No residue tape for window ac

I mount my window air conditioner in a bedroom vinyl window - securely - - by using the open slider to hold the top of the AC - using 2 small pieces of wood that slide in the AC'a bottom channel to secure it to the window side slots - 2 screws through the AC channel into the wood pieces - none into the window or trim. Custom cut rigid foam for the bottom, sides, & top press-fit. Plastic tape to seal the cracks from insects. We call it shin pad tape - cheap and no residue - but it wouldn't be used to _ secure _ the AC ...

Gaffers tape. Durable and designed to leave no residue.

Thomas wrote on 2/17/2023 7:13 PM:

When you need to replace your window unit, you should consider buying a floor unit.

I can't help you on the tape, but when I lived in a 5th floor apartment and didn't want the window AC falling, I nailed a shelf to the window frame, with a small block of wood underneath it to rest on different part of the frame that was lower. I didn't want to open the window and see the ac falling on the people below.

tHIS also meant I could open the window on nice summer days and the AC wouldn't fall out, so I could close the window the next day and use the AC.

According to the Amazon description, the tape can also be used as a Bra. Not sure if that was intended as a joking comment, but it does remove fairly painlessly when compared with e.g. duct tape.

When I read that the only thing that made sense was a dyi bra for a car.

It says it twice!