"aemeijers" wrote in message
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"alath" wrote in message
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Our newly purchased home has a 60's vintage "air conditioner window."
This is a window that was built in to the house for a large window-
style ac unit. The house has long since been converted to central a/c,
but nobody ever bothered to take out the big window unit. It is a bit
ugly, so my thought was to remove the a/c unit and build in a faux
stained glass window. I would trim out the opening, then place a fixed
outer pane and fixed inner pane, and put the faux stained glass
transparent film on the inner pane.

Can anyone suggest any pitfalls, hints, tips, or suggestions that may
help me on this project?

I seem to recall that window a/c's are usually removed/installed from
inside the house - so I should expect this thing to come out into the
house, right?


Some of the larger AC units have a slide out chassis. You remove the
inside unit, then you can take the housing out. Get some help lifting the
unit as they can be very heavy.

Stained glass sounds nice, The double pane idea is good too. Another
option is to replace the entire window with something new, perhaps a
greenhouse window so you can grow fresh herbs for winter use.
Cute idea, but better to use real stained glass, with an outer pane. That
film stuff will fall apart from the heat and UV in that little hotbox two
panes will create. Unless the outside is something impossible to patch in
well, like brick, most people would just patch the hole. Is this on the
front or the end of the house? I have seen holes in brick walls plugged
with decorative stone or faux stone gargoyles or address plates, and such.
Local gravestone company could etch up a granite sink cutout with your
family name, crest, address numbers, whatever. Local arts'n'crafts supply
can point you to people who can make custom-sized stain glass panels to
your design. If they aren't name artists, it isn't even that expensive.

aem sends....

Where is this window A/C? Is it in the only bedroom currently being used?
If so, you might want to keep it. Turn off the central A/C at night and use
the bedroom one. No need to keep the whole house cool when only one room is
occupied.
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Peace,
BobJ