Does it have to be vented to the outside. I need something to assist in cooling down my office at work and there are no windows.
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For cooling it does need to be vented out. The dehumidifier or fan can be run without venting.
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Yes, unfortunately. I bought this unit for an office without a window and was disappointed to find it needs to be vented, and the vent hose itself is rather obtrusive.
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Hi Diana, yes, the unit has to be vented outside the area you are trying to cool off. It comes with the materials to vent the unit outside a window. If the office you have has a dropped ceiling you maybe able to vent into the space above your office space. I did that, vented exhaust into roof space.
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yes, it needs to be vented somewhere. You could purchase an awesome high-powered fan and it would cool as well and not need vented.
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This particular unit has to go out side. Its not vented properly for outside. So only outside.
1095133
It vents directly thru an outside wall. Everything you need to vent it is included with the heater
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All Air Conditioners need to be vented as far as I know. Otherwise hot air will just blow out into the room and negate the cool air flowing out. This one in particular though has a hose out the back to be vented out a window.
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Hi Monica, I think it vents from the bottom. I have mine installed in an outdoor kitchen in a brick enclosure. With the stainless steel fascia piece it is a very snug fit (almost no room between the sides), and it has no problem venting. I think that, since it is a refrigerator and not a freezer, it does not generate a lot of heat. Yours should be fine for an inside install without much clearance.
2156522
It's a window unit. Exhaust side needs to be properly ventilated to the outside.
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YES - this unit has to be vented to the outside by using a hose connected to the window kit. I do not know of any portable air conditioning units that are standalone by not using an exhaust to the outside. I am happy with this unit and would purchase another one.
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The unit is vented to the outside, any AC unit generates heat as it cools- it would not be efficient otherwise to vent the unit in the room it is cooling.
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I could use it because it had to be vented to the outside.But I believe it vented out the back.
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It does not need to be vented outside per say. It can be ran in a closed room. However it is much more efficient when it's venting outside.
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I got this for my daughter, so don't personally have experience, but my daughter doesn't vent through a window. She does have it in the entrance hallway of her very small home, and keeps the sliding door open a bit for air transfer. She lives in a very dry climate, and she says it works well.
1062756
Yes all evaporative coolers need a window to be opened at least a few inches. It is free standing, though. It doesn't need venting like an air conditioner.
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This unit needs to go outside. You can get other units that can go inside but they do require additional venting
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It is vented to the back. Sides are solid tin or closed if you will.Today I went back to P.C. Richards and return my AC. Good luck with your purchase because that noise issue is not problem with every unit. That's what see that other people are saying.
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You definitely need to vent the hot air out of the area you want to cool. Bottom line if you don't have a window to vent the hot air this ac unit would be useless to you.
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NO, Must be vented to outside. go to rinnai website and down load manual for installation and see instructions for installation.
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You can keep your window screened. The vent doesn't go much farther than the window. I love this unit. It's small but cools very well and it's easy to set up.