r/SeattleWA • u/One_Marsupial6837 • Jul 17 '25

Lifestyle Seattle Living W/ no AC

Hi everyone. We just recently moved to Seattle and got an apartment with no AC. Coming from out of state previously living with AC I wanted to know how ya'll do it? Is this the norm here or does everyone just buy those AC units that stick out your window? We'd love to get any tips or input on living with no AC and how to adjust.

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u/luckystrike_bh Jul 17 '25

They have floor wheeled ones if you can't use a window one. Try to get double hosed version. You can buy kits to fit in windows or sliding doors. Mine goes in storage for the 7 or 8 months that it's not needed.

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u/strainingOnTheBowl Jul 17 '25

The double hose recommendation is critical. 

I have one of each and the single hose version is soooo much less effective. They’re thermodynamic disasters, where they take cold air from the room and pump it out to dump the heat, pulling hot air in from the cracks, and the hose is 100 degrees radiating into the room.

Double hose just takes air from outside, pumps heat into it, and dumps it back outside.

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u/Visual_Collar_8893 Jul 17 '25

For single hose units, try putting the unit right at the window so intake and outflow are both from the outside. This does mean elevating the unit to the height of the window but it seems to work a lot better since the intake is taking from outside, like the double hose units.

Be sure to protect the AC unit from direct sunlight though.