Our central AC unit was down for 17vdays waiting for a replacement compressor. We had already installed a spare window unit in the Master Bedroom so we had a place to retreat to to watch TV and sleep. We bought the GE portable air conditioner so I could keep current with my affairs by continuing to work in my office. The ability to direct the ait flow made this possible and made life livable in a house where the unconditioned spaces reached 90 degrees in the daytime. Life was still a challenge but quite doable thanks to the addition of the GE portable Air Conditioner.