Installation of a mobile air conditioner

Mobile air conditioning is a great alternative to a traditional split system. With this device, you can effectively optimize the microclimate in the country, in the office or in a rented apartment, where for some reason you can not install the classic version of the air conditioner. Such a restriction also exists in old houses declared architectural monuments. The installation of a mobile air conditioner also helps if there is nowhere to dump drainage water. Consider the features of this system and its installation in this article.

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What are the benefits?

Installing a mobile system for air cooling is not particularly difficult, does not require large time expenditures and special knowledge. Externally, the device resembles a small pedestal equipped with wheels. The essence of installation work is to install this very “curbstone” on a flat surface and to remove a corrugated duct to the street, designed to remove excess heat. Now it remains to connect the device to power, and you can enjoy the coolness that is saving in the summer. During cold weather, the device can operate in a heater mode, or rather, a fan heater, helping to increase the temperature of the air in the room.

Important! When installing a mobile air conditioner, it is necessary to take into account that the minimum distance from the device to the walls is 300, or even better - 500 mm. In addition, make sure that the ventilation grilles of the device are not cluttered with furniture.

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Duct outlet

This is perhaps the most common question - how to install a mobile air conditioner. This is not surprising, because it is the duct that causes the most trouble.

Important! The problems are most often associated with the fact that the length of the air duct is not always enough, and it is impossible to increase it. The reason is that the fan power is designed strictly for a given duct length. Therefore, the device is most often installed near a window or balcony.

There are such options for the output of the hose:

• Through the window window. It would seem that there is nothing complicated, but if you simply bring the pipe out the window, the efficiency of the device will be reduced to nothing. To avoid this, you must purchase a special plug and install it instead of glass. If you connect the hose to the plug, the air conditioner will work much better.
• Through an ajar window. Here, the plug is a vertical plastic insert with an adapter. It comes with most modifications of air conditioners. Installing a mobile air conditioner in the window is perhaps the easiest option.
• The outlet of the duct through the hole in the wall. If we talk about efficiency, this is perhaps the best option. But according to the complexity of execution, this is a kind of “anti-leader”. Making a hole in a load-bearing wall is not so simple. Everything is complicated when it comes to rental housing. The same applies to houses with limited placement of various equipment on the facade. This option is suitable for a small country house or cottage, especially for frame and wooden buildings.
• Through the balcony door. As in the case of installing a mobile air conditioner in a plastic window, a vertical plastic insert is required here. It is not necessary to seal such an insert. If the balcony is glazed, then it is necessary to bring the pipe into the street to prevent a strong increase in air temperature on the balcony. Finishing materials may be affected.
• Installing an air conditioner on the balcony, with the supply of chilled air through the balcony, window or ajar window.

Important! According to experts, the latter option is the least reliable, since with a hermetically sealed balcony the device will not have the ability to cool, and it will automatically turn off. the situation is not better with an open loggia. The equipment will constantly work to the limit and will quickly exhaust its working resource.

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From this article, you learned about the basic principles and methods of connecting a mobile air conditioner, which means that now you can choose the best option for yourself.