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by mAritz 3050 days ago
AC is not really a thing in private homes almost anywhere in Europe.

Windows also work differently here in Germany than in the US, so the same models definitely wouldn't work. I'm not sure if there are versions for our windows.

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Pretty normal in Norway, just reversed. But I’ve never seen the window version. Usually the a/c unit is mounted on the outside wall and a hole is drilled in the wall to bring in the hose to the unit inside.
There are freestanding versions, which have a flexible tube which you put out the window for dumping heat.
> AC is not really a thing in private homes almost anywhere in Europe.

Northern Europe, no; but in Italy they're now very, very common. Temperatures there are steadily rising. Italians used to mock countries where AC has long been de rigueur (North-Africa, South-East Asia etc), but now it's a basic necessity - in areas that already felt very hot because of high humidity, they now hit 50°C year after year.