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Hello,  
 
I was wondering if anyone knew of a place to find a good deal for a stand alone air conditioner? I'm not from Brandon and not very familiar with all of the shopping quite yet. Thanks!

might also be an option. Items are sometimes cheaper there &, if you live in the city, there would probably be no problem delivering it.

Dufresne Furniture. That is where I got mine. It was the best deal in town at the time.

The shopping in Brandon is very similar to other towns. You should be able to find an AC unit at all the places you would normally else where. Walmart, Canadian Tire, RONA, Home Hardware, any of the furniture places etc. Best deal? Well you are going to have to shop around and check specs and prices for what you want/need.

Got mine on Amazon. Just over $700 after tax for a 14,000 BTU dual hose portable that works great. Even self evaporates moisture! No more pails to deal with.  
 
Dual hose isn't a necessity, but I would recommend them out of efficiency alone. My old unit (which may have been undersized for the space, I should note) would cool a bit, but never quite get it to where I'd like. If it was really hot out, it could bring it to around 26.  
 
Part of this is likely the size of the space. But one also has to factor in the air used for cooling the condensers. Window and dual hose units do this with outside air, single-hose units have to use inside air. Which creates a bit of a Vaccum in the space, possibly drawing in even more heated air (depending on where the unit is operating). With heat being drawn both from outside AND the furnace ducts from downstairs, it's no wonder.  
 
I also found out that my downstairs neighbour had his portable vented into the furnace duct for some time as well. If you have someone living over you . . . don't do that.  
 
Edited by Simonwalcal, 2019-07-26 09:02:13