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Installing a Window A/C Unit Outside a Shed mg 07-25-2007
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Posted by mg on July 25, 2007, 12:16 pm
I have a shed with extremely small windows that I use mostly for
storage, but I do have a small area with a work-bench, etc. I also
have a window-mount air-conditioner that I received from a friend
basically free (on a trade). The unit is probably old, but my friend
said it hadn't been used much. This is not an evaporative cooler, by
the way. It's a regular, 220-Volt air conditioner.

I'm planning on building a stand for it (out of treated lumber) next
to an outside wall of the shed and even putting a little roof over it.
Then I'll route the air through the wall of the shed using a round air
duct(s) -- Maybe use an 8 or 10-inch duct(s), I guess.

I'm a complete novice with A/C and the front bezel is missing from the
air-conditioner, so I'm not sure exactly how it works. I assume that
the top area of the unit intakes air and the bottom outputs air. So,
I'm wondering if I need two separate ducts or if I can simply run
everything through one duct? If I use two separate ducts, does it
matter if the ducts are physically close together inside the shed?
Could I simply set it up to suck air from outside the shed and then
open a window?

The air conditioner is much, much larger than what I actually need.
It's rated at 28000 BTU and the shed is about 300 square feet with
open rafters and very little insulation and 4 small air vents in the
roof. I don't use the shed a lot, maybe 20 or 30 hours a year. So, the
electric bill isn't an issue. In the hot weather, like we're having
now though, the shed gets close to 100 degrees, So, I would like to be
able to cool it and cool it off fast when I do need to do a small
project, etc.

I'm guessing I'll have to go down to the local sheet-metal shop and
have something fabricated, but I'm wondering if I might be able to
simply make something out of canvas and PVC pipe, for instance. The A/
C unit will be behind the shed where it doesn't show, so it doesn't
matter if the setup looks a little bit kludgy.


Posted by Terry on July 25, 2007, 2:11 pm

>I have a shed with extremely small windows that I use mostly for
>storage, but I do have a small area with a work-bench, etc. I also
>have a window-mount air-conditioner that I received from a friend
>basically free (on a trade). The unit is probably old, but my friend
>said it hadn't been used much. This is not an evaporative cooler, by
>the way. It's a regular, 220-Volt air conditioner.
>
Why not just cut a window for the unit?

Posted by Hate-Me on July 25, 2007, 2:13 pm

>I have a shed with extremely small windows that I use mostly for
> storage, but I do have a small area with a work-bench, etc. I also
> have a window-mount air-conditioner that I received from a friend
> basically free (on a trade). The unit is probably old, but my friend
> said it hadn't been used much. This is not an evaporative cooler, by
> the way. It's a regular, 220-Volt air conditioner.


Un-B-Fucking-Lievable



>
> I'm planning on building a stand for it (out of treated lumber) next
> to an outside wall of the shed and even putting a little roof over it.
> Then I'll route the air through the wall of the shed using a round air
> duct(s) -- Maybe use an 8 or 10-inch duct(s), I guess.
>
> I'm a complete novice with A/C and the front bezel is missing from the
> air-conditioner, so I'm not sure exactly how it works. I assume that
> the top area of the unit intakes air and the bottom outputs air. So,
> I'm wondering if I need two separate ducts or if I can simply run
> everything through one duct? If I use two separate ducts, does it
> matter if the ducts are physically close together inside the shed?
> Could I simply set it up to suck air from outside the shed and then
> open a window?
>
> The air conditioner is much, much larger than what I actually need.
> It's rated at 28000 BTU and the shed is about 300 square feet with
> open rafters and very little insulation and 4 small air vents in the
> roof. I don't use the shed a lot, maybe 20 or 30 hours a year. So, the
> electric bill isn't an issue. In the hot weather, like we're having
> now though, the shed gets close to 100 degrees, So, I would like to be
> able to cool it and cool it off fast when I do need to do a small
> project, etc.
>
> I'm guessing I'll have to go down to the local sheet-metal shop and
> have something fabricated, but I'm wondering if I might be able to
> simply make something out of canvas and PVC pipe, for instance. The A/
> C unit will be behind the shed where it doesn't show, so it doesn't
> matter if the setup looks a little bit kludgy.
>



