Install Portable AC Unit with Casement Window
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- How to install a portable Air Conditioner with a Casement or Swing-Out Window.
Note that this is not a window mounted AC unit but a portable unit on casters with a hot air exhaust hose.
As soon as I seen the overalls I knew he was pro
*Great and Easy to instal **Fastly.Cool** Low noisy*
You sir!!! You are my Hero!!! I love that you can close the window when not in use without disassembling anything. You have a new subscriber, thanks for sharing this golden nugget!!
Great job explaining and demonstrating the install on Casement/swing out windows . Got 2 to do this week . Thanks for taking the time to make the video :)
Omg thank you ever so much.
Your a life saver.
I saw a few UA-cam videos but nothing was working for me.
Your a total genius.!!!!
Thank you. Cheers 🍻🇬🇧
Glad I could help! Appreciate the nice comments.
Brilliant! No need to mess with the window, use the screen dimensions. Thank you for this.
I like this setup better than another video I saw. Using the existing hose mount makes more sense than trying to make another fitting into the plexiglass.
Thank you for this video. We are on the first floor with casement windows so we were worried someone could break into our place with some of the other installation hacks we've seen but your installation looks really secure. Thanks!
Nice job. Very neat. I like the foam seal, and the use of the original metal piece for stability and tight fit. Your Dad was no glassblower, but I got the general idea. Many thanks.
Thank you! I'm a new widow and was able to do this myself and it works great! The only thing I did in addition was add a piece of screen to the outside to keep critters and bugs out as much as possible.
Thanks again!
Perfect, nice work then. Sorry for your loss and I'm sure your hubby would have been proud of you.
Mom has crank casement windows... this video is much appreciated!
Thanks to your video and and your install I bought a portable AC today and installed it sort of like the way that you did because I have a casement window. But I used three-quarter inch insulation board . Because I don't need to see out the window
Great idea ... glad I could help you out.
Great video! Before i found this i thought plexiglass would be a great idea, and actually came on youtube to find alternative ideas just to get a rounded opinion on the matter, but this example was exactly what i wanted to do and now my idea is confirmed! great point about the screen on the end of the vent! thanks!
Excellent solution buddy. I have the same issue and you just bailed my ass out. Thanks for the great idea.
Glad it helped sort it out. Bailing ass is just as important and passing on the info!
Genius! I have been racking my brain on how to do this. I would like to add perhaps put some UV coating on the plexiglass?
Thank you for an idea I had not thought about
Excellent idea. Understanding {1} BTUs {2} physics {3} the fact that HEAT RISES, routing the exhaust HIGHER (top of window) would improve air conditioner effeciency DRAMATICALLY.
If critters are a concern, insert a 1/4-inch mesh between vent & hole in plexiglass window.
Mesh is exactly what I figured I should have added ... but haven't yet!
Not sure about extending the exhaust hose to the top of the window. Exhaust comes out the back of the AC, 90 deg bend, 2 ft up, 90 deg bend and then out the window.
Can't really imagine much improvement if the exhaust travelled say six feet up and then exited. In fact there would be an additional friction drag from the extra 4 feet of hose ... but I agree with the mesh!
@@TALL-PINES_STUFF Perhaps the investment of a longer, FLEXIBLE exhaust would pay off dividends for its investment; similar to the flexible air hoses on an air-cooled VW bug.
@@kurtsteffen6387 the hose that comes with the AC unit is flexible and both expandable and collapsible.
I have a small room and this AC is very good in I Happy I purchased and will be using again next year.
Thanks for this!! Will be buying one for my parents now!
Ok, excellent video, thank you! Wish you would have explained how you drilled that hole, because I tried into plexiglass and it broke - 3rd try and got discouraged, since they don't give these pieces away?
that works - well done
so matter of fact and easy to understand. I will try this method.
awesome...nothing can be better than this...Thank you sir.i will try to do the same in my house.
you could use some old stockings for a filter over the end of the hose
Any reason why you only put screws at the top of the plexiglass?
You could also put some weather stripping on the plexiglass to provide a tight seal AND push the plexiglass back towards the mounting bracket.
Great idea. Thank you!
This looks amazing. I was wondering if you take it out once the hot months of the year are done - and replace it with your screen?
That window opener where you turn on, where can I buy that?
I never saw that here in the Netherlands
Do you think Amazon has it?
And what,s it called?
I like this better; I was going to build a frame that would sit on sill to take up any weight but really I don't. Then put side clips to the frame to hold frame...etc. Anyway ... where do you put the condensation drip tube or no need as it is evaporated?
Pmg brilliant 👏 I was just about to return mine, thank you
Are you using a masonry bit for this job? Or just a carbon or standard? I just bought a Black & Decker 8000 BTU portable and installed it in my small house here today. The thing was,
the windows in here are taller than wide, 27" wide by 52" height, and the double slider was too long for the window, and covered half the opening for the exhaust, I ended up only using the one piece with hole, and using the vertical slider to cover the small gap at left bottom, once in place, and just did the usual weather sealer and insulation foam between panes, and used duct tape to
seal anything else. So far, so good. I could have cut down the second slider but all I have right now is a small hacksaw. It didn't seem necessary.
