Casement windows - horizontal air conditioner
#1
07-09-08, 04:18 PM
Casement windows - horizontal air conditioner
My old air conditioner having died, I recently treated myself to a very nice Samsung 8,000 BTU unit. It sits in one of the two windows in my living-room/dining-room and is doing a good job of keeping my apartment cool.
Problem: my landlord has just told me that he is replacing the old double-hung windows in that room with casement windows. I have measured my air-conditioner; it will barely squeeze in (width of window = 21, air-conditioner 19). The windows are 5 1/2 feet tall.
I need to figure out a way to install my new air-conditioner in one of the new casement window, as I cannot possibly afford to buy yet another unit.
I know that the main obstacle will be stability, as the unit will no longer have a sash to hold it in place. The windows look out onto a balcony, though, so there is no chance of the unit falling all the way to the ground and possibly causing injury.
Help! How can I do this?
Darcy
Problem: my landlord has just told me that he is replacing the old double-hung windows in that room with casement windows. I have measured my air-conditioner; it will barely squeeze in (width of window = 21, air-conditioner 19). The windows are 5 1/2 feet tall.
I need to figure out a way to install my new air-conditioner in one of the new casement window, as I cannot possibly afford to buy yet another unit.
I know that the main obstacle will be stability, as the unit will no longer have a sash to hold it in place. The windows look out onto a balcony, though, so there is no chance of the unit falling all the way to the ground and possibly causing injury.
Help! How can I do this?
Darcy
#3
07-09-08, 05:02 PM
I would love to fight this, but it's a lost cause. The double hung windows are original to the building, which is 90 years old; they are in sound, but not great, condition. The landlord has replaced all the other windows in the building's 20 units over the last few years. I'm the last because I've been here for 25 years and my rent is the lowest. Unfortunately I need to work with what I'm getting.
#4
07-10-08, 03:14 PM
I don't understand that guy at all. He must have gotten a really good price, probably because no one else wants to buy them.
Since your AC will fit in the window, I would just use a bar or a piece of wood that would go from stud to stud on the sides of the window. if there are separate panes of glass in the window, you may be able to cut out the bottom one.
Since your AC will fit in the window, I would just use a bar or a piece of wood that would go from stud to stud on the sides of the window. if there are separate panes of glass in the window, you may be able to cut out the bottom one.
#5
07-10-08, 06:27 PM
Yep, that's him all right -- the windows in the building are all mismatched, even within individual apartments. And he's using front doors he gets on sale to replace balcony doors. They look pretty until one realizes that there's no screen door ...
Your idea sounds good. The whole window will have to be removed, though, as the A/C will not fit with it in place. What do I use to fill in the very large gap between the top of the A/C and the top of the window frame? Plexiglass?
Thanks!
Your idea sounds good. The whole window will have to be removed, though, as the A/C will not fit with it in place. What do I use to fill in the very large gap between the top of the A/C and the top of the window frame? Plexiglass?
Thanks!
