Log In

Your email is not your username

Register

If you were a member of the old Bodybuilding.com forums and would like to reuse your previous username, you can request it below. We use your email only for registration and do not store it. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy.

Confirm your email

A registration code was sent to your email. Enter it here.

Welcome

You have successfully setup your account.

Sign in

Quick Navigation Bottom Misc
Forum » More General Categories » Misc. » Window unit > central air (srs)
  1. Results 31 to 38 of 38
  2. Page 2 of 2
  3. First
  5. 1
  6. 2

Thread: Window unit > central air (srs)

post 10000262773 Yesterday, 01:22 PM
-
#31
  1. theory
  1. theory
  3. Join Date: Jun, 2026
  4. Posts: 90
  5. Rep Power: 2442
It depends. If you're like me and you don't like anything under 75degrees, window unit might make sense. Also if the house isn't yuge, a window unit would also make sense.

AC is mostly to remove humidity which then you body can efficiently cool down. It also helps keeps materials inside the house from going bad. Most people don't need a super powerful central air unit. Most folks are probably running units that are oversized(because tradies)

The positive with CA is that it can clean the air alot better. A dinky window unit is bad at that which is why they gum up with crude at the filters pretty quickly.
post 10000262777 Yesterday, 01:23 PM
-
#32
  1. leoaa777
  1. leoaa777
  3. Join Date: Mar 2009
  4. Posts: 18,821
  5. Subscribers: 5
  6. Rep Power: 291169
I can’t understand this level of poor.
☆ Member of the Brave 767 crew ☆ Never forget.
-Florida Gators-
post 10000262784 Yesterday, 01:33 PM
-
#33
  1. Procta
  1. Procta
  3. Join Date: Feb 2006
  4. Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
  5. Posts: 132,669
  6. Subscribers: 8
  7. Rep Power: 1748529
mini split mogs window units
Subscribe for extra premium content (no noodz sorry guys)
post 10000262786 Yesterday, 01:34 PM
-
#34
  1. WendellX
  1. WendellX
  3. Join Date: Feb, 2026
  4. Posts: 585
  5. Subscribers: 1
  6. Rep Power: 11965
Originally Posted By Bonobo⏩
You can always tell if an apartment complex is shitty by the amount of ac units you see hanging out the window
In the Northeast it is very common for homes and apartments to have window units. Most pre war apartments in NYC use window units.

Some homes here have restrictions if it is a "historical" home. Others are built so long ago that ductwork would mean a complete renovation of the home.
post 10000262787 Yesterday, 01:34 PM
-
#35
  1. Polaris
  1. Polaris
  3. Join Date: Feb 2003
  4. Posts: 63,669
  5. Rep Power: 565218
Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Had both so I can definitely say that central air is the only way to go . Never had an issue ,but tbh my buddy had a poor install and fought with it for a few years .

Window shakers pretty much only effective in the room they’re in, and effect adjacent rooms by maybe a degree or two
Haven't read the thread, so no clue if it's been mentioned - but you also have to take into account humidity. A window unit isn't going to address that (outside the room, obviously), and if you live in a high humidity area then...at the very least you should probably also have a dehumidifier in the house if you're using a window unit. INb4 OP has mold all over the place.

Edit - yeah, I see someone a few posts up beat me to it
post 10000262792 Yesterday, 01:39 PM
-
#36
  1. gmenfan40
  1. gmenfan40
  3. Join Date: Mar 2007
  4. Location: Fuck Israel
  5. Posts: 37,470
  6. Subscribers: 6
  7. Rep Power: 156174
Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
Haven't read the thread, so no clue if it's been mentioned - but you also have to take into account humidity. A window unit isn't going to address that (outside the room, obviously), and if you live in a high humidity area then...at the very least you should probably also have a dehumidifier in the house if you're using a window unit. INb4 OP has mold all over the place.

Edit - yeah, I see someone a few posts up beat me to it
OP is a rentcel and too retarded to understand humidity. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 10000262848 Yesterday, 02:10 PM
-
#37
  1. suave2000
  1. suave2000
  3. Join Date: Mar 2009
  4. Location: Peru
  5. Age: 37
  6. Posts: 29,036
  7. Subscribers: 2
  8. Rep Power: 9971
VRF moggs /thread

Minisplits are a great choice too, very convenient.
post 10000262856 Yesterday, 02:16 PM
-
#38
  1. SuperHercules
  1. SuperHercules
  3. Join Date: Jun 2014
  4. Height: 6'5"
  5. Posts: 32,198
  6. Subscribers: 7
  7. Rep Power: 563767
You mean rolling down the window vs using AC? I think it's good when you first get into the car to let the hot air out as fast as possible and get some fresh air in, but for really making it cold the AC wins

Never tried sleeping in the car so maybe crack the windows so you don't kill the battery, but bugs might get in. You could just run the AC for 20 minutes then turn it off so it's cold enough to sleep
See Shakebrah's sig
Quick Navigation Top Misc
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Bookmarks
Digg.com
Digg
del.icio.us
del.icio.us
Stumbleupon.com
StumbleUpon
Google.com
Google
Facebook.com
Facebook
Posting Permissions
  1. You may not post new threads
  2. You may not post replies
  3. You may not post attachments
  4. You may not edit your posts