On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 20:30:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> That made no sense to me either. And I simply can't have a portable unit
> because I have no way to securely vent it outside. I can't do it out a
> window and can't think of a wall space where it could be done. Nor would I
> want to put a hole in my wall because as I said, most years it would never
> get used!

Why are you disregarding the floor unit type? It is not dependent on
being in a window. My DD had one (similar to what Jill posted) in the
living room of an 800 square foot house. Your house is a lot bigger
with an open floor plan, so you have plenty of space to find a place
to put one somewhere.

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