How to install a Window Air Conditioner

Once again, the City of Columbia's own energy guru, David Mars is helping you save money. He walks you through installing a window air conditioner and securely insulating the unit.

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Education

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• how-to
• air conditioner help
• window install air conditioner

[cwlvideo]

ReGo001: Sorry for the delayed response. The unit needs to be slightly tilted towards the back of the unit. The moisture the unit takes out of the indoor air has to drain. There should be drain holes on the bottom back. If you can access the unit, make sure these are not clogged. Once the unit is repositioned you should notice the water dripping out the back.

[cwlvideo]

AquaCarb - It's hard to tell what type of brace would work best for your window. Perhaps you can take a photo of the inside and outside of your window along with the measurements of the window and the AC and someone at your local hardware store can help? As far as bugs getting in, if the holes are sealed up as suggested in the video, it should stop the bugs. Look for areas where light is coming in to help make sure that everything is sealed up tight.

[cwlvideo]

If the construction permits, it might be best to cut a hole through the wall and mount a regular window a/c instead.

[cwlvideo]

There are also free standing a/c's that look like a dehumidifier that you can run the exhaust heat out a vent through the window. Regrettably one would have to fill most of the window area with a piece of plywood through which the exhaust vent could be installed. The water collected also has to be emptied periodically. Whether these would work on all sliding glass windows would depend on their size.

[cwlvideo]

They actually make (or made) a vertical window a/c for such an opening. Not sure of their availability though. I suspect they are mfg. for older high rise apartments where such windows abound. Hopefully they come in different widths since those windows may vary a lot in size.

[cwlvideo]

I would suggest putting foil covered insulation board on the side areas and using removable caulk to hold them in place. The foil will provide will help keep some of the water out but you might still have to replace it from time to time. The insulation boards come in big sheets but usually you can get them cut at the store, if transporting them is an issue.

[hypeddt216]

1:05 "NOW WHEN YOU'RE INSTALLING THIS SHIT" HAHAH

[doubletap11]

do we really need to listen to the banjo music in the background, feels like an opening to hee haw!

[EcoDimension]

the cellulose adhesive on vinyl tapes will slime or harden overtime. theres gotta be a better way.

[DumbDuck44]

now when you're installing this shit, per se, we're going to put a bunch of aluminum foil on it and top it off with a nice plastic bucket, to make sure your shit looks as hillbilly as possible.

Banjo guy, play me off!

[flojogrande]

Hey David not too many of you tackle the vertical sliding window issue vs the Horizonal top to bottom closing window. Everybody has tips on this, the a/c comes with those kits and stuff but the other deal is where people really need pointers. Get on it!!

[SammytheBammy1]

@ReGo001 Either your unit is not leaning outwards enough or the drain holes on the outside bottom are clogged and the condensation water is collecting in the bottom pan and backing up until it leaks on the inside.

[tstruss912]

I installed this while drinking moonshine. 

[jamesmcashan1]

we pay billions of dollars per day for "energy" programs, enough to provide our life support. in the US alone, thousands of "local" governments take trillions of dollars per year plus theft and commission. they block access to resources to force us to pay taxes and fees to their private partners. most structures in the USA are defective, and the commercial dominators will not let an example of anything different or permanent be seen. i have plans for new systems! - james mcashan for US Senate

[jreedmcu1]

does he say, "Now when installing this shit in?" hahaha

[ReGo001]

i installed my window ac unit and it has been running for 2 months non stop with no issues, but now it has started to leak indoors on the left corner ruining the floor underneath it...what could be the cause of this?!?