ac w/ security gates?
Does anyone know of any air conditioners that will fit in a window with security gates on the outside? It needs to have a pretty shallow depth. I don’t want to modify the bars or go through the wall, since it’s in the front of the b/stone. Thanks!
Does anyone know of any air conditioners that will fit in a window with security gates on the outside? It needs to have a pretty shallow depth. I don’t want to modify the bars or go through the wall, since it’s in the front of the b/stone.
Thanks!
To OP: Before you purchase any through-the-wall unit, be sure they come with side panels or that you can get some adaptor kit inlcuding the panels to fit your window. As Anon 1:05 said, there are fewer of these models available. I purchased mine years ago at a kitchen store on 17th or 18th St in Manhattan between 5th & 6th Ave…unfortunately, I can’t recall the name of the store, but I know it’s still there. I’m sure you can research these AC units online.
We also have “flat” security gates, and have always used the kind of unit where more of the body is on the inside. There are fewer of them available, and they are more expensive. I’ve always gotten them from the applicance store on 7th ave. between union and garfield.
OP here: So do you think it’s possible to buy any shallow through the wall ac and put it in the window? Will it need any special installation, aside from I guess the louver thingies on the side?
I’m Anon 10:01…they are also known as “solid side” units and can be installed in windows such as yours (and mine).
They’re called “through-the-wall” ac units. They are shallow on the outside so they will fit inside the bars. The bulk of the unit will be on the inside of your window. My unit is a Friedrich, but there may be other brands, as well.
Yes, they exist. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you the brand right now because I don’t remember what I bought. But I do remember that it was an emergency purchase one sweltering day and I picked it up at Home Depot. So, they can’t be too difficult to find.