Portable Air Conditioner - All Hacks Collection

Backstory

My makerspace tends to be the warmest room in the house.  In the winter, I can just open my window and let in some cold air.  In the summer, I have the choice of being uncomfortable in my too-warm makerspace, or being uncomfortable (and making my wife and children uncomfortable) in the too-cold rest of the house.  So I added a small portable air conditioner to my makerspace so that I only cool the room that's hot.

Getting the air conditioner to work presented several challenges:

• The hardware for connection the exhaust hose to the window was too large, so I created a custom adapter
   
• Because of existing equipment, the exhaust hose wasn't long enough to reach the window from the air conditioner.  I couldn't find a hose whose connections matched, so I bought a generic hose and adapted it with custom end caps
   
• Finally, the air conditioner was positioned so that it blew right at the doorway, which meant that I either had to keep the door closed all the time (impractical) or blow all of the valuable cold air out into the hallway.  So I made output diverters to redirect the flow

Additionally, I was concerned while making the custom adapter, that the weight of the hose would pull the adapter out of the window, so I created a support for the exhaust hose.  I ended up needing it, but maybe someone else will.

What to Do

This “model” gathers all three of the above projects into one place for convenience.  The support is the only new model here.

Pre-printing, printing and post-printing instructions for all of the projects can be found by clicking the links above.  I feel that copying and pasting all of that here will reduce, not increase, clarity.