{"id":306,"date":"2009-05-14T08:35:25","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T16:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aafeders.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2009-05-14T08:35:25","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T16:35:25","slug":"need-to-purchase-a-new-air-conditioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.apartmentsupply.com\/index.php\/2009\/05\/14\/need-to-purchase-a-new-air-conditioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Need To Purchase A New Air Conditioner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are you REPLACING AN EXISTING unit?<\/strong><br \/>\n1. What is the brand you are trying to replace?<br \/>\n2. What is the model number?<br \/>\n3. What type of plug do you have available:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Electrical Outlet Plug Types\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/images\/Electrical.gif\" alt=\"Plug Types\" width=\"228\" height=\"202\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plug Types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>4. What type of air conditioner is it (double-hung window, slider or casement window, through-the-wall)?<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Standard window, casement \/ slider window, wall installation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/images\/Install_Type.jpg\" alt=\"Installation type\" width=\"306\" height=\"115\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation type<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>5. What are your available measurements? (width, height, depth of the outside of the sleeve, or the total window opening)<br \/>\n6. What is the BTU?<\/p>\n<p>If your existing unit can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/products\/ac\/SlideOut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">slide-out of its own sleeve<\/a>, there are a few manufacturers that produce units that are rear-vented and made to slide into an existing sleeve.\u00a0 These units are solid-sided so the venting doesn&#8217;t get overheated when sliding into an existing sleeve.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/products\/ac\/window&amp;wallac\/replace.asp\">Click here to purchase these types of units.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you INSTALLING A NEW unit?<\/strong><br \/>\n1. What type of plug do you have available:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Electrical Outlet Plug Types\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/images\/Electrical.gif\" alt=\"Plug Types\" width=\"228\" height=\"202\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plug Types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2. Are you installing in a window or wall?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Standard window, casement \/ slider window, wall installation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aafeders.com\/images\/Install_Type.jpg\" alt=\"Installation type\" width=\"306\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 316px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Installation type<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>2. What is the square footage of the room you are trying to cool (Use the chart to determine the required BTU)?<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 370px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\" width=\"333\" bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#b5c3d6\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Room \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArea<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#b5c3d6\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Square \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeet<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#b5c3d6\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Recommended<br \/>\nBTU Range<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">10&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 15&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">150 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">up \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto 5,100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">10&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 20&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">200 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">6,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">15&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 20&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">300 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">7,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">17&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 20&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">340 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">8,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">18&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 25&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">450 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffcc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">22&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 25&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">550 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">12,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">25&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 28&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">700 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">14,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">25&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 34&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">850 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">16,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">25&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 40&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">1,000 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ccffff\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">18,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffcccc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">35&#8242; \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx 40&#8242;<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffcccc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">1,400 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsq. ft.<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffcccc\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; 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