I want to install a small wall A/C unit in a bedroom of my condo. Theother side of the wall I will install the unit in is a storage roomwith no drywall. The studs are spaced 16" apart and the A/C unit is17-18" wide. I am handy with saws, etc. I just don't know how tocreate the opening without compromising the strength of the wall. Arethere any tutorials or pictures on how this should look? Thanks.

The storage unit is basically a unfinished 4x4 room with concretefloors with a door to the outside that will be left open.

How do I create an opening for a wall A/C unit?

May 09, 2007 23 Replies

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Pari 19 years ago

That's not fair. I never installed an air conditioner in my life.

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scott21230 19 years ago

Then get one of those portable A/C units. Like this one:

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Goedjn 19 years ago

I don't think this is going to work as well as you want it to, and leaving that door open is a standing invitation to theives, vermin, and weather problems. Does your condo agreement prevent you from venting out the attic? Are your water rates low enough that you could install a water-cooled heat exchanger and just dump the hot water out the drain?

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Oren 19 years ago

Wow! You use the same keyboard as another poster :-))

-- Oren

..through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..

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