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Air Conditioners
Whether they're portable, window-mounted, through-wall, or mini-split varieties — air conditioners keep you comfortably cool while maximizing energy efficiency. Contrast and compare our variety of air conditioner options below.
Window Air Conditioners
Window air conditioners install inside standard vertical sash or horizontal sliding windows to provide dedicated or supplementary cooling for up to two rooms.
Best For:
- Cooling up to 2 rooms
- Cooling rooms not covered by a central air conditioner
- Apartments and condos
Through-the-Wall Air Conditioners
Through-the-wall air conditioners are window-style air conditioners designed to install through a wall instead of through a window.
Best For:
- Cooling up to 2 rooms
- Cooling when a window AC is not an option or is not desired
- Apartments and condos
Portable Air Conditioners
Portable air conditioners install semi-permanently inside the room or space you want to cool and must be near a window for exhaust setup.
Best For:
- Cooling single rooms, apartments, and condos
- Adding supplementary cooling in computer and server rooms
Ductless Split System Air Conditioners
Ductless mini-split air conditioners provide quiet, unobtrusive, and efficient cooling for up to 4 zones in your home or office.
Best For:
- Homes without ductwork
- Interior rooms without windows or exterior walls
- Light commercial zone cooling
Ducted Split Systems
A ducted split system is an air conditioning system where the condenser is located outside of your building or home on an external wall. The remaining part of the system, the indoor unit, is normally fixed to an interior wall.
Best For:
- Flexible cooling and heating in residential spaces.
- Combining a ducted system with the efficiency of a mini split.
- Long term energy savings.
RV Air Conditioners
RV air conditioners are essential for keeping the temperature safe for humans and pets, especially in hot and humid climates.
Best For:
- Cooling RVs
PTAC Air Conditioners
PTAC Air Conditioners are commercial-grade units that install through a wall to efficiently cool and heat various room sizes.
Best For:
- The hospitality industry
- Any commercial or residential space that needs both cooling and heating
VTACs
VTACs (Vertical Terminal Air Conditioners) are self-contained heating and cooling units designed for through-the-wall installation, commonly used in multifamily housing, hotels, and senior living facilities. They offer quiet operation, space-saving design, and individual room temperature control.
Best For:
- Cooling for multi-family housing, hotels
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More About Air Conditioners
Sylvane offers multiple effective and efficient room cooling alternatives to a traditional central air conditioning unit.
While they're often pricier than window ACs, portable air conditioners provide the most flexibility during use. Portable AC systems are typically installed semi-permanently inside your space, and they typically require access to a standard vertical sash or horizontally sliding window for exhaust. In some cases, you can configure a portable air conditioner to exhaust through a specially created wall hole or through a ceiling tile.
Window air conditioners are budget- and energy-conscious room air conditioning options. These self-contained cooling appliances are often more efficient, less expensive, and provide better targeted cooling than central air conditioners. Available in a wide range of sizes and cooling capacities, window ACs install inside standard double-hung windows with stability and ease. Like portable ACs, window ACs can be installed semi-permanently in your space, allowing you to remove the unit and store it away when cooling season ends.
A more permanent cooling option, thru-the-wall air conditioners are similar to window ACs but often carry slightly higher cooling capacities and differences in design. Also available in multiple cooling capacities and sizes, these systems require a chassis sleeve accessory for installation. Through-wall ACs are great alternatives in rooms that lack a window or when you want to preserve your view through your existing window.
Although they are the priciest options, ductless mini-split air conditioners remain the most efficient room air conditioner choices. Their zone cooling lets you keep up to 4 rooms comfortable at the same time, so they're common in apartments, basements, and offices. Since they don't use ductwork, no energy is lost through ducting associated with central air conditioners. Ductless mini-split systems are also known to provide exceptionally quiet cooling because the loudest part of the cooling system is housed outdoors while one or more compact blower units are housed indoors.
If you need help finding the right room air conditioner for your application, read our article How to Choose an Air Conditioner. In addition, feel free to give our product experts a call at (800) 934-9194 to get a free consultation and product recommendation.