This literally is the only AC install video that actually covers any of the issues I had run into installing my first window AC. Not a single other one dealt with storm windows. I wish I had come across this amazing video before my install. You have restored my faith in humanity sir. Stay safe and safe journeys home (:

What I found most informative was the importance of the base wood piece to set on the sill and using a level to slightly adjust the unit to tilt back to spill off the condensation/water to the outside of the house. I was always in a hurry to install window units and rigged them up with props and such. This time I will do it properly!

I just bought this same ac tonight and needed a better instructions than the manual in the box. This is probably the best "how to" video I have ever seen, because you explained everything in normal terms. I appreciated your comments about the L-brackets (I've never seen them in the past and didn't bother using them) and the use of a board on the back side of the sill (I opted out, too). Like Michael, I especially liked that you are a "regular guy;" you admitted to losing a screw and gave the rest of us imperfect people the tip on what kind to buy to replace it, and you made general but pertinent conversation about the pending rain and running extra errands that delayed the install to the next day. The furry helper was a plus. Thank you!! I saved this video to use as a refresher next summer.

This is a great instructional video. It is based on reality...old houses need props for double hung sash windows that don't stay up, and everybody has a dog (hello, Theo) who wants to help.There was a ton of good home owners tips that went way beyond just putting in an a/c...I watched this with great pleasure, and now I'm going to go finish my installation! Thanks!

Thanks! Now I feel s lot more confident about installing mine. Like how the dog comes by to check out the progress :)

I like this video. I also like how you're just a regular guy that tackles issues using ingenuity. Got a new subscriber here.

Oh my goodness! This was the best teaching video ever! You answered every question I was wondering about. Thank you Sir!

Just so everyone knows. This guy actually knows what he's doing. I've seen professionals do it this way, and the board is key to success. I didn't think the board was essential when I first installed a window unit, because tons of other videos do without it. But all I got was hot air coming out. Turns out the tilt also helps with the flow of coolent so it flows properly and you get freezing cold air, not luke warm air. I also went ahead and got window weather sealing tape and window unit foam weather stripping to seal off my old drafty window. It helps a ton. For windows that face the sun most of the day you can also add window film that blocks uv to help too. Hope this helps more folks out there. Stay cool 😎

@CTSCAPER

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leroy!

Wow! Thank you for the video. Your instructions were so clear and detailed. Every other video I watched (or tried to anyway) was either super broad or quality was so poor that I couldn't understand! You're a gem. Thanks for helping

Awesome job installing this air conditioner. I love a the details. A lot of guys assume you know some of the steps but for newbies it's awesome! Keep up the good work.

Just finished watching your DIY video on how to install an A/C. Found your video very informative, easy to understand n very detailed. Also video was more realistic with no helper as many of us don't have the advantage of an "extra pair of hands." As a DIY, will be trying to install my a/c unit and your video helped alleviate some of the questions n concerns I felt. Kudos for your video n looking forward to your next video.

This is my first time watching your video, But I must say you appear to be a great guy. Very informative. Thanks.

Probably looked 10s of videos if not 100s to see how to install an ac unit in a windows with strorm window frame. I promise this is the most accurate and helfpful video I have found. Thank you so much for your time and work.

Thank you for a thorough and informative video, you seem like a very nice and smart fellow, reminds me of my brother inlaw George!😁 and thanks to your dog for pitching in!🐶

"Maybe the problem isn't with putting central air in, maybe i just need to make more money..." - You and me both bro! Good video bud.

Theo is an adorable helper! Very instructive. Thank you. 😉

Thank you! I was much more prepared to do my install because of this video. Like you I’m not done in one night but tomorrow I should be.

Thanks a lot for the great video. Your talk and demonstration is excellent. You helped me a great deal.

Had a serious look, when saying make more money, we feel your pain. And here's a tip of you have a magnet, swipe in one direction only, it will magnetised your screw driver, great video👍

Excellent detailed tutorial. Thanks so much for putting out the effort to share this with us!

That was an awesome straight to the point video. Nice background music. Perfect ending. With 4 questions...

Take into account where you live and how hot it gets!! Here in upstate NY, it never gets to 100 degrees. It seldom gets to 90, but the humidity is horrific. In a case like this you don't want to go TOO small because you'll freeze up the unit and maybe break the fan - BUT you can go smaller than you would in a very hot place. You want that machine pretty much running constantly to get the humidity down. If you buy a unit that is too big, the temperature will drop like a rock before the humidity is taken out, and you won't be comfortable. The physical size of the unit matters. A normal size unit will be less likely to have problems with freezing up when used in a larger than usual space. This is a simple matter of how much condensation falls on how much of an area. The house I live in has about 1500 square feet and is easily cooled with 3 air conditioners totaling 21,000 btus. These would be totally insufficient in an area where the temperature is running at 95 or better for days at a time. I seldom have to run all three at the same time.

