Looking for a high quality air conditioner that hopefully will last for a longer amount of time than a few years.
Ac unit without window reddit.
Installing window ac without screws.
I think you could cut some plywood to fit it.
I hear good ish things about the whynter units mentioned in the thread.
If it is a good quality unit and if it is well maintained and has a capable circuit to it with sound connections.
Window units are usually the better play for residential users.
Put in a mid size window ac say 7000btu and then get a nice fan to blow that air where you need it.
Also dont knock the power of a fan.
They work fine just get something to block the top of the window.
That being said if window units are not an option there are better units than others in the room air conditioner world.
It seems like if i install the unit it will be resting a lot of weight on that one small strip in front which probably isn t a great idea.
A small window ac unit uses about 500 watts but a central air unit uses about 4500 watts.
Over the past 6 years or so i have been using three of these lg 8000 btu unit.
Air conditioners just aren t built like they used to be.
My nyc apartment lease doesn t let me screw anything into our window frame.
The real question is why would you.
The unit can only cool the roo.
Then yes you can run it non stop for the daylight hours every day.
Do a search for casement window air conditioner they make skinny ones that are for side opening windows.
It gets quite humid and sometimes really hot on the east coast during the summer.
I ve used window units in more side opening windows than up and down ones just due to bad luck with houses.
So basically you are saying that a central air unit cycling on and off at 4500 watts for 24 hours is going to use more power than two window units drawing 1000 watts cycling on and off for 8 hours or so.
Without knowing measurements my advice is one high btu window unit if the rooms connect or 2 smaller window units for each room and keep the thermostats realistic.