Posted by Bubba on July 25, 2007, 7:51 pm

>
>>I have a shed with extremely small windows that I use mostly for
>> storage, but I do have a small area with a work-bench, etc. I also
>> have a window-mount air-conditioner that I received from a friend
>> basically free (on a trade). The unit is probably old, but my friend
>> said it hadn't been used much. This is not an evaporative cooler, by
>> the way. It's a regular, 220-Volt air conditioner.
>
>
>Un-B-Fucking-Lievable
>
Somebody's a trollin or just really fuquering dumb.
Anybody knows that all you need is cardboard, duct tape, bailing wire
and bubble gum.
Bubba
>
>>
>> I'm planning on building a stand for it (out of treated lumber) next
>> to an outside wall of the shed and even putting a little roof over it.
>> Then I'll route the air through the wall of the shed using a round air
>> duct(s) -- Maybe use an 8 or 10-inch duct(s), I guess.
>>
>> I'm a complete novice with A/C and the front bezel is missing from the
>> air-conditioner, so I'm not sure exactly how it works. I assume that
>> the top area of the unit intakes air and the bottom outputs air. So,
>> I'm wondering if I need two separate ducts or if I can simply run
>> everything through one duct? If I use two separate ducts, does it
>> matter if the ducts are physically close together inside the shed?
>> Could I simply set it up to suck air from outside the shed and then
>> open a window?
>>
>> The air conditioner is much, much larger than what I actually need.
>> It's rated at 28000 BTU and the shed is about 300 square feet with
>> open rafters and very little insulation and 4 small air vents in the
>> roof. I don't use the shed a lot, maybe 20 or 30 hours a year. So, the
>> electric bill isn't an issue. In the hot weather, like we're having
>> now though, the shed gets close to 100 degrees, So, I would like to be
>> able to cool it and cool it off fast when I do need to do a small
>> project, etc.
>>
>> I'm guessing I'll have to go down to the local sheet-metal shop and
>> have something fabricated, but I'm wondering if I might be able to
>> simply make something out of canvas and PVC pipe, for instance. The A/
>> C unit will be behind the shed where it doesn't show, so it doesn't
>> matter if the setup looks a little bit kludgy.
>>
>

Posted by ftwhd on July 25, 2007, 8:22 pm

>I have a shed with extremely small windows that I use mostly for
>storage, but I do have a small area with a work-bench, etc. I also
>have a window-mount air-conditioner that I received from a friend
>basically free (on a trade). The unit is probably old, but my friend
>said it hadn't been used much. This is not an evaporative cooler, by
>the way. It's a regular, 220-Volt air conditioner.
>
>I'm planning on building a stand for it (out of treated lumber) next
>to an outside wall of the shed and even putting a little roof over it.
>Then I'll route the air through the wall of the shed using a round air
>duct(s) -- Maybe use an 8 or 10-inch duct(s), I guess.
>
>I'm a complete novice with A/C and the front bezel is missing from the
>air-conditioner, so I'm not sure exactly how it works. I assume that
>the top area of the unit intakes air and the bottom outputs air. So,
>I'm wondering if I need two separate ducts or if I can simply run
>everything through one duct? If I use two separate ducts, does it
>matter if the ducts are physically close together inside the shed?
>Could I simply set it up to suck air from outside the shed and then
>open a window?
>
>The air conditioner is much, much larger than what I actually need.
>It's rated at 28000 BTU and the shed is about 300 square feet with
>open rafters and very little insulation and 4 small air vents in the
>roof. I don't use the shed a lot, maybe 20 or 30 hours a year. So, the
>electric bill isn't an issue. In the hot weather, like we're having
>now though, the shed gets close to 100 degrees, So, I would like to be
>able to cool it and cool it off fast when I do need to do a small
>project, etc.
>
>I'm guessing I'll have to go down to the local sheet-metal shop and
>have something fabricated, but I'm wondering if I might be able to
>simply make something out of canvas and PVC pipe, for instance. The A/
>C unit will be behind the shed where it doesn't show, so it doesn't
>matter if the setup looks a little bit kludgy.

You need to hire an engineer and a architect for a project of that
magnitude.

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