This helped a lot with putting in my window unit. Thank You.

Great vid... staying with your current setup, think about adding a few coats of SPAR urethane to that pine so it lasts longer, otherwise it will 'mold up' on you. Maybe consider using thicker foam strips on above and below the unit for a better seal. Less leaks = better efficiency = less cooling costs. again, great vid.

Great Video!! Very Informative and Helpful.

Thank you so much! When we went to put our AC in our new apartment I was so stumped because the window sill was leaning forward so the block of wood works great to lean it back a bit! Thanks again! Best video I watched!

Very descriptive/suggestive of materials needed 👍🏽

Very informative. I didn't skip st all

i appreciate this guy's personality

Thank you very much, what a pleasant man you are!~

That was an amazing instructional video. You sure showed really helpful tips. Thanks for taking the time and making a great video. Your dog is a cutie :)

Thank you for this very helpful video because u just saved me from summer heat 😄👍🏼

Best video out of 11 I’ve watched in reference to air conditioner installation. Thank you!

@billnoble3859

4 жыл бұрын

Friedrich CCF05A10A/how to install in double hung window

Wow you were very detailed i thought by the time you fitted it it was winter again. :-)

You really did a nice professional job on that! You should see what I do, oh my god it's comical 😂 I have an old window alot like yours and I stuff whatever I can underneath the a/c to get it to tilt back enough that it won't leak inside, and then I use bubble wrap with duck tape on the sides both inside and out to try and keep the weather and bugs from getting in 😂 It ends up looking like a horrendous mess but works well enough I guess. And I use maximum strength duck tape so it holds well but last year when I went to pull it off to take the a/c out the tape pulled some of my paneling off with it! Yeah, a real ugly mess I made and I'm about to be doing it all over tomorrow cause that's when I'm putting my a/c in YIKES!!! 🤪

Much appreciate your expertise plus pointers, good job.

Very nice video! and very helpful. Thank you.

Good job insulation thank you

Fantastic installation demonstration! I sincerely appreciate your service. Thank you.

Your video is GREAT!! It helped me sooo much and answered all my questions! Thanks for sharing! Celeste

Best AC installation video--thorough, evenly paced, and clear. Thanks for sharing!

wow you have a very nice video. I will just follow whatever your instruction here on how to install an air-condition. Thank you very much for this very informative video😃👍👏

The dog. 🙂 Ha, I should reply that I loved this instruction video. It's practical! I can't imagine not having central air, but I'm in the South. I'm guessing you're further North. I need an A/C in a particular room that I want to make a few degrees cooler than the rest of the house. I was looking at these portable A/C's that sit directly in the room on the floor, but having thought it out, a window unit seems a better idea due to the water issue. It's this or maybe I'll have a ductless A/C unit installed but that requires drilling a hole through the wall. I'm not sure I really want to do that just so I can make one room a few degrees cooler. Window unit seems the best option. Great video that really shows us all kind of what to expect before even getting one of these A/C units. Thanks!

Great video! Thank you for your expertise.

The remote is the best feature!... especially when lying in bed and too lazy to get up. Who is against remotes? Good video otherwise :)

Very helpful video. I have an older house where the wooden windows were replaced with insulated vinyl windows that fold down and inward for easier cleaning. As a result, the ledge of the window is above the original wooden sill, and there are latches where you’re supposed to screw in the upper brackets. Can’t put a screw through those obviously, so I’m not sure how it’s going to work out. Seems like my only option is to try and place the unit in the window and see how it fits. I’m installing it in a second floor window, so I may recruit my brother to help. Wish me luck.

This helped me tremendously 😊

Hi great video, just something to consider for the future the ductless or "mini-split" inverter units are the way to go. They are very quiet both inside and outside and with a variable speed compressor are highly efficient compared with traditional units (= lower utility bills). Installation is the only headache but I would think much much cheaper than installing central air. I have even seen some units that have up to 4 indoor units connected to one outdoor unit and all can be operated independently. May not be popular in the states but are everywhere in Australia. I use to do the same are you with installing and removing a window A/C seasonally and that becomes a pain after a number years especially if your have a bad back like me.

@hollyr8788

3 жыл бұрын

I just had a estimate for both ductless mini split and Central the central was half the cost as ductless.Yes they are nice but I would prefer central before any other alternative.

@lisaburke2296

Жыл бұрын

I just got quoted 45,000 to install a mini ductless split system in my old farmhouse that’s only 1200 ft.² so I guess I’ll be using the window units for a while.

@grlg2

Жыл бұрын

@@lisaburke2296 Hi, How can it be so much? Did you mean US$4500?

Muy Bueno .............thanks a LOT friend you give lot ideas to put mine im doing it NOW

Thank you for the helpful information!

