Air Conditioning - Casement window Mount small ac window unit on side

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greynold99
08-11-09, 02:29 PM
My son rented a small apt w/no AC but he has a small window unit that looks like it might fit in the width of his side-by-side sliding casement window frame if mounted with sides - UP rather than in the normal fashion if there was enough width.

Aside from the condenser drip, is there any reason why he couldn't do this? We cut a piece of plywood to fit and seal above the window unit.
Thanks,
Greynold99

Gunguy45
08-11-09, 02:41 PM
NO...you can't..the compressor will die. Think this way...can you run a refrigerator on its side?
Sign-Man
08-11-09, 05:21 PM
There are Vertical A/C units for vertical mounting in sliding windows.

Do a Google search for vertical window air conditioner and you'll see them.

greynold99
08-12-09, 07:06 AM
Thanks guys for the response...

As soon as I read GunGuy's reply I realized that orienting the AC compressor sideways would as a result move all the lubricating oil for the moving parts away from where they need to be.
It was just a thought...
I'll take a look for narrow - casement mount window units.
Thanks,
Gary