How To Put In Ac Window Unit

Measure your a c from left to right including your frame.

How to put in ac window unit.

The best type of window for receiving a window air conditioner is a double hung window that can be opened at the bottom. Cut two pieces of the c channel in both sizes1 2 and 3 8. Open the lower window sash and attach the bracket using the provided hardware if necessary. Attach the gauge with the red hose to the high pressure valve on the right side.

When you remove the blue tube from the compressor tube where you inserted the valve remember to close the new valve. This video describes the installation of a window air conditioning unit in details. In this case it is an air conditioner from general electric ge. Drill hole on the side through channel and coupling than insert a screw.

In the 3 8 c channel insert nut rod coupling on the end. A bullet valve is a quick and easy way to add a recharging port to an a c unit. Do prepare the window and install brackets if necessary. The ac unit will need to be plugged into an electrical outlet that can supply the necessary current without overloading the circuit.

Before installing a window ac open the window as far as it goes remove the screen and clean the windowsill glass and window frame. Air conditioners are deceptively heavy making installing a window ac unit a two person job. Watch the gauges and charge the unit until it reaches 70 psi. There are 3 valve connections attached to your unit s hardware with a valve on each side left and right.

Attach the gauge with the blue hose to the low pressure valve on the left side. Then slide the accordion panels onto both sides of the air conditioner if not pre assembled in a guide track. Window air conditioners do not usually have a service port which is easily fixed with a low cost bullet valve.