How To Mount A Window Air Conditioner In A Wall

The above are the essential steps needed to install a through the wall air conditioner.

How to mount a window air conditioner in a wall.

Secure the side panels with screws. The basics are to cut out a hole for the unit to enter build a secure platform for it to sit on and have power close. Cut the strip of foam to the correct length and insert it between the upper window sash and the lower window sash. Use a stud finder to locate two adjacent stud bays that will provide enough room for the opening.

Extend the accordion panels from both sides of the air conditioner to the window sash track. This will hold the unit firmly in place. Then measure the width of your through the wall air conditioner and transfer that measurement to the wall where the studs were marked. After all cutting an air conditioner sized hole in your wall is no small task.

Your appliances should also have come with an installation guide that you can tape onto the wall and trace its outline. Place your air conditioner into the wall opening. Every scenario will differ with wall type and power supply being the most unique. Once your air conditioner is in place drill a screw through the flange hole and into a stud or the 2 x4 frame.

Luckily it is not as hard as it may seem. Build a jamb box of 1 6 pre primed pine about 4 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the air conditioner required. Once you locate 3 4 wall studs mark them on the drywall with an x using a pencil. This allows for a replacement unit which might be larger.

Here s an easy way to do it.