Anyone know how fit an air conditioner pipe through the window correctly?
Hi all,
I'm trying to figure out how to buy an air conditioner and set it up correctly with the pipe out of the window.
I'm trying to figure out when the pipe is out of the window, what do people use to block off the excess space around the pipe?
All the videos I've seen on youtube are Americans attaching the AC Unit to the window. I've seen how these work and it is very simple. But I have the standard white plastic windows that open outwards (one window at each end opens out).
Does anyone have any advice, or directions to point me in to figure this out. I currently have a dyson bladeless fan going. It's better than a regular fan but its struggling in my room with the computers in it.
I'm trying to figure out how to buy an air conditioner and set it up correctly with the pipe out of the window.
I'm trying to figure out when the pipe is out of the window, what do people use to block off the excess space around the pipe?
All the videos I've seen on youtube are Americans attaching the AC Unit to the window. I've seen how these work and it is very simple. But I have the standard white plastic windows that open outwards (one window at each end opens out).
Does anyone have any advice, or directions to point me in to figure this out. I currently have a dyson bladeless fan going. It's better than a regular fan but its struggling in my room with the computers in it.
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The right way to do it is to buy a split unit and feed the pipes outside using a hole in the wall drilled with a core drill. It's possible, but harder work, to chip out bricks then cut them to the right size before refixing with mortar.
I would perhaps look at your setup in a different way. Do you need so much computing going to generate as much heat as you describe? If it's crucial, then could you simply just vent your system case either outside or into your loft if it's upstairs? That would remove the heat from your room. Air conditioners cost a lot to run and really I cannot see much point in them in the UK other than them being a peculiar status symbol in the suburbs.
The reason is that since the air-conditioner is blowing air out of the room through the vent there's going to be suction drawing air into the room to replace it. The outside air in the UK will always be cooler than the internal house temperature at nighttime so it's better to draw the air in from outside than from the rest of the house. It might even be worth leaving the other windows open to help with that process. You're unlikely to draw the vented hot air back in because it is being pushed away and will rise.
Of course during the day this isn't the case after about 10am so for use in a living area it's best to minimise air inflow from outside. But still - a gap around the pipe isn't going to make all that much difference.
One day we will put in a split system and that will likely manage to cool most of upstairs if positioned properly (I can live with the heat downstairs as trying to cool the whole house would be expensive). If I can work in the office and sleep, that's all I need.
Fans are a waste of time. I bought my first aircon unit over ten years ago - it's still going strong (probably could do with more gas, mind) and yet I still have to convince people it's worth getting air conditioning for a home in the UK! Just don't buy during a heatwave!
In what country, certainly not the UK.
The previous 3 or 4 summers were very mild in comparison.
Edit: we got this idea from my parents who did the same technique but for the exhaust pipe from their tumble dryer.
Then we moved and drilled a hole through the wall to the outside for the main pipe and a small one for the drip tube if there is no collecting bucket. sometimes this would be full before the morning.
Then we upgraded to a proper unit recently, essential for computer heat output as you say or for sleeping.
The modern units are really efficient you don't need to run them all the time.
So nice, cool and secure.