Portable air conditioner for horizontal window?
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| You could likely make your own, piece of wood cut to fit, cut a hole in it for the vent and seal with silicone. |
Willowsprite wrote: You could likely make your own, piece of wood cut to fit, cut a hole in it for the vent and seal with silicone. HA! It's possible but not probable. I have no tools. Plus I can't cut straight. I need this type of thing ready made. |
| Paula, When I get home from work later, I'll make a post showing what I did to install a portable A/C unit. |
| It's not that hard with a rule, box cutter and cardboard. I'm sure Mark's pixs will show all. |
| OK. Sorry it took so long, but it took a while to upload a video. Watch this: It's a bit long, but it is informative. You'll hear me mention "polycarbonate". The brand name is Lexan. Let me know if you have any questions. |
Mark... so informative.. and SO nice of you to help Paula by making the video!!  |
| Great video, but I think it needed more Brick!! Paula, if we were more handy we would be able to help...sorry.  |
| With the slider you don't need to replace the whole window as Mark did.....but what a nifty design and well worth imitating! The stuff the manufacturer provides is for the traditional window, not sliders. Can you temporarily extend what they provided with cardboard until you get something along the line of Mark's? |
| Technically, I didn't replace the window. Just the screen. The crank-out sash isn't touched at all. Being that it's a slider (& I'm assuming the screen is all 1 piece and on the outside of the window, correct?), I guess you have 2 options. One is to replace the WHOLE screen with something like I did or Two, is to put a full height piece of Lexan into the track where the sash slides. If you go with option 2, you'd have to get an accurate height measurement from inside of the lower track to inside of the upper track. The total height of the assembly has to be just a little bit less than this measurement. Width isn't going to matter much as long as it is smaller than open window width but wide enough to accommodate the air outlet. Then you could have a window repair place cut you a piece of Lexan and frame it. To install it, you would fully open the slider, insert the top of the Lexan assembly into the upper track, move the lower edge of the assembly over the lower track, and then set the lower edge of the assembly into the lower track. Then just close the slider up to the assembly. So, when installed, the upper edge of the assembly would be in the upper track, the lower edge would be in the lower track, one side edge would be against the window frame, and the other side would be against the sliding window sash. Does this make sense? EDIT: Thinking about this, I think I like option 2 better. It should be easier & cheaper. And it doesn't block off all the airflow of the window like option 1 would. |
| Mark, thanks for the video and all the info. I poked around the Internet last night and found that the brand of a/c I want (Edgestar) offers an "expansion kit" to fit larger windows and sliding doors. I have never liked my sliding windows but they actually are the best option for this type of a/c. I will still be able to open one side of the window even after the a/c thing is installed. This purchase will guarantee a mild summer. You are welcome! I figure the a/c and expansion kit will run about $500 but totally worth it. I was so miserable last summer that I ended up sleeping on an air mattress on the first floor. And that made me very crabby. |
| And because I have no patience, the 10,000 BTU unit AND sliding door kit has been ordered and will ship today. Got a good deal--$387. We've already had 2 days of over 80 and I was miserable sleeping. Now I can make the bedroom as cold as a meat locker! |
| Good to see they have a solution. That kit wouldn't work in a crank-out window. Too narrow. |
| I must be on a total different wavelength?? I watched the video Mark made, and it's what I would call a vertical window - taller than they are wide. On a sidenote - I had windows once like the ones in Mark's video, and just hated them....my client's home has them too. They are such a pain! |
| LOL, I haven't had a "lift" window--double hung since the 60's! All the "modern" houses had the crank outs casements like Mark's or the sliders like Paula's. Recently new homes are having more and more double hungs. Paula, hope it works out. Keep the Lexan inset idea in mind, just placed between the partially open window and side.......granted you'll have to have someone cut the opening for you. Understand noting being tool handy.....I'm married to one of those and this one is getting lazy. |
| Mark: Thank you for doing the video, great job. Your explaination was very clear and the bonus is when your helper, Brick took his que to come on video for the "cuteness" effect. bravo |
| This is why I love this forum (and the people). No matter what the question, someone has the answer! |
Paula O. wrote: This is why I love this forum (and the people). No matter what the question, someone has the answer! I agree!!  |
| That's great Mark, so cool! |
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