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At this point just buy a portable AC if you want it so badly. Yes they are mostly single hose units which are less efficient. But so what? The extra power bill is nothing to hotel tickets.
I don't know how it is in the UK currently, but here in the NL there aren't any ACs in stock anywhere. They're all sold out.
True to a degree that is an issue too. I really need to get a window net so I can open the windows without letting the cat out. A powerful fan might also be useful as my current fan is getting old and a bit shit, bearings are probably a bit fucked.
I recommend getting some window restrictors rather than messing about with netting. There is a company called Beego that makes them, they are meant for kids but are perfect for cats too. I use them and recommended them to my friends with house cats, they use them now and it's so much more convenient than using netting.
They look like this:
That seems like more enough space for a cat to get out. And if you make the opening even smaller you might as well keep the window closed.
It may seem that way from a picture that it's enough space for a cat to get out, but I'm telling you from experience it isn't! Purely a recommendation based on myself having two house cats and using these on 6 different windows in my house, and a variety of friends having used them with their cats too.
Not sure about the UK but in mainland Europe our windows can already be put into "tilt", though usually horizontally. But it's still not save for cats.
don't you need nets for mosquitos anyway?
They're not really a thing where I've lived in the UK, at least I've not seen them in the 35+ years I've lived in the country! I wonder if climate change will affect that eventually?
We have them, they just don’t carry lethal diseases.
We have mosquitoes, but have eradicated malaria so it’s not a standard thing to have nets.
Best time to buy ac is in winter.
I suppose if you haven't planned for the heat, and then ac units are all sold out everywhere, a hotel is an option
If you have nobody in your community with AC who will help. Holy shit this is bleak.
AC hasn’t been a thing here.
Sure, if you’re somewhere like the US which has heavily subsidised energy bills, but electricity is twice the cost in Britain. Then you’d need to replace your windows to accommodate the AC. You’d have to find somewhere that sells them too.
Sure AC units are largely out of stock, this week. Buy one when they are available again over the following months. If you are only cooling a single room instead of an entire house (similar applies to heating tbh) the costs are not that high either.