Install window a/c thru the wall?

Question

Could this window unit be used to replace a through-the-wall heat pump unit?

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Could this window unit be used to replace a through-the-wall heat pump unit?


There is already a through-the-wall heat pump installed in the wall. Wiring and everything is already in place.

Answer 1

The problem with that can be a couple of things....one, the condensed water could leak between the inside and outside walls and damage both, and if it's extremely cold outside, some parts of the unit could be permanently affected. Better to get a unit that's designed for wall mounting.

Answer 2

Yes, but....as the others stated "perhaps".

What you SHOULD do is to cut a hole in the wall, and finish it like a window frame (without a window), i.e. SEALED so nothing gets into the wall's interior. Take your time and do it right. Hey, where's the electric outlet? Is it near where you plan to make the hole? Be careful of cutting wiring or other neat stuff when demo-ing your place.

Allowing for measuring twice and cutting once (got that?), framing the interior of the wall (drywall? Stucco?), and carpentering the frame to match the other windows (do it right, eh?), plus painting, wiring, etc. - you should allow several days to do this.

Don't start on Sunday at 5 PM with a case of beer and expect that Mama will be happy with moonlight (and mosquitoes) passing through that gaping hole you won’t repair until NEXT Sunday.

Study up.

Answer 3

i will basically anticipate that the wall is a wood wall. a million. study the guidelines of the hot ac unit. this assist you to comprehend the way plenty area you will ought to install it. verify to allow for casing the outlet when you shrink it. enable's say you employ a million x 4's to trim it out. because of the fact that they're 3/4" each and each, you're able to upload a million a million/2" each and each way. 2. confirm the place on your workshop you opt for the hot ac unit put in. 3. confirm a fill up the floor you opt for it to be. 4. Mark on the interior wall, with a pencil, the define of the hollow to be shrink. verify the hollow marking is point, plumb and sq.. 5. verify there at the instant are not any electric, plumbing etc... in the way of the hot area. divulge the interior drywall by ability of utilising a container cutter knife and making quite a few passes. do not stick a observed into the wall till you're specific there is not something in this is course. 6. shrink the hollow utilising a recipricating observed. 7. If the wall is load bearing, you will ought to deploy a header above it. For one in each of those short span (19"), it would possibly basically take a pair of two x 6's nailed collectively spanning from vertical stud to vertical stud. 8. Trim out the hollow to seal it up. guard this by ability of portray till now you place in the ac unit. 9. deploy the ac unit following the guidelines given. verify to lean it in direction of the outdoors slightly for drainage. solid good fortune!

Answer 4

The unit has to fit the sleeve you've already
got in the wall. - It has to fit correctly. The
air vents must match up properly.

The power supply has to be 20A. 208 or 240V.

If both of these are true, you're OK.
If not, youve got a problem.

Answer 5

if you mean put the window unit thru the wall, yes i have 2 like that works great,