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If you haven't insulated the area surrounding your Window AC there is a good chance you are throwing loads of good money "out the window" in wasted electric bills and (depending who you ask) accelerating climate change.  If you are one of those unlucky enough to sleep near a window AC unit, the problem is much more personal. The cold drafts in the winter, and excess heat and humidity in the summer, is reason enough to make you try something as crazy as this cardboard mess pictured below.   Let's face it none of these solutions work or are remotely aesthetically tolerable...  That is why...

One of the greatest problems people have with Window AC units is the awful insulation surrounding the AC. In the summer months the poor insulation dramatically increases your AC bills and, in the winter,, it lets in freezing cold drafts that drive up heating costs. There are a few options to deal with these issues. 1. The first is to cover the AC with a plastic blanket like cover that is sold all over the internet. The covers look something like this in the product pictures: And like this when you install them: The problem with these covers are manifold....

Window air conditioners, and the space around them, leak a lot of air into and out of your apartment. The numbers are staggering. In a study commissioned by the Urban Green Council, it was estimated that, in NYC alone, heat loss from room air conditioners results in costs of more than $150M per year in excess fuel! If you are lucky enough to sleep near a window AC unit, the problem is much more personal. The heat and humidity in the summer, and the ice cold drafts in the winter, are enough to frizz even the straightest hair and penetrate...