Whirlpool Room Air Conditioner Use & Care Manual page 14

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. Measure and cut filler boards
to proper size.
First, measure the distance from inside one
window channel to the inside of the other
channel and subtract l/4". Now subtract the
width of the air conditioner and divide by 2.
This will give you the width to cut each filler
board. Be sure to cut the filler boards on the
sides opposite the holes. Because the filler
boards will be equal in width, they will
automatically center your air conditioner
in your window.
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a Place air conditioner in window
by turning
unit to one side to get one filler board into
window channel (see Figure 36). Now maneu-
ver other filler board into window channel.
Reaching through window opening, push filler
boards from outside as far toward you as they
will go. Be sure to use the foam blocks that
are provided.
CAUTION: BE SURE UNIT DOES NOT
FALL OUT OF WINDOW.
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Figure 36
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MEASURE DISTANCE FROM INSIDE
ONE WINDOW CHANNEL TO INSIDE
OF THE OTHER AND SUBTRACT 114" (
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Apply seal strips and attach filler boards.
Deter-
mine which will be your left and right filler
boards. The holes on each board should align
with the holes in the side mounting angles.
Each filler board should also extend about
l/2" above the top edge of the air conditioner
cabinet, Now apply 3/8"-wide seal strips on
the roomside of each filler board as shown in
Figure 35 (i.e. along with bottom edge and
window channel edge). Also place a seal
strip along the top outside edge of each filler
board. Now attach the filler boards to the side
mounting angles with the sheet metal screws.
Tighten the screws only loosely so the filler
boards can be moved back and forth.
Figure 35
BOARD
1
THE FOAM BLOCKS PROVIDED
ARE TO HOLD FILLER BOARD TIGHT
AGAINST WINDOW CHANNEL. CUT
BLOCKS 114 INCH WIDER THAN
CHANNEL AND WEDGE INTO PLACE.
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Place side mounting slides
into top mounting
channel. Extend the mounting slides outward
into the window channels on both sides (see
Figure 37). Pull the air conditioner toward
you to position the side mounting slides as
far forward in the window channels as possible.
Now mark and make a 3/32" pilot hole for
each wood screw used to secure the slides in
the window channels.
CAUTION: BE SURE UNIT DOES NOT
FALL OUT OF WINDOW.
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