The last few days we have been pushing 100 degrees real hard around here. Yesterday, I walked into my Mom's house and it was 90 with the a/c running. Yikes.
With the throwaway mentality we seem to have it doesn't make monetary sense to pay a $100 (or more) dollar service call for a small more or less disposable window unit these days.
So today I purchased a new one for ~$350 after tax, then re-discovered just how fun installing a window a/c by myself is.
It really wasn't too much fun, but it didn't take very long either. It was nice to actually feel cool almost cold air coming from the vent when I got finished.
Robert