How To Install Air Conditioner In Sliding Patio Door

Installing a portable air conditioner in a door frame allows you to choose between different doors.

How to install air conditioner in sliding patio door.

Compatible with doors measuring up to 82 inches high. This kit isn t designed to work with honeywell hl series units. When traditional sash windows aren t an option for venting a portable air conditioner sliding glass windows or doors may also be used. The honeywell portable ac sliding glass door kit is designed for mf mm and mn series portable air conditioners.

Obviously that s not as big as a patio door but i used a sheet of thick plexiglas and used square bats of foam to plug the gaps around the sides of the unit. Otherwise bugs will follow the light inside plus you ll get hot air coming in. But if you re confidently sleeping with your patio door wide open that might not apply to you. Though window brackets are most often installed horizontally at the bottom of a sash window they can also be installed vertically to fit into sliding door and window openings.

The most popular option is to use the sliding glass door. Then i would open the sliding door set the ac unit on bottom slide rail tilting toward the patio and close tightly locking it into place. This allows you to still enjoy natural light and still be able to get in and out around the unit. Here s a youtube video that shows how to invert sliding glass doors which is basically just overkill for getting the outside stationary door loose to install the sliding door air conditioning vent.

Open one side measure the opening and. I had to install an window air conditioner in a vertically sliding window in a house i owned a while back.