How To Have An Ac On First Floor

Lower air conditioning bills since heat rises your ac bills may be lower with a first floor apartment since it s likely to stay cooler during the summer than upper floor units.

How to have an ac on first floor.

The air conditioning system will have to push cool air up from the basement or first floor. The following are a few ways you can burglar proof your home if you have a window ac unit. Forced air systems have a hard time providing a consistent temperature throughout your home. A single non zoned central air conditioning unit requires you to keep all areas cool even when some are not in use.

Even a window air conditioner on the first floor can be secured so it s hard to simply remove and enter from the outside. A burglar could get into your home through a window after pushing in the air conditioner on the 1st floor. The usual culprit is that heat is being trapped on the second floor and that the second floor return capacity is insufficient to remove that heat. I was able to get only two ducts to run down to the first floor.

Without this second floor return air system the heavy cool air being discharged from the supply ducts in each room can t do its job. Or the burglar might just steal it. It often floats along in a layer near the floor. Consider placement of the air conditioner.

If you have the option you may want to avoid putting window units on the first floor of your home or apartment. However if you need the unit in a first floor room consider leaving the unit in place seasonally. During the summer months window ac security is important. Pull loose the air conditioner s front facing to expose the unit.

In many homes the first floor can be cooled during the daytime and turned off. Also there s no way to regulate the temperature in every room. I installed the air handler in the attic and cooled the second floor. It eventually cascades down the stairwell to the first floor.

In hindsight i should have installed a unit in the basement. When the weather warms up it s time to install your window air conditioners.