Installing this into aluminum/metal windows??? How will it work? My window is the typical kind where you can slide it up or down but it's just not wooden like most. And I believe this unit wants you to screw some stuff into the wooden part. Installing this into aluminum/metal windows??? How will it work? My window is the typical kind where you can slide it up or down but it's just not wooden like most. And I believe this unit... » Read More Installing this into aluminum/metal windows??? How will it work? My window is the typical kind where you can slide it up or down but it's just not wooden like most. And I believe this unit wants you to screw some stuff into the wooden part. « Show Less
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My window is metal also and not very wide. I figure as long as the top part of the window can fit between the brace its secure. I put a stick between the top of window sill and window so it can't open any further
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I have very wide windows, no wood to attach anything. After the lip guard is secured on the top with screw (you have to do it, takes a minute literally)..I then brace that metal lip against the metal window ledge...and it stays easily....and I live on the third floor..I put support on the outside window ledge prior, piece of wood and a brick on top so it has a very slight lean. The unit is under fifty pounds, I was able to do this within minutes as a woman.
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I have a wooden window, and while they do give you screws to screw it in (so it doesn't slide out) I did not do that and haven't had any issues.
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I did not screw all the pieces in. I only screwed the one bracket into the top of the window that prevents the window from opening (someone from stealing the unit from the outside). The unit has groves on the top and bottom the fit into the window frame. I then closed the window nice and snug and secured that one screw/bracket into place. It fit in my window pretty nicely. In the end I think I did not screw in 4 other screws because my widow frame was aluminum as well, and did not want to puncture the window structure.Hope this helps.
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Hi, I don't think so. The window will still have an opening that would let the hot air back in. Sliding windows works best. This model is good it pushes cold air out from the front not the top. The models that push cold air out from the top through the air up towards the ceiling. Thank you
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Yes, I had mine done in less than 5". Instruction are basically the same for either type of sliding window. UPDATED 5/11/2015: This will work in a casement/crank-style window with a little ingenuity, please see my review on how others have fixed this problem.
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it can only be held in the window by being placed on the sill of an open window and then bringing the top pane down vertically into the units support bracket which is on top of the unit.hope that answered.^_^
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It is a window OR wall unit... it COMES in a sleeve already. If you want to put it through the wall, you cut a hole where you want it (or have a pro do it). Then you slide the chassis out of the sleeve, position the sleeve in the hole in the wall, fasten it with a couple of screws, and then slide the chassis back in. If you want to put it in a window opening, you just fasten the side panels on and place it where you want it.
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Smooth chrome metal -- You would have to devise your own strategy for fixing it. Short of a rolling ship or earth quake, once there is weight on it, it should not slide. The glass itself is heavy, and once there is a monitor on it, more weight is added.
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Not without adding a flange, of wood most likely to the vertical side that meets the sliding window. It will fit into the sash itself on the jamb side, but the unit is extremely front heavy (the side with the motor) and it will fall out if not held with a flange. The flange has to be attached to the fan housing and be wide enough to be screwed to the sliding window. Make sure your opening is bigger that the housing. Fill in above the fan with1/4" plywood or similar. Again this will pose more problems in working out how to get everything flush. It can be done, but you need to be, or have access to someone who is pretty handy at this sort of thing. Steve Not without adding a flange, of wood most likely to the vertical side that meets the sliding window. It will fit into the sash itself on the jamb side, but the unit is extremely front heavy (the side with the motor) and it will fall out if not held with a flange. The flange has to be attached to the fan housing and be wide enough to be screwed to the sliding window. Make sure your opening is bigger that the housing. Fill in above the fan with1/4" plywood or similar. Again this will pose more problems in working out how to get everything flush. It can be done, but you need to be, or... » Read More Not without adding a flange, of wood most likely to the vertical side that meets the sliding window. It will fit into the sash itself on the jamb side, but the unit is extremely front heavy (the side with the motor) and it will fall out if not held with a flange. The flange has to be attached to the fan housing and be wide enough to be screwed to the sliding window. Make sure your opening is bigger that the housing. Fill in above the fan with1/4" plywood or similar. Again this will pose more problems in working out how to get everything flush. It can be done, but you need to be, or have access to someone who is pretty handy at this sort of thing. Steve « Show Less
