How To Put In Ac Window Unit

Turn off the gauges and freon and then remove the tubes.

How to put in ac window unit.

Attach the gauge with the blue hose to the low pressure valve on the left side. Open the valves on the gauge to start the flow of freon. Air conditioners are deceptively heavy making installing a window ac unit a two person job. Watch the gauges and charge the unit until it reaches 70 psi.

Do prepare the window and install brackets if necessary. Window air conditioners do not usually have a service port which is easily fixed with a low cost bullet valve. This video describes the installation of a window air conditioning unit in details. The best type of window for receiving a window air conditioner is a double hung window that can be opened at the bottom.

Measure your a c from left to right including your frame. A bullet valve is a quick and easy way to add a recharging port to an a c unit. Before installing a window ac open the window as far as it goes remove the screen and clean the windowsill glass and window frame. In the 3 8 c channel insert nut rod coupling on the end.

When you remove the blue tube from the compressor tube where you inserted the valve remember to close the new valve. There are 3 valve connections attached to your unit s hardware with a valve on each side left and right. In this case it is an air conditioner from general electric ge. Attach the gauge with the red hose to the high pressure valve on the right side.

Drill hole on the side through channel and coupling than insert a screw. Then slide the accordion panels onto both sides of the air conditioner if not pre assembled in a guide track. The ac unit will need to be plugged into an electrical outlet that can supply the necessary current without overloading the circuit.