Putting Window Air Conditioner In Wall

Build a jamb box of 1 6 pre primed pine about 4 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the air conditioner required.

Putting window air conditioner in wall.

Then shop around for the best price on the a c unit and a matching through the wall sleeve an additional 100 to the cost of a window unit. Also putting a new window unit in the wall voids its warranty and it will be less efficient i e more costly because you ll have to fill more gaps between the smaller machine and the wall. If the room you re attempting to cool has an exterior wall that leads directly outdoors you can cut a hole in that wall just large enough to provide adequate venting for all the hot air you re sucking out of the interior space. They are installed in a hole in an exterior wall and require installation of a sleeve due to their weight.

If you re not already handy with wall and siding repair this is a case to hire a professional. The problem with air conditioners for the window where you can t slide the guts out of the sleeve means that they usually have ventilation fins on the side which could be blocked by the wall depth. Through the wall air conditioners run similarly to window units by retrieving air running it through coils then sending the cooled air into the room. Apply the adjusting factors at the bottom of the chart.

How to install an air conditioner in a wall. Strictly speaking if you put a window unit in the wall it won t be vented correctly and it can overheat and die or have a shorter lifespan. Carefully lift the air conditioner with a helper and place it inside the open window. This allows for a replacement unit which might be larger.

Rest the unit on the bottom of the window frame and mounting support bracket. Wall air conditioners typically only vent warm air through the back of the unit while window acs vent from the sides and back. For this reason window and thru wall models are not interchangeable even if they re the same size. Installation takes 10 to 12 hours compared to 2 to 4 hours for a window unit.

Cutting through an exterior wall to mount an air conditioner can cost up to 1 000 more than putting in a window ac. Air conditioners are deceptively heavy making installing a window ac unit a two person job. It also provides plenty of air circulation around the appliance which can get a bit tucked in depending on the thickness of the wall.