So clever!
i want a spinny handle window how cool is that
That's genius!!!
Very instructional
Casement windows are stupid
Very smart! Can you come install mine? Haha
Great job thank you very much! We will be doing the same.
So, did ya get 'er done?!
Good job, Tks , I will do the same on my window
What did you use to cut the hole
Can you please recommend how thick you think the plexiglass should be? And I love the your Monty Python introduction to the video
Very tardy reply, my apologies. The thickness of the plexiglass is not very critical and in fact can be quite thin. I'm guessing 1/8"? Hard to measure it without removing it but when I switch from fan mode to AC mode this summer I can try to remember to record the thickness.
What do you use to mount the glass in place? You have to screw into the window frame and ruin it?
Ian Cowie: tyvk 4 sharing ur idea! Did you ever install the screen at the end, or perhaps some louvres so that when you're not actually actively using the unit, that outside air doesn't blow back in?
If I'm not using the AC unit, I can simply close the window ... but I never think about it and it stays cracked open year round.
Does anyone know if I can get a plexiglass piece cut like this in a store like a Home Depot or Lowe's? I don't have access to any tools to do this.
Great video but gonna try it out
Sound Plan man. I'm going this way.
thanks
Great job.
This is genius
Very helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, we are going to try to replicate your ideas!
Do u need such a good seal? Like I know more efficient the less hot air u let in. But can I just drop the hose a bit out the window maybe pointed up so it’s not coming back in ? Is it just hot air or is it exhaust fumes coming out?
The fan blows the hot air out and does not suck any air back into the room. The air that is blown out is replaced with air that will leak into your room, likely under the door and through any other openings such as furnace grills. This type of AC is not very efficient because of its design and I would not purchase another. The split AC units are best and the old fashioned boxes are still very efficient as well. Exhaust fumes ... no, just plain old air blowing.
thanks for this, what about the water out pipe?where it goes?
I’ve pulled mine out from the wall a couple of times per season, rolled it out to the stairs so I could put a pail under the drain but never got much water out. I think it collects the water and then it evaporates back into the air over time. Must be designed into this type of unit because the window mounted AC units extract a lot of water from the air ... this type ... not so much.
what about security to prevent thief from coming in?
Thanks!
How did you cut the round hole.in the plexiglas?
Was wondering that as well
Why not build the plexiglass/acrylic into the same frame used by the screen insert? That way there's no drilling.
The screen frame itself is made of very light aluminum about 1/4"x3/4" and held in with small little rotating tabs. It would not support the weight of the plastic structure and the AC tubing that drops down to the AC unit.
The window frame section that supports the screen is the same section that I used to support the acrylic panel. I probably could have made small rotating clips to hold the acrylic in place but it was far simpler to simply drive in a few small screws.
I'm gonna use corflute! I can get a Figure 11 triple corflute from my unit Q store. LOL
Were you able to get your AC unit ducted with the corflute?
@@TALL-PINES_STUFF yes. I cut the Corflute to fit the window and cut a hole for the exhaust duct and glued the duct fitting on with Sikaflex Black (an automotive silicone sealant/glue). The whole thing is fixed to the open window with 3M adhesive Velcro strips.
It works beautifully.
Very good video! Neat solution!
Is that a motor home outside?
Carlene Boulden ... close ... my 5th wheel trailer.
cool
Thanks. How'd you drill the large hole in the plexiglass?
You need a jig saw with a fine tooth blade.
Place the plexiglass sheet in place and then position the AC panel with the hole in it's appropriate location.
Mark the hole onto the plexiglass with a pencil or marker. Remove the panel and plexiglass sheet and then drill a small hole in the plexiglass sheet that is large enough to push the jig saw blade into. Now cut out the marked hole with the jig saw.
If you are near a Tap Plastics buying the plexiglass, they are very accommodating about making all kinds of custom cuts and holes - , for a charge, of course.
How do you get plexiglass cut in the exact size of your window?
I was thinking of using the screen as a guide and then compensating to whatever point I want the piece to fit into or where it can be sealed.
Is it me, or does this defeat the issue, as the window is open and not sealed all around! Therefore, the AC will not be effective.
The design by the manufacturer is to open your window enough to slide in the plastic piece with the hole. Then connect the AC unit hose to the large hole in your window.
All I have done is replace my crank out window with a sheet of clear plastic ... with a hole ... same as the manufacturer intended. I could have removed my crank out window completely if I wanted to because it has been replaced by the plastic. But I need the window in the winter when I remove the AC unit, so I just crank it open enough out of the way to let the pipe blow out all the hot air from my bedroom.
Thank you
If I don't have that panel for the window, where can I get one?!?!
Are you referring to the white plastic piece with the hole? That came with the A/C.
The clear plastic sheet that I cut the same size as the screen came from a hardware store ... Home Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot or the like.
CAN'T HEAR U!
Powermove!
Brilliant!
Brilliant!