=== Your speculation about refrigerators is the
 exact principle involved in a window air
 conditioner. The room in which the A/C is placed
 becomes in effect the inside of a refrigerator --
 but in this case the heat is of course vented to
 the outdoors.
 
 As far as I know, there is no other solution to
 effectively cooling an area of your house.
 
 Prices of window A/Cers BTW have dropped, a 5000
 BYU units with manual controls going for about
 $125 Canadian.
 
 The new ones are relatively quiet, so you won't get
 complaints from neighbors. And it doesn't really use
 much electricity, unless you have it going non-stop
 day and night. A couple of hours a day will keep a
 small room comfortable.
 

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