does an air conditioner need a lot of open space in the back for it to work?

Question

I have a 36,000 Btu Air Conditioner under the store name banner and its not working properly. the thermastat keeps going on and off.A few people told me to put a hole in the banner, because the air conditioner need a lot of air for it to work right. Do I really have to put a hole in the $2,000.00 banner I just bought?..thanks

Answer 1

Its not the space so much as the airflow... the heat extracted from the inside needs to be distributed to the outside.
Can you arrange to have a fan blow air under the banner, and stand it off (the banner) a few inches from the back of the A/C

Like This:
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| ^ | < WALL
| [ | ^ |
^ + < Fan (blows air up
Banner

I hope you can understand the diagram

Answer 2

yes they do need a lot of space to work properly, look and see if there is another place to move the air conditioner or to move the banner. that a way you are not having to destroy something that cost alot of money

Answer 3

you need to move the banner, an air conditioner of that size needs alot of space to cool correctly.

Answer 4

I'm currently working for an HVAC company, and I've NEVER heard of anything like that. If your T-stat keeps going on and off, I'm assuming you mean the display? It might be a low volatage problem. I'd probably call a service tech to look at it. Good luck.