It is designed to be exposed to the sun.
Awning over air conditioner.
Two person operation recommended.
Shade screen for air conditioner condenser.
How to shade your air conditioners.
My air conditioner is in the souther wall of my apartment.
Or is the wall itself absorbing too much heat.
Your air conditioner unit will operate more efficiently if it is shaded from the sun.
The most important thing to remember is that air conditioner condensers work by dumping all their coolant s heat by moving air through their cooling coils and fins.
It s the temperature of the ambient air that has an effect on how well the condenser can dump its heat not whether the unit s case is hot.
This do it yourself air conditioner cover also provides storage for lawn and patio needs.
Pavement absorbs more heat from the sun than soil causing the air above it to be that much warmer.
Shading your air conditioning unit can help the unit work more efficiently cut your cooling costs and lengthen your air conditioner s life.
Step by step instruction.
The condenser is in direct sun from 9 am to 1 30 pm.
For pricing and availability.
Nuimage awnings 3700 72 in wide x 18 in projection forest vintage bar striped 4949 striped slope window fixed awning.
If you have a large patio on that side of the house it may be worthwhile to install an awning over it.
The cover itself provides shade for the coil so it is not exposed to the direct sun.
In this instructable i ll show you how i made a shade screen for my central ac condenser.
I have no trees for shade so i decided to build a shade screen in order to lessen the load on the unit an.
The ambient air is the cooling source so shading the actual unit will do little if anything to make it cooler.
As it faces the sun it 39 s not that energy efficient.