Install A Window Air Conditioner In The Wall

Window air conditioners often come with a foam insulating strip.

Install a window air conditioner in the wall.

Once you locate 3 4 wall studs mark them on the drywall with an x using a pencil. Extend the accordion panels from both sides of the air conditioner to the window sash track. Then measure the width of your through the wall air conditioner and transfer that measurement to the wall where the studs were marked. This allows for a replacement unit which might be larger.

Your appliances should also have come with an installation guide that you can tape onto the wall and trace its outline. Remove unit front cover and screws that hold the unit inside its case. Use a stud finder to locate two adjacent stud bays that will provide enough room for the opening. Pull the unit forward while an assistant holds the case until it is fully withdrawn.

Once the window air conditioner is secure take some final steps to help keep the warm air outside and the cool air inside. Build a jamb box of 1 6 pre primed pine about 4 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the air conditioner required.