Window Type Aircon Installation

Let's take a quick break from the Lancer Project :)

As mentioned in my previous post, I recently got married and Of course, my wife had to move in with me. To make the transition more bearable, I wanted to make her new home as comfortable as can be. To make way for her arrival, my room had to be rearranged - and my aquarium, desk and fishes had to move out to make way for her stuff (bags, shoes, clothes, etc. etc. etc) . We had to buy a new cabinet, blinds, and aircon to seal the deal :) The handyman in me just had to do everything myself :) First up in the list is to install the aircon!

 

Fortunately, the house we're renting had provisions for A/C units. I just had to remove the covers! :)

After removing the plywood cover - I had to deal with metal bars - we installed this months ago for added protection - they now have to go.

The tools in any "demolition job" - a crowbar and hammer.

A couple of minutes later - we have a hole in the wall!

Following the instructions in the A/C's manual - the unit had to be pulled out from it's housing.

 

The brackets are bolted in from the inside - it is secured by in place by nuts and bolts. TIP: The housing has several holes - test fit and figure out the holes you'll need.

As you can see - the wall has received its fair share of concrete nails. If hammered down properly - they are pretty stong and sturdy. But hammering down concrete nails is easier said than done and there will be times when you'll end up with cracks and holes. As you can see - removing them also results to more cracks!

I've decided to use some Tox and screws for this job. Compared to concrete nails, these are easier to remove when the time to move out comes.

Using a Tox is fairly easy - using the right bit size - drill a hole deep enough for the Tox - push it inside afterwards and its ready for the screw!

See how clean it looks :)

 

The paranoid in me kicked in so for added protection - I decided to strap in the housing using a chain we had lying around - now I have peace of mind that the A/C unit won't slide out :) ( I will eventually have some grills made for this unit - but for now this will do)

 

Always refer to the installation guide/user manual for instructions regarding the elevation of the unit. Our's claim that as it can operate even if it is at a 90 degree angle from the wall - although it claims that it is okay to tilt it a little. Other units require for it to be tilted a little so that the water can drip out.

Afterwards, just slide the unit in the housing - re- attach the screws and you're almost done.

The green wire serves as the unit's earth/ground wire. It is imperative that this is attached properly.

We can't leave this looking like this - cosmetics and some framing up next!