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Who to call to reposition my window AC? — Brooklynian

Who to call to reposition my window AC?

doublediamond
doublediamond
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
I moved into my new apartment earlier this month and the previous tenant kindly left her window A/Cs, but one of them was badly installed, leaving too wide a gap on either side letting in air and bugs.

Who can I call to help me with this? Honestly, if I had some guy friends in the area, they could easily knock this out. One of my female friends recommended www.fixitbrooklyn.com but $50 is a whole lotta money to deal with repositioning the A/C.

Any ideas?

Comments

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    ask the super to take it out!
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    white duct tape on either side, nicely cut and placed. takes 5 minutes, cost less than $5
  • drano
    drano
    It's too bad you're not friends with my wife (that I know of) - if you mentioned this problem to her, she'd volunteer me to come over and straighten it out.

    She's good like that.
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    I'd stuff some of that AC foam stuff you can get at the hardware store between the cracks and then do what brooklynpotter recs and duct tape over that.

    speaking of duct tape, did people know that there are now DUCT TAPE BANDAIDS??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    why would someone want duct tape bandaids?
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    brooklynpotter wrote: why would someone want duct tape bandaids?
    well, the arms displaying them on the cover of the box were MALE! meep.

    actually, I think I'll start wearing them as a bracelet. le sexeh
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    brooklynpotter wrote: why would someone want duct tape bandaids?
    So they'll stick better, I'd assume.
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    apollonia666 wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]why would someone want duct tape bandaids?
    So they'll stick better, I'd assume.

    ah, but the sticky part isn't duct tape sticky - it's the same kind of adhesive used for all band-aids --- can't have it irritating people's skin!
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    that's just stupid, IMHO... if you want to wear manly band-aids, get the kind with the insects on them. that's what i use.
  • prusik
    prusik
    brooklynpotter wrote: that's just stupid, IMHO... if you want to wear manly band-aids, get the kind with the insects on them. that's what i use.
    Sounds like you've never had the kind of abrasion problems with a pair of hiking boots where regular band-aids just wear right through. I know folks who've taped up really bad blisters with regular duct tape. This could just be a solution to that kind of situation.

    And if that doesn't work 4PlayBk on 7th Avenue has some nifty looking Jesus band-aids in the window... like these http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/jesus-saves-jesusthemed-adhesive-bandages-182961.php :lol:
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    prusik wrote:
    Sounds like you've never had the kind of abrasion problems with a pair of hiking boots where regular band-aids just wear right through.
    ah but you're wrong. i've hiked at least 20 miles of the appalachian trail (which i know is a drop in the bucket, as far as how long the trail goes... but still). and some good name-brand heavy duty bandaids, and the right socks, work perfectly well. (and moleskin rocks, too)
  • doublediamond
    doublediamond
    brooklynpotter wrote: white duct tape on either side, nicely cut and placed. takes 5 minutes, cost less than $5
    the answer to everything is either duct tape or wd-40!! :lol:
  • prusik
    prusik
    brooklynpotter wrote: ah but you're wrong. i've hiked at least 20 miles of the appalachian trail (which i know is a drop in the bucket, as far as how long the trail goes... but still). and some good name-brand heavy duty bandaids, and the right socks, work perfectly well. (and moleskin rocks, too)
    Like I say, you've never had the kind of problems which required duct tape. And your experience certainly doesn't qualify the "that's just stupid, IMHO" comment. Check this dude... http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050503-9999-1m3guy.html if only 'cause he's the first good picture I Googled of someone duct taping blisters.

    So I guess I have to ask... which section of the AT? Morbid curiosity since I used to maintain the section south of Culver Gap in NJ.
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    northern massachusetts/vermont. or new hampshire. there were two different trips, and ten miles, or so, on each trip.

    don't remember which particular spans because it was 25 years ago.
  • chrispy
    chrispy
    If the window opens up onto a fire escape you will not want to pursue a duct tape type solution as you're basically begging to get burglarized. It should be screwed in and the window should be secured in such a way that it can't open (either the top or bottom portion). You also want to make sure that the AC can't be just pushed into the room.

    On the other hand if the window is hanging in open space on the second floor or higher than a mickey mouse duct tape solution is acceptable.
  • drano
    drano
    chrispy wrote: If the window opens up onto a fire escape you will not want to pursue a duct tape type solution as you're basically begging to get burglarized. It should be screwed in and the window should be secured in such a way that it can't open (either the top or bottom portion). You also want to make sure that the AC can't be just pushed into the room.

    On the other hand if the window is hanging in open space on the second floor or higher than a mickey mouse duct tape solution is acceptable.
    All very good points. But cut the duct tape neatly so people won't take you for some ham-and-egger.
  • doublediamond
    doublediamond
    chrispy wrote: If the window opens up onto a fire escape you will not want to pursue a duct tape type solution as you're basically begging to get burglarized. It should be screwed in and the window should be secured in such a way that it can't open (either the top or bottom portion). You also want to make sure that the AC can't be just pushed into the room.

    On the other hand if the window is hanging in open space on the second floor or higher than a mickey mouse duct tape solution is acceptable.
    It's not on a fire escape. I'm really not loving the duct tape solution because what I have now is the cardboard piece/tape solution. Not that much difference. I either need to 1) suck it up and pay for a handyman to install it properly or 2) suck it up and duct tape it.

    sigh.
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    what is it you're trying to acheive? either the a/c has the expandable thingys on each side, or it doesn't. yours sounds like it doesn't, or that the ones that are there are too small for the window.

    so you can hire someone and pay at least $50 to have them create something that will look like the little thingys, or you can neatly fashion something yourself: as i said, white duct tape works wonders all over the house and it blends right in.
  • alex
    alex
    If you need a dude to reposition it for you, I'll do it.
  • doublediamond
    doublediamond
    brooklynpotter wrote: what is it you're trying to acheive? either the a/c has the expandable thingys on each side, or it doesn't. yours sounds like it doesn't, or that the ones that are there are too small for the window.

    so you can hire someone and pay at least $50 to have them create something that will look like the little thingys, or you can neatly fashion something yourself: as i said, white duct tape works wonders all over the house and it blends right in.
    It has the accordion sides. When the AC was installed by the previous tenant, they didn't position it correctly and the unit is angling slightly up, with more of the unit inside instead of outside. When I pull out the accordions, they extend, but because of the installation error, it doesn't properly close the gap left.

    All it needs is someone to push the unit further out so that the accordion sides align with the window when expanded, so I'm getting a handyman to do it. The gap is too large for me to have the duct tape work as a permanent solution, but I did juryrig it temporarily. Thanks.
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