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Well, I don't know exactly what your carpentry skills are ... that would be a big project. Do you mean to cut a square into the glass? Hmmm, I really don't think that it would work. It makes a small window of its own. We have ours in a thick cabin wall. The pieces screw into the wood. why don't you try for a specialty window pet door that comes together with a plexiglass insert, if there is such a thing. If you're an apartment dweller, one time I made a pet door in glass sliding door using a tall piece of plexiglass with the pet rectangle cut into it, and I duck-taped a piece of carpet to flap down as the pet door. it actually worked pretty well. Good luck! Well, I don't know exactly what your carpentry skills are ... that would be a big project. Do you mean to cut a square into the glass? Hmmm, I really don't think that it would work. It makes a small window of its own. We have ours in a thick cabin wall. The pieces screw into the wood. why don't you try for a specialty window pet door that comes together with a plexiglass insert, if there is such a thing. If you're an apartment dweller, one time I made a pet door in glass sliding door using a tall piece of plexiglass with the pet rectangle cut into it, and I duck-taped a piece of carpet to... » Read More Well, I don't know exactly what your carpentry skills are ... that would be a big project. Do you mean to cut a square into the glass? Hmmm, I really don't think that it would work. It makes a small window of its own. We have ours in a thick cabin wall. The pieces screw into the wood. why don't you try for a specialty window pet door that comes together with a plexiglass insert, if there is such a thing. If you're an apartment dweller, one time I made a pet door in glass sliding door using a tall piece of plexiglass with the pet rectangle cut into it, and I duck-taped a piece of carpet to flap down as the pet door. it actually worked pretty well. Good luck! « Show Less
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Get rid of the plastic stuff doesn't work. None of the plastic junk for these portables work. I find the best way to do this is to Have someone cut a piece of wood the length of your window and the height of the opening for the hose. Have them cut a circle in the wood so you can run the hose out the wood to the outside. Duct tape the hose to the wood so it doesn't pull out.
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I am not positive I can visualize your window, however, can describe how they work. I use them on double-hung windows myself. But mine open using the bottom sash moving up and down. So, if you look at the picture of the little lock, you can see a square on top, a turning knob up front, and tucked behind is a piece that moves forward and backward. You take the lock and open that sliding portion by turning the knob. You open it up big enough to slide the "teeth" of the lock onto the window frame. This can attach to any frame as long as the frame is thin enough to fit in the teeth. I think I will write a review and attach pictures. That would be the best way. To answer question, I THINK it would work.
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you need to drill hole in window frame slide shaft through hole then install small piece of metal as a back plate
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EZ to do yourself if you've got another body to help position it for installation. in a window it is straight forward, if you need to cut a hole in the wall that is another matter. Any handyman should be able to help with the install if you don't want to do it... nice unit.
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I have a window where i cannot lift the window? its more like slides left and right . I have two windows and a screen. How can i install the hose? I live in an apartment. so please suggest?
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It's very simple and cheap. Use a 2x4 or a big wooden dowel cut to size. I used to live in some apartments and I had just bought a new window unit. I cut a 2x4 to size and put it in the upper portion of the window which prevented the window from being opened. I left for awhile and when I came back home I found that someone had tried stealing my A/C unit but failed because of the 2x4. It works!
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Sliding up? Easy, slide up window, put it in place and slide the window down on it. Use the foam tape they provide. Should work for windows sliding sideways too. They also included screws for more permanent placement, but I didn't bother with that. It can expand to fit your window. Takes 2 minutes to install. Hope this helps.
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It is not recommended in the instructions. Rolling the window down would probably peel it off.
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I think if you have at least the minimum opening size, it should work in any window. You would just need to be able to fill the area around the fan for efficiency. I guess you could rotate the housing 90 degrees if needed to use the included panels to fill the gaps. I'm assuming you could close the window against the fan on two edges. I don't know if you could screw it in. I can't screw it into my walls even with up & down style windows. It would be impossible to open or close the windows and I need to remove it anyway when it's cold. I just close my double windows down on top of the housing and clamp it in. It works fine in my case. Hope this helps you somewhat. I think if you have at least the minimum opening size, it should work in any window. You would just need to be able to fill the area around the fan for efficiency. I guess you could rotate the housing 90 degrees if needed to use the included panels to fill the gaps. I'm assuming you could close the window against the fan on two edges. I don't know if you could screw it in. I can't screw it into my walls even with up & down style windows. It would be impossible to open or close the windows and I need to remove it anyway when it's cold. I just close my double windows down on top of the... » Read More I think if you have at least the minimum opening size, it should work in any window. You would just need to be able to fill the area around the fan for efficiency. I guess you could rotate the housing 90 degrees if needed to use the included panels to fill the gaps. I'm assuming you could close the window against the fan on two edges. I don't know if you could screw it in. I can't screw it into my walls even with up & down style windows. It would be impossible to open or close the windows and I need to remove it anyway when it's cold. I just close my double windows down on top of the housing and clamp it in. It works fine in my case. Hope this helps you somewhat. « Show Less