Window air conditioners are single units that can help keep outdoor humidity from affecting the temperature inside of a home. When it comes to buying a window air conditioner, it's important to keep in mind the size of the window you plan to use, as well as the window type, plug type and British Thermal Units you expect the air conditioner to use. For instance, if you have casement or slider windows in your home, you may want to look for a window air conditioner that is specially designed for this type. Other features that can help determine what kind of air conditioner you purchase include 24-hour timers, energy-efficient money saver settings, adjustable speeds and remote controls, which can make monitoring the climate in a room easier than ever. Window air conditioners are typically very simple to install and can be a good, energy-efficient option if you're trying to cool down your home. we would like to install a window air conditioner in our living room window. The window is quite narrow (18.5" wide).

The room is fairly big, ~400sqft. We would like to install a 10000 BTU window AC unit. I am looking at this Frigidaire AC, but I would like to know if this can be installed in this space. The specs on the AC unit say it's 14.2" wide, so it will certainly fit in the opening. what makes your ac unit freeze upYou don't say how high the window is, but if it's a double hung, two pane, slide-up window like the ones on the building across the way, you might have to remove the window to make this work then fit a glass or plexiglass pane into the space above the air conditioner after it's mounted. decorative cover for air conditioner unitAnd be sure not to drop that thing in the street... ;-)gas fired air handling unit EDIT: Typically, units like this rely on the top sliding pane of the window to hold them in the opening.

The AC unit is heavy, and it will want to tip backwards out of the window. You can see the tab/rail along the top of the AC unit in the picture just below. If you drop the sash down behind that, it will hold the AC unit in place, as it can't topple out of the window.typically, you would pop the front cover off the AC unit, then screw the bottom of the unit to the window sill so it can't slide forward out of the opening. Then drop the sash behind that rail and screw it to the sash. Otherwise, it would be possible for the sash to move up and allow the air conditioner to topple out of the window, which would ruin the air conditioner and could also maim or kill somebody below. In your case, if the unit won't fit in the bottom pane and you have to remove the window, you'll need to secure (and secure it well) some kind of support across the window opening to replace the window sash you removed, so the AC unit can rest against it. And you'll still screw that rail to the cross support to ensure that everything stays in place.

If you look up the user manual / installation instructions for that model it looks like your window might actually be too wide. This model is designed for casement and sliding windows with an opening width between 15 1/2" and 16 1/4", and a height of 21 1/2" to 40" (or up to 62" high with an optional accessory kit). I would not attempt to install the unit in a window that is the wrong size, especially since it looks like you are several stories up. It's unclear from the photo what kind of window you have, but you might look at portable ACs which sit inside the room and have a n exhaust duct going to the window. They are generally a little less efficient and take up floorspace, but they are somewhat more flexible with window size / layout.8,500-10,000 BTU A/Cs with a >=23" Installation Width? July 15, 2006   Subscribe Please help me iron out two weird quirks relating to the purchase of an air conditioner, says the Chicago MeFite looking at a 104-degree heat index coming down the pike.

(And even if you don't have an answer, check out two simple corollary queries you might be able to help me with at the end.) I have a 500 square foot studio apartment, which means about 10,000 BTUs. I was all set to buy a particular model until I learned of two problems: the three windows in my main living area are just narrow enough to screw me, and the window in the kitchen/dining area is not only nowhere near an electrical outlet, it's far enough away that even an industrial extension cord (you shouldn't use normal extension cords with A/Cs) couldn't reach, and even if it did, would be prime tripping material. And the landlord's electrician advises me that there's no wiring anywhere near the window in question, meaning a new outlet can't be installed without gutting a good part of my apartment's drywall. I'd ideally like to see if I can find a good, reliable air conditioner that nevertheless fits the physical requirements I need to fit it into one of my living-area windows.

The window I need to put it in looks like this: The first "frame" of the window is 23 inches wide. The next step in measures 22 inches. The width of the screen window, when opened, is 19-20 inches. Essentially, this means that I need an air conditioner that installs in a 23-inch window, and is physically no more than 19 inches wide. The physical width of an air conditioner is usually discoverable online, but its installation width is often only in the manual. Amazon has quite a few A/C manuals, but not a comprehensive selection. A couple of quick notes: The installation width is not the same as the physical width of the unit; many air conditioners have a minimum installation width of 24". This will not fit -- unfortunately, that extra inch does screw things up. I know this from experience with a recently purchased twin window fan.) If decreased BTUs will decrease the size, I'm open to suggestions. I don't think anything below 8,000 BTUs would adequately cool the space, and I'm not wild about decreasing the BTUs, but, if that's absolutely the only solution ...