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Air Conditioner is too narrow for the window frame bjornborg 07-19-2006
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Posted by bjornborg on July 19, 2006, 11:46 pm

Greetings all,

It's so darn hot inside my house lately that I finally broke down and
bought an air conditioner. The only problem is that is is 2 1/2 inches
to small for the frame. Are there any way to get past this issue
without having to pay a carpenter to do a custom installation or having
to return it. Is it possible to get a wider plastic casing (the
platic frame the air conditioner peeks through) at home depot or
somewhere? Any other suggestions... Thanks so much for your input


Posted by ameijers on July 19, 2006, 11:54 pm

>
> Greetings all,
>
> It's so darn hot inside my house lately that I finally broke down and
> bought an air conditioner. The only problem is that is is 2 1/2 inches
> to small for the frame. Are there any way to get past this issue
> without having to pay a carpenter to do a custom installation or having
> to return it. Is it possible to get a wider plastic casing (the
> platic frame the air conditioner peeks through) at home depot or
> somewhere? Any other suggestions... Thanks so much for your input
>
Your A/C didn't come with the little accordian panels for the sides? Have
you tried tugging on the vertical rails? Maybe they are just fully
compressed and hidden. If you still have the box, look through it again. Was
the box sealed? Maybe the install kit got liberated in the store. Call the
store, or look on manufacturer web site- they may have the install kits
available seperately. Or just do what we did in the old days- fake it with
scrap wood and duct tape.

Or am I being too kind and you need to go back under the bridge?

aem sends...


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 20, 2006, 12:01 am
open accordion as wide as possible add cardboard and duct tape.

as long as security isnt a issue.


Posted by on July 20, 2006, 12:12 am

hallerb@aol.com wrote:
> open accordion as wide as possible add cardboard and duct tape.
>
> as long as security isnt a issue.

2 1/2" too narrow for frame .

this is a case where I would cut several pieces of 2 x 1 or 3 x 1
timber as fillers , paint them first to match the frame and then seure
with some long screws into the window frame . Caulk the gap with a
weatherseal foam strip or latex caulk.

Chaeck your install instructions again.


Posted by JimL on July 20, 2006, 12:25 am
wrote:

>
> Greetings all,
>
> It's so darn hot inside my house lately that I finally broke down and
>bought an air conditioner. The only problem is that is is 2 1/2 inches
>to small for the frame. Are there any way to get past this issue
>without having to pay a carpenter to do a custom installation or having
>to return it. Is it possible to get a wider plastic casing (the
>platic frame the air conditioner peeks through) at home depot or
>somewhere? Any other suggestions... Thanks so much for your input

duct tape.


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