Can a window air conditioner be installed in a wall sleeve?
Wall air conditioners typically only vent warm air through the back of the unit, while window ACs vent from the sides and back. Select window AC models can be installed through a wall, but only if they have a slide-out chassis wall sleeve.
What is wall AC sleeve for?
Wall Sleeve for Through-the-Wall Air Conditioners should be securely fastened within a wall opening before installing the air conditioner. The sleeve helps bear the weight of the air conditioner while keeping it insulated and safe from dust, bugs and other debris that could get sucked into it.
What happens if you put a window AC in a wall sleeve?
Installing a window unit into a wall sleeve will significantly inhibit the ability of the unit to properly vent and will impact performance, energy efficiency and product life. Improper installation or use may cause product damage.
No! Air conditioners designed to be installed in a window opening cannot be used interchangeably with units designed to be built in or installed through a wall. A standard window mounted air conditioner cannot be installed in a window opening of window sleeve intended for a through the wall style air conditioner unit.
What size are air conditioner sleeves?
There is an industry standard dimension for through the wall PTAC air conditioner units. The dimensions for the wall sleeve are 42″ wide, 14 1/8″ deep, and 16 1/16″ in height, on average. This makes fitting a new sleeve into the hole that has already been created for the existing unit easy.
What are air conditioner sleeves?
An air conditioner sleeve is basically a cover for an in-wall air conditioning unit to keep the air conditioner in place and to help protect it from things such as dust, bugs and other debris that could get sucked into the air conditioner. They also greatly help bear the weight of the air conditioning unit so it…