Air conditioner spitting water. This is quite a common problem in hot and humid summers. The water that is coming from the air conditioner is not merely leaking; you will see air conditioner water spray inside the house. Let’s explain what is happening when AC is spitting water into a room, and how you can … Read more
Here is the thing: Window air conditioner doesn’t know up from down, or left from right. Can you put a window air conditioner sideways? What happens if you turn an air conditioner on its side? Let’s think this through and check the best alternative to turning a window AC sideways. There is usually only one … Read more
In general, window AC units require wide windows. If you have a narrow window, you run into a problem because the air conditioner doesn’t fit the window. Not to worry, however; even if your window is too small for an air conditioner, you can use a special kind of vertical window AC unit, or, in … Read more
A window air conditioner should not be icing up, especially in the summer. If you see your window air conditioner freezing up in the summer, you do have a problem. Finding ice in an air conditioner window unit is not something that will go away on its own. What is more, running a frozen window … Read more
Window air conditioners can be heavy. The heaviest units weigh over 100 lbs. Just moving them into place is a struggle in itself. To make your life easier, you would, of course, prefer a lightweight window air conditioner, right? Lighter window air conditioners are easier to carry, easier to install, and in almost all cases, … Read more
Tilted window air conditioner. That’s quite an interesting concept. Many homeowners are asking should a window air conditioner be tilted at all. This dilemma about window AC being balanced, tilted, tilt angles, and so on is quite simple to answer. If the window AC should be tilted or not depends on only one thing: Is … Read more
Before you buy a window unit, you have to check the window AC dimensions in inches. Just can’t just get a window air conditioner and hope it fits on your window sill. Adequately estimating window AC frame size – that’s window AC width and height – and fitting it to your window help you avoid … Read more
Person A: “Portable AC units are better than window AC units.” Person B: “No, I’ve bought a window AC unit and it’s much better than a portable air conditioner.” Which unit is actually better: portable or window AC? As you might imagine, many people have an established opinion when it comes to window vs portable … Read more
Do window AC units pull air from outside? We don’t usually wonder from where the cold air comes from. However, when you see wildfires burning, and the sky being orange from all the smoke, you don’t really want all that dangerous smoke in your home. That’s why question “do air conditioners take in air from … Read more
All window air conditioners have to be fixed. It’s almost impossible for the window sill alone to support all the weight of a heavy AC unit. That’s why every elevated outdoor air conditioner (be it window unit, or outdoor mini-split unit) needs to be fixed in place by an AC support bracket. In some places, … Read more