The Good Gears
THE GOOD GEARS

Window Air Conditioner

The window air conditioner is a good appliance for summer to make your room cool down especially room with no permanent AC unit like split type and central cooling systems. It’s suitable to be installed in the room where you use frequently and also removable as well. Don’t forget to use support bracket with your window AC unit to prevent it from falling out of window.


Window AC Unit

What It’s Good For

Less Space - This window type has compressor inside: not separate as split type, so it’s not waste space for outside unit. It’s also compact size in order to put on window, so it doesn’t take any floor space like portable air conditioner.

Removable - It has no parts that need to be installed permanently, even the exhaust hose. That makes it can be removed easily and kept in storage after the summer to be able to use window as usual.

Things to Consider for the Best

Cooling Capacity - Using too small capacity, making air conditioner system work harder and be shorter lifetime. Using too large capacity, making it condenses moisture less than normal as a result the room is cool and damp. Appropriate capacity depending on room size as show in the chart below.

Room Area (square feet) Cooling Capacity
100 - 150 5,000 BTUs
150 - 250 6,000 BTUs
250 - 300 7,000 BTUs
300 - 350 8,000 BTUs
350 - 400 9,000 BTUs
400 - 450 10,000 BTUs
450 - 550 12,000 BTUs
550 - 700 14,000 BTUs
700 - 1,000 18,000 BTUs
1,000 - 1,200 21,000 BTUs
1,200 - 1,400 23,000 BTUs
1,400 - 1,500 24,000 BTUs
1,500 - 2,000 30,000 BTUs
2,000 - 2,500 34,000 BTUs

Dimension - Although it’s air conditioner designed for installation on the window in particular, but that doesn’t mean it can be installed on all windows. Because it has different sizes up to cooling capacity - more capacity, the bigger size. Therefore, you should check min/max window width specification with your window width before buying.

Power Cord - It’s an appliance with high currents, so should not plug with extension cord. Therefore, make sure that the cord is long enough to plug power outlet nearby and plug design compatible with your outlet.

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Conclusion

Window air conditioner is good that it can be installed and removed with no need to call a technician that is convenient if you have to move frequently. It also has a few limitations to use that some of the apartments are not allow to install wall type because don’t want any marks on their wall, but except for window unit. Because it requires no drilling to install and has no compressor unit mounted on outside wall.