Thank you so much!! I have an old storm window, You make my DAY!!

Pleasant intelligent Guy. Nice detailed instruction. :)

Thank you for the video it's very helpful.

Good video. New subscriber!

Thank you so much for this video!

thank you for a very thorough video!

Back in the 70s I purchased a new house without air conditioning. This was the way all of the houses came and in the first early summer fans didn't do the job. My father said he had just what I needed so I drove 200 miles to get a window air conditioner. The unit was a mere 28,000 btu and weighed close to 250 lbs. With everything you did would not help the beast. I built a platform outside the window it was going in. I had to make a drain which was no problem, the only problem was 220 volt which I had to install. This was the end of my day off so I had to figure out how to ralse the beast and get it in the window. I had this brain storm idea, since the air did not go down the hall ore into the bedrooms. I checked the furnace and changed the filter and turned on the fan only. it sucked the cold air from the living room and sent it through the house. I had semi central air. I lived in the house for 6 years and never had a single problem cooling the house. If you use the furnace fan close off the vents in the basement as that really doesn't need to be cooled.

Is it safe if use pvc glue(the toxic one with smell) for the pipes behind the air condition unit in the room?

Very helpful thank you!!

My rocker switch broke on my old window air conditioner, is it easy to replace?

Good Vlog...kinda got that Tim Conway look going there...

What about dealing with that outside storm window that is now up? Rain can not beat on the window seal and bugs can make a nest between your storm window and your inside window. Why doesn’t the back of the ac have a pull out seal like the front does?

Very well explained. Thanks.

Thank you for the video.

this was awesome! Thanks you!

Informative thank you. Great video. 🪛✂️🐕

That was very informative. Mine was installed quickly by inexperienced people not wanting to help an old woman last year. Air leaked out. Rain came in. My wall bubbled and it destroyed the plug outlet itself. My windows are low also yet cold air falls. Now will I have to find a cheap ceiling fan?

Do I need to add water or does my window ax already come with water

Did you say that you will take out all ac units in the fall? why, do i have to? thank you

That you sir! really helpful video!

an excellent video - clear and detailed. WH

Don't think I would spend 3 days putting in an a.c. but excellent job lol

Very nice I just watch your video I gonna install tomorrow thx

Lovely puppy!

Thank you for sharing

Good lookin out!

Good job Thank u

Thank you 😉

Nice video!

Well done sir.

The only thing I'd like to add is when I went to lowe's to buy the foam kits they were in the AC accessories isle on the shelves.

Heck. The remotes are a nice feature. Especially when you have an ac in the bedroom or if you have mobility issues. Also, I think the central units are supposed to be more efficient than running multiple window units. And if you;re running window units, 220 volt connections are supposed to be more efficient than 115 volt (or so I'm told).

@ThatGuy-fi9bm

2 жыл бұрын

Central unit may be more efficient as a unit on paper, but cooling a room you don’t need cold is not efficient

Great video! Your retriever named Theo appears twice in this video, and "Pop quiz" is from the Sandra Bullock/Keanu Reeves 90's movie titled "Speed." Pop Quiz: How do American astronauts get to the moon through the Van Allen belt of deadly space radiation? A: Cube Brick

I have yet to buy an ac that the extended side panels extend all the way to the side of the window

Thanks, good video!!! :-)

@CTSCAPER

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

helpful, thanks!

@CTSCAPER

7 жыл бұрын

Glad the video helped.

John, Good afternoon. Just watched your "How to install an air conditioner" and found it informative. Question, what about installations using air condition supports for the prevention of a/c's falling out of windows? Thank you. Theo is a blast!

@CTSCAPER

7 жыл бұрын

I've never bought an air conditioner with supports so I can't comment. If the box has them I'd definitely use them.

Mines didn’t come with the thing screwed on top 🥺🥺

"branching" out with your video topics I see. nice

Nice Video...What SUV is that?

Thanks

I thought the wood went in the sill trough to raise the front.

What should i do if i have bug protection mesh on my windows?

@ween659

4 жыл бұрын

Usually people remove the screens.

thank you

Good video

It would suck if after all your work without testing the unit first turning it on to find you bought a lemon.

@CTSCAPER

2 ай бұрын

It would. I never thought of that!

You do not need to get CA "tuned in" every year. If you do you have a problem. You should never worry about a system until it dies from a bad capacitor, contactor etc(which are easy fixes for anybody). Or a compressor, which means you need a new unit.

we miss you John! hoping for a new video soon. hope you are keeping busy! ps- I love the firewood videos!

13:22 awwwww Nice video! Very helpful... 1. Twice 2. Theo 3. I don't know 4.I don't know

@JS-ol4zi

3 жыл бұрын

4. Speed

Dog appears 2 times. His name is Theo. He is retriever breed.

@CTSCAPER

7 жыл бұрын

Nailed it!