{"id":535,"date":"2011-08-26T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/?p=535"},"modified":"2011-08-16T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T18:30:36","slug":"window-and-through-wall-units-%e2%80%93-benefits-and-disadvantages-a-guide-from-sewickley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/air-conditioning\/window-and-through-wall-units-%e2%80%93-benefits-and-disadvantages-a-guide-from-sewickley\/","title":{"rendered":"Window and Through Wall Units \u2013 Benefits and Disadvantages: A Guide From Sewickley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re trying to decide what type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/air-conditioning\">air conditioner<\/a> to get for your Sewickley\u00a0home, you\u2019ll first have to determine whether a central air conditioning system or smaller individual unit is best for you. These smaller air conditioners are generally installed either in a window or through the wall of your home, and they can provide excellent cooling under the proper conditions.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still on the fence about what type of air conditioner is right for your home, here are a few items to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ducts \u2013 If your home already has ductwork installed for a central forced air heating system, it should be relatively easy to hook up a central air conditioner. But if there are no ducts currently in place, your installation costs will be a lot lower with window or wall mounted units.<\/li>\n<li>Portability \u2013 Most window units are designed to be removed and stored at the end of the summer, so you can have your windows back and not have to look at that unit all winter long. Through wall units aren\u2019t generally removable, but because they don\u2019t take up window space and provide a more thorough seal against the elements, that\u2019s not as much of a concern.<\/li>\n<li>Aesthetics \u2013 With both window and through wall units, you\u2019ll have something protruding into your room at least a few inches. These types of units are hard to hide, particularly when compared to the simple air ducts that central air conditioning systems use.<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Sizing \u2013 No matter how big or small your room is, you should have no trouble finding a window or through wall unit to match it. A central air conditioning system needs to be sized to fit the entire house. If you\u2019re only inclined to use air conditioning in two or three rooms during the hottest months of the year, you may not want to pay to cool the entire house all of the time. Smaller units provide that type of flexibility.<\/li>\n<li>Affordability \u2013 Installing a central air conditioning system, even if you already have ducts in place, is a large undertaking and likely to cost you several thousand dollars up front. On the other hand, small window and through wall air conditioners are available for as little as $200 and you can buy more whenever you\u2019re ready to spend that extra money. You can also usually install a window unit yourself, and the cost of having a through wall unit installed is minimal compared to that of a central AC unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re trying to decide what type of air conditioner to get for your Sewickley home, you\u2019ll first have to determine whether a central air conditioning system or smaller individual unit is best for you. These smaller air conditioners are generally installed either in a window or through the wall of your home, and they can provide excellent cooling under the proper conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[275,92,142,125],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-air-conditioning","tag-fox-chapel","tag-glenshaw","tag-sewickley"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions\/541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}