INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS(CONTINUED)
10
How to Install
1. Identify the wall-sleeve brand for your installation, from the chart below.
Brand Wall Sleeve Dimensions
(inches)
Width Height Depth
White-Westinghouse
Frigidaire
Carrier
General Electric/Hotpoint
Whirlpool
Fedders/Emerson
Sears/Kenmore
Carrier
Emerson/Fedders
Friedrich
1
/
2
25 15 16,17 or 22
1
/
2
1
/
4
26 15 16
7
/
8
5
/
8
7
/
8
25 16 17 or 23
1
/
8
1
/
2
3
/
4
27 16 16 or 19
3
/
4
3
/
4
3
/
4
25 16 18
5
/
8
7
/
8
3
/
4
26 15 15
3
/
4
/
27 16 16
3 4
3
/
4
NOTE
: All wall sleeves used to mount the new air conditioner must be in sound structural condition
and have a rear grill that securely attaches to sleeve, or rear flange that serves as a stop for the air
conditioner.
CAUTION:
When installation is complete,
replacement unit MUST have a rearward
slope as shown. Ensure the
RUBBER
CLAMP
on the chassis at the back of the
unit had been removed before placing the
unit into the sleeve. But if the rearward
slope is more than 1 2 , do not remove
the Rubber Clamp before installation.
REAR
LEVEL
FRONT
UNIT
Wall
Sleeve
1
/
4 to 5
/
16
2. Remove old air conditioner from wall sleeve and prepare wall sleeve as follows:
--- Clean interior (do not disturb seals).
--- Wall sleeve must be securely fastened in wall before installing air conditioner.
Drive more nails or screws through sleeve, into wall, if needed.
--- Repair paint if needed.
3. If not existing, drill a 3/16 clearance hole for
grounding screw through left side of wall sleeve,
in a clear area about 3 inches maximum (to suit)
back from front edge of sleeve as shown below.
Next attach ground wire inside sleeve, using
grounding screw and nut. Pull loose end of ground
wire out front of sleeve, and temporarily bend it
down and around lower edge of sleeve.
Wall sleeve to unit
sleeve grounding
1
3
Max.
3/16
Hole
4. Prepare the wall sleeve for installation of the new unit per the following Brand instructions.
#1 Emerson 15 Deep
#2 Fedders 19 Deep
#3 Fedders or Friedrich 16 Deep
#4 General Electric/Hotpoint 16 Deep
#5 Sears or Carrier 18 Deep
#6 Whirlpool 17 Deep
#7 Whirlpool 23 Deep
#8 White-Westinghouse/ 16 +17 Deep
Frigidaire/Carrier
#9 White-Westinghouse/Frigidaire 22 Deep
3
/
4
/
4
7
/
8
/
3
/
4
/
4
5
/
8
/
1
/
8
/
3
/
4
/
4
5. Install new unit into wall sleeve.
6. To attach ground wire to the new unit, remove the screw from the left side front.
7. Assemble and install the Trim Frame (see instructions).
/
RUBBER
CLAMP
