How To Properly Put Ac In Window

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How to properly put ac in window.

After it is off hook up the refrigerant gauges to the valve connections. Now your first step is an easy one. Here i show how a window ac should be installed. Measure the width of the windowsill and use a pencil to mark.

Cut a piece of adhesive backed foam weatherstipping to this length. Then put on some gloves and safety glasses to protect yourself from the freon and turn off your ac. You re now ready to place the unit into the window opening. Then lower the bottom window sash until it rests on the a c and securely against the top flange.

Air conditioners are deceptively heavy making installing a window ac unit a two person job. Carefully place the unit in the opening and lower the top sash to hold the unit in place. Choose a location for your portable air conditioner. Peel the paper backing off the cut strip of weatherstripping and position the seal sticky.

Read the instructions that came with your portable air conditioner carefully. Then slide the accordion panels onto both sides of the air conditioner if not pre assembled in a guide track. Keep it balanced as you slide the flange on the bottom of the case against the outside edge of the windowsill. Open the window to provide just enough room for placement of the unit and collapse the accordion panels inward to ensure that they do not interfere with initial positioning.

Enlist a helper to set the a c in position. Turn the ac back on and wait 15 minutes so you can get an accurate reading on the gauge. Open it wide enough to accommodate the height of the air conditioner. Screw the vertical mounting flange of each extension to the window jambs.

Open the lower window sash and attach the bracket using the provided hardware if necessary. With the bottom window sash up as far as it ll go center and insert the a c in the window. Before installing a window ac open the window as far as it goes remove the screen and clean the windowsill glass and window frame. Venting a portable air conditioner through a window 1.

Measure the length of the first gap. Pull out each extension to close off the space to the left and right of the air conditioner.