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Sleeve type AC unit -- can this be used in a window.
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I am moving to a new apartment and am planning on taking my sleeve type AC unit with me. However, there is no wall pass through in my new place. Is it possible to use a Sleeve type AC (11000 BTU) in a window? Is there any special equipment required, or a website with instructions? I'm a bit clueless here. Thanks Meighan |
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Sleeve type AC unit -- can this be used in a window.
Yes, you can. And not really a big deal, as long as it is properly
secured/sealed. Easiest to put it in so that it "balances" on the ledge, shim as necessary. You can, however, install it so that just the ass barely sticks out (ie, most of the A/C is in the room--noisier for you), or so that most of it is out the window. With most out the window, you'll probably need outside L brackets, or some kind of bracing. More difficult to put a window unit in a sleeve! The side vents of the window unit must protrude out beyond the back of the sleeve, and you need a cardboard partition on the inside to separate the intake from the cold air. I helped a friend do this, works fine. If the unit is a few years old, I'm told they have miserable EERs--like 8.0, vs. the new minimum 13s or so. Could be a big diff. in a very hot season, even vs. 10.0. Also make sure of the voltages. Many sleeve units are 220, and if so, make sure you have 220 at the window. I put a sleeve unit in a window, and had to kluge two different hot wires from two diff. outlets to get the 220 req'd. -- ------ Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message: Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican. Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way* to Materially Improve Your Family's Life. The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive! entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie, all d'numbuhs wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I am moving to a new apartment and am planning on taking my sleeve type AC unit with me. However, there is no wall pass through in my new place. Is it possible to use a Sleeve type AC (11000 BTU) in a window? Is there any special equipment required, or a website with instructions? I'm a bit clueless here. Thanks Meighan |
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Sleeve type AC unit -- can this be used in a window.
On Jun 25, 11:42 pm, wrote:
Hi, I am moving to a new apartment and am planning on taking my sleeve type AC unit with me. However, there is no wall pass through in my new place. Is it possible to use a Sleeve type AC (11000 BTU) in a window? Is there any special equipment required, or a website with instructions? I'm a bit clueless here. Thanks Meighan The thru-the-wall units that I came across tended to be noisier than the window units, and were not as energy efficient. Considering the trouble of mounting it to the window and the possibility of it being noisy and costly to operate, I would just get a new window A/C, and eBay the old thru-the-wall unit. The thru-the-wall unit tends to be more expensive and may actually bring you a bit of cash if you sell it. Jay Chan |
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Sleeve type AC unit -- can this be used in a window.
Proctologically Violated©® wrote:
Yes, you can. And not really a big deal, as long as it is properly secured/sealed. Easiest to put it in so that it "balances" on the ledge, shim as necessary. You can, however, install it so that just the ass barely sticks out (ie, most of the A/C is in the room--noisier for you), or so that most of it is out the window. With most out the window, you'll probably need outside L brackets, or some kind of bracing. More difficult to put a window unit in a sleeve! The side vents of the window unit must protrude out beyond the back of the sleeve, and you need a cardboard partition on the inside to separate the intake from the cold air. I helped a friend do this, works fine. If the unit is a few years old, I'm told they have miserable EERs--like 8.0, vs. the new minimum 13s or so. Could be a big diff. in a very hot season, even vs. 10.0. Also make sure of the voltages. Many sleeve units are 220, and if so, make sure you have 220 at the window. I put a sleeve unit in a window, and had to kluge two different hot wires from two diff. outlets to get the 220 req'd. They do not have a 13-SEER minimum on window or room units they use EER ratings; that 13-SEER minimum rating is for central units. I don't know what the minimum EER is on Room ACs but still see 9.7-EERs' and see none as high as 13-EER. If someone knows, post the minimum EER, and the highest Room AC EER you have seen. I like the performance of my 9.7-EER Room AC, it should be better handling the latent heatload than 12-EER. - udarrell -- WISDOM PRINCIPLE DIRECTED EMPOWERMENT COMMUNICATIONS - THE REAL POLITICAL ISSUES and WISDOM BASED PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT http://www.udarrell.com/ http://www.udarrell.com/my_pages2.htm http://www.udarrell.com/principled_a...ju stice.html (Needs Editing ASAP) http://www.udarrell.com/recognizing_real_enemies.html http://jesuschristsavior.net/Beatitudes.html http://www.antiwar.com/ *** Reality Is Not An Easy Thing To Be Confronted With, or to Accept! |
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