I'm unsure whether I can place an AC unit in my bedroom window because the headboard comes up right against the window. There would only be about 5 inches of space between the AC unit and the headboard. Would that be a problem?
Do I need more space between the AC unit and bed headboard
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It's a vent for a portable air conditioning unit, and stop looking in my windows!
The other side of it would look like this:
If your AC is seriously undersized, the compressor is probably already running 24/7 and blowing hot air into it won't make any difference. At max capacity an AC can remove a specific amount of heat from the air per hour. If you blow hotter air into the intake you will get correspondingly hotter air coming out. It's a zero-sum game.
In addition to closing off other rooms as others have suggested, here are things you might try:
- Block as much sunlight as possible from entering the rooms
- If you still have any old-fashioned incandescent bulbs, replace them. Ideally with LEDs, but compact fluorescents are cheaper up-front.
- Turn off any appliances you aren't using. If you need to run a small fan to properly circulate air that's OK, but you should be aware that the fans are generating heating and in that way they work against the AC, so it's a tradeoff. Some larger fans can use 100 watts or more of electricity, which is turned into heat. 100 watts of electric consumption generates about 350 BTUs/hour of heat.
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window unit ac vents are places on top so not a problem. first problem will be to make sure your curtains do not block the air intake in front of the window unit. so need to have good air flow to the intake or it will freeze the unit. next problem is that the unit sits inside your window so this will stick out from flush of your window about 5 inches. from your window to your wall is 2 inches. the window unit will stick out pass your wall quite a bit. go to local store and look at one. you will see where the window will sit on the unit and you will be able to go from there