse. Cost, Cookies or ? Priceless.

John

John

If your only problem is getting it into the window, can you find a strong person in the neighborhood to lift it up for you? Another option for the rest of the hot days is to take your sewing somewhere else in the house where it's cooler.

Mickie

Here's a link to my summer sewing solution:

believe me - the difference is amazing! I do have a wall air hvacunit in my living room and when I use the air conditioner, I also runseveral fans at the same time. Last month, I bought a vornado - Ihave rarely had to even turn on the hvac (imagine the hydro savingsalready) plus when I have used the hvac, the time period has beenshortened to only a couple of hours to take out the humidity - then itis too cold and I go looking for a warmer spot. I'm sure that theprices in the US are much better than I had to pay up here but it alsois a medical expense for me which helps. I have been sewingcontinuously this summer and I'm enjoying it .... I have 2 more ordersfor Louisa Smith type table runners since I finished the 'sparks oflime' and I have finished 6 reversible place mats and 4 more tablerunners. My advice, Leslie - check out the vornado line of aircirculators. jennellh

No, you can't put a window air conditioner on the floor! It can be a fire hazard, and will probably drip, in addition to not pushing the hot air outside as it is designed to do. It needs to be in a window! What you need is a neighbor to move it for you. If neighbors aren't in close proximity -- you live in the country, right? -- how about calling your local church and explaining the problem? If they're anything like all the churches I know, they will send somebody over to do it for you at no charge. (Of course two baggies of cookies or brownies will be most welcomed -- one for the guy who moves the thing for you, and another for the church lady who answers the phone.)

My house is 110 years old, so the central air and heat are not good at all upstairs -- Central Illinois is like Missouri weather-wise, so I know what you mean! In the winter I use an electric blanket on the bed, and most of the summer turn on the ceiling fans. When it's simply ghastly hot and humid, I do use a pair of window air conditioners upstairs, one in a front window and one in a back window. As window units go they're fairly small, but still heavy! One winter I just covered them tightly with plastic bags and towels and left them in the windows -- not the best plan, of course, but it worked. Normally I have the window units in the windows only in summer, and the rest of the year have them sitting on those square, short plant stands with rollers, and roll them into nearby closets. I can roll the units right over to the windows and only have to lift them about 18".

I don't have a sewing room since I'm not willing to give up the second guest room, so I set up my sewing machine in the living room. The machine lives in a rolling case, and the sewing machine table folds and fits under the sofa. For cutting, basting, etc. I use a card table that hides behind a cabinet in the dining room. Since I use the sewing machine only occasionally, and only cut and baste once in a while, most things are stashed out of sight. Almost everything I stitch is completely hand-work, which makes for a lovely evening with the dog and the TV on the History Channel.

Leslie, can you close the central ac vents in rooms you're not using such as unoccupied bedrooms? That's easy enough and will give your ac unit less of a burden. Is the heat creeping in through your sewing room windows? Unless the Queen is coming by, you can cover them with something truly tacky like aluminum foil and bounce the heat. (There are nicer solutions but that one is fast and cheap.) Do you have a fan you can set in the sewing room to boost the circulation? We have two quilting buddies who have goofy thyroid problems and the little fan gives the ac enough help to keep them comfortable here. Wishing I could bring your furbabies some popsicles, Polly

How about finding a high school kid on vacation and paying him a few bucks to put the window unit in the window?? Surely you can find someone around that would do that for you?? Or borrow a church lady's hubbie or such. Might even be able to pay them off with baked goods or a table runner or such.

Pati, > But since it would be sitting inside a centrally air conditioned house,

My LQS just put one of those in the room that has all the demo Berninas in it. It is amazing how much cooler it is in that room with the fan on!!

It might be as simple as putting in or vacuuming the air filter. When I had a new home and all of 28 years of age who had rented or lived at home for the prior 28 years, I had no clue there was an air filter that needed to be changed until I contacted the home builder to complain that the a/c wasn't working properly. He asked if I had changed the filter since the house was built about a year earlier. Of course, what filter came out of my mouth and he went on to explain what I needed to do. New filter at the time, about $5. Cooler rooms during the heat of the day, priceless!

Of course, shutting the doors and vents to rooms not used will help a lot as well. That cold air has to go somewhere and if the vents are closed, it will find one that is open. And getting someone to move the thermostat is another great idea.

One thought is to close some of the vents in the rest of the house, to force more cold air to your sewing room. I also have a small fan unit that sits over the vent. It turns on automatically when it senses air movement, and pull more cool air into the room ( it assist the air flow). The fan was inexpensive, and works quite well.

I do in fact, work for treats. I am currently a work slave for French Breakfast Puff muffins. I only get them once a decade as they are full of butter and then rolled in a cinnamon and butter, coating. My cholesterol jumped 20 points just typing this message, and I licked the screen.

John