Midea U shape AC – Sliding Window install

This installation in a sliding window takes advantage of the Midea U shape and uses a smaller (2 ft x 2 ft) sliding window to fill the space above. There is about a 5 inch overlap which fits nicely in the U.

[eddygoodwin]

That is a very nice install, love how quiet those are

[JETFRE]

Just picked up one of these units myself. This is a great video, I was planning on doing the exact same for the fresh air!

[EricaMarieLady]

Ron this is genius. I wish I had seen this sooner!

[NaturescapesByRocco]

Genius! Thank you so much sir, you are a treasure.

[sgm]

Man you are a brillant man! God bless you

[catlady]

Hi Ron, I am a elderly lady and I have an old Kenmore that makes awful noise and I want to buy this exact Midea here. I wonder if it is possible to have it installed as I have siding widows and don't know if it will fit. Will they have to remove one of the widows? My current unit is tall but 14 inhes wide. Is there a way to work around this? I would appreciate it as It keeps me awake at night. Thanks so much Ron. Barbara from Redondo Beach.

[Arikdefrasia]

The only glaring problems I see with this is the lack of weather sealing on practically every side.
1. It doesn't seem you caulked or shielded any of the new window frame to prevent rain from getting in or cool air from getting out. There's the obvious light leaking in on the right side the same thing on the left side. Some of which can't be caulked and needs a more precise cut.
2. There's no weather sealing between the old sliding window and the 2x4 you used to create the support for the new frame. Can't use caulk for that and would have to somehow create a new seal for that window.

Otherwise, this is a solid idea that just needs the details ironed out a bit more so that its not flushing away all the energy efficiency and prone to water leaks.

[AlisMarsaili]

I wish I had your skills because my vertical sliding window with a/c unit is unsightly. I live in an apartment so I’m thinking if I do it your way (I Love) I’m going to have to invest some cash and hire an engineer guy to help me. I don’t think this would work for me but I like your idea.

[skipx]

We also have a sliing window, about 21.5" gap when slide fully open... unfortunately, the midea just exceeds that width... I dont know about the unit itself minus the bracket, maybe it would fit but that bracket, needs 24" and seems to be essential for a secure install.. ours is 30ft second story... Im Not good with wood working and have only basic tools, no routers or fancy saws...looks like you did an Great job on urs but frankly, its intimidating to someone who is not a woodworker and hast the tools needed...we have been using a portable unit with a single hose.. noisey and not efficient

[gwynlintern]

I want to do exactly this. My window opening is 21 1/8" wide. The Midea website indicates 22" or more is required. I have noticed in the past that this reported minimum opening usually includes the side filler pieces. Can someone measure theirs and tell me if without those side filler pieces if the main unit itself will fit 21". I have the 10000 BTU unit here (same reported dimensions as 8000 and 12000) still in its box as I didn't expect it would need a window larger than 22. I don't mind clipping the bottom 5 inches of the window frame side C-channel to just barely get 22" maybe if required since I really want quiet AC in this particular room. Prefer if I can slip it into 21" though. Thanks.

[sarentopi]

I am wondering how secure this setup is. If someone wanted to break in it seems they could raise up the back of the unit to angle out the window. Is the window screwed to the sill on the top?

[deonlee]

Could you also have installed a vertical sliding window instead?