Please register to participate in our discussions with 1.5 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads. 2,378 posts, read 4,849,708 times 19,534 posts, read 39,623,807 times Originally Posted by zulu400 Who said you can't? I already have a sleeve in the wall with a busted A/C, these things are frigging expensive, but the window units are cheaper... 8,921 posts, read 33,173,370 times 9,918 posts, read 15,197,346 times 13,813 posts, read 38,731,641 times 3,750 posts, read 15,267,568 times 4,281 posts, read 7,953,888 times Originally Posted by Barking Spider By header you mean like the frame on the inside of the house ? If thats what you meant then its already there, hopefully I can get a smaller one than that. Originally Posted by accufitgolf Excellent point, the old one was a 120V one and looking to get the same.

1 posts, read 17,778 times Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.car a c repair costsAir ConditionersAn air conditioner offers a great way to keep your home cool in hot weater. how do you charge a ac unitTo find the best air conditioner for you, you'll first have to determine how much space you need to cool. all types of ac unitsAn air conditioner's cooling power is measured in BTUs, which will tell you how large an area it will cool. For example, a 5,000-6,000 BTU air conditioner will cool 150-350 square feet, while a 13,000-21,000 BTU air conditioner will cool 950 to 1,200 square feet.

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7500 BTU Window Air Conditioner, Cooling & Heating I just moved into a new apartment and they have a 25"x 15" pre-built wall sleeve for a wall AC unit. Not knowing the difference, I purchased the extravagantly less expensive window AC unit that has exhausts on the side and on the back. Realizing this, I figured that (with some internet searching) the unit may heat up because it isn't exhausting properly. If I have 1" on each side of the AC in the wall sleeve, is it good enough for exhaustive purposes? Also, what would you do for affordable cooling on a first floor apartment with a 750 ft^2, 2 BR, apartment? You should check the manual that came with the AC, it might tell you minimum clearances. My window AC unit only says: Side louvers and the rear of the air conditioner must have clear air space to allow enough airflow through the condenser, for heat removal. I would say that 1" does not meet that requirement, particularly if the sides of the sleeve extend out past the end of the AC.

You didn't directly ask about the difference between the window units and the thru-wall models, but I agree with @Vitality that the price jump probably has a lot to do with the size of the unit. If you're trying to cool 750 ft^2 you're going to want to get a bigger unit than the $99 budget models they sell at Walmart. According to this Energy Star chart, you'll need a unit with around 18,000 BTUs/hr of cooling. If you get a unit that's too small it will just run and run but not cool or dehumidify the apartment, wasting you money. Plus it will probably burn out the compressor faster since it's not getting a break. How To Cool An Apartment Besides the AC, here are things that can help you keep the apartment cool: Get curtains and close them during the day, especially if you're not home. Lots of heat enters the house as solar radiation and you can prevent it if you keep the light out. If you're on a budget, Home Depot et al sell blackout roller blinds that are pretty reasonable.

Switch your light bulbs to LEDs (or CFL, if your budget requires... but spring for the LEDs if you can, they're better and will save you money). A 100 watt incandescent light bulb puts out almost 350 BTUs/hr in heat. If you have a bunch of those on, that's going to really going to add up. If the temperature is cool at night, fans in the window can help exhaust hot air and bring in cool air from outside. I'm not a big fan of fans just circulating air inside, like ceiling fans and tower fans, since they don't actually cool the air. But some people like to feel the breeze. Definitely shut those fans off when you leave otherwise you're just wasting electricity and heating up the room. Use the stovetop exhaust fan when you're cooking. It will remove the hot, humid air. Same thing for exhaust vents in the bathroom during/after a shower. Basically anything else that reduces your electrical usage will also reduce heat in the apartment. E.g. I like to put my rice cooker on the porch even if I'm not eating outside.