The actual work of installing is a day labor. The pre work to get the paperwork in place so you are allowed to install it can be over a year.
I don't approve of the above, but that is how it is.
Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners
by CyberDildonics on Sunday August 02, 2020 @09:24AM
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I don't think cutting a small hole in between studs requires "architectural design" and "electric load calculations" really means "it uses this many watts". There is nothing typical about someone needing a year to do something relatively simple. Most restrictions probably just say that the condenser coils can't be on the side that faces a street and maybe that it has to be on a dedicated circuit.
You would think, but California is a weird world where often it does take that long.
Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners
by CyberDildonics on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:56PM
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Both of your comments are basically saying 'this is true' and saying 'this is true' again. Do you have any sources or even reasons why installing a split unit air conditioner in all of california 'often' takes a year?
Mount it like a TV, cut a hole in the wall, hook up electricity. No architectural designs needed. I'm not sure who told you that, but there are dozens of DIY youtubers who must have gotten free split units, because there is a flood of videos of people installing a precharged version with only themselves and a helper.