mercedesme28 wrote:
I have a very small portable AC
And here's another consideration:
If that is one of those roll around floor units with a SINGLE exhaust hose......those are a cruel joke and should be outlawed in my opinion.
They are energy HOGS because all of the air that exits that single hose has to come IN from someplace else in the house. Think about it for a minute.
The net overall cooling gain between the cooling versus sucking in all of that 90+ degree air through cracks elsewhere is small. It might even be negative in some circumstances.
Portable units with TWO external hoses don't suffer from that design defect but cost a bit more.