The flange fit properly, and I was confident I could cut a fairly round hole in the actual project. Using a compass and some of the scrap, I test cut a 5.5″ hole with a jig saw and a fine blade. Using the screen as a template, I cut the proper size out of a half sheet of 1/4″ plywood.
Flexiglass air conditioner full#
When the flange showed up it fit properly so I was ready to begin building the full adapter. There was no way to get the hose over the flange short of cutting it and I just didn’t like that idea.Īfter more research I found this flange on Amazon:Īt $27.99, way more expensive than the other flanges but this offer louvers plus threads to mate to the tubing. When they showed up I found the flanges were exactly 5″ as well.
The black and decker A/C unit uses a 5″ hose, so I ordered two difference 5″ flanges and hose clamps on amazon. The price was right, it would cool my bedroom, and it wasn’t overkill (I don’t like stressing the wiring of this 80 year old house).Ĭoming up with a flange to connect the hose to the wood screen adapter was another challenge. Genius! I had been trying to work out a way to build a wedge-shaped device that the window could close down on.Īfter going thru various reviews, I ended up purchasing this Black & Decker model BPACT08WT. He then cut a hole in the plexiglass to allow for the vent: This time I put the right search criteria into DuckDuckGo and found a guy that had cut a piece of plexiglass the size of his screen. This spring I saw portable A/C units for sale at Costco and the question came up again. I’ve looked at portable A/C units, but I could never come up with an acceptable venting option. I’ve looked at skinny A/C units, but none of them are skinny enough.
The bedroom has just 2 skinny casement windows. Though I have central A/C, the ducting was designed for heat only and the central A/C has never been very effective upstairs. I’ve lived in this house for many years and every summer, for about a month, the bedroom is just too hot to sleep in until well past bed time.
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