Alpine Hardware Premium Heat Pump Drillless Drill-Less Window Air Conditioner & Heat Pump Bracket - Window AC Support - Supports Air Conditioners Well Over 200 lbs. - No Drilling 2023 Model

Easy assembly, strong and durable!

As the title states, this is one of the worst purchases I have ever made. From a design and metal quality standpoint it’s fine, but trying to put this thing together took literally hours, and that was with two people. The included directions might as well not exist, and the video for it is also an absolute disaster, it should banned from YouTube. There was not enough hardware included to build it properly, so I was only able to use 75% of the included screwsolts. I have absolutely 0 clue what its actually doing in my window right now or if it’s even really holding up the air conditioner. I was able to eventually cobble it together, but that was only after taking it apart and putting it back together about 5x... Both the directions and the video show you how to build the item, and then in the following steps essentially tell you to completely take it apart again. • If you hate yourself enough to buy this item, or you are really desperate and live in an apartment like I do where you can’t readily drill into your windows, I advise watching the video IN FULL (don’t bother reading the directions they were written by someone with wet brain), from start to finish, several times.... And while building this thing, if you find yourself with not enough hardware, pray. Just pray and believe and hope that this thing will stay together and not come crashing down and take out the persons AC who lives below you.

Ive got two of these. Im not unhappy with them overall, but they are quite difficult to set up. The feet have some trouble connecting with any exterior wall that has siding (which is pretty much every wall). The only way I can get the feet to connect with the wall is if the feet are positioned very inward, but then stability is horrible. Thats the main reason for the 3-star review. They work, but they take some fiddling and you for sure have to screw them into the windowsill directly. They come with spacers to help line up the screwed surface with the window frame so your A/C doesnt sit tilted inward. The provided screws will work for one install, they strip on the heads very easily, but they are a standard size so your local hardware store will have replacements for next year. Also, word from the stupid, careful not to pinch your fingers in this as it does fold completely and with zero resistance so it can collapse (when not mounted) and pinch your fingers easily. Its also very heavy and so the pinch has a real bite to it.

I used this bracket instead of the bracket that came with my new window air conditioner because it was installed in a metal building with metal casement around the window. I needed a bracket that was no drill as you cant drill into the metal window sill. We had to attach a piece of wood to the outer support that sits against the building. Once that was done the install was very easy. Highly recommend this product if you cant drill into a window well, such as with my metal building.

The nuts and bolts are horrid. Not sure how this is supposed to hold 200 points when it can’t even hold itself together. Shame on the manufacturer. Returning it within 4 hours of receiving it & looking for a new one

In short, this wont fit windows with an outside ledge that extends farther out than the rest of the exterior. It seems that an exact angle is needed between the two arms to provide support, and the window ledge prevented that from happening. The rubber pad wanted to rest exactly on the bottom of the ledge and couldnt get any support without immediately falling. I live in a century-old brick building where each window has a stone ledge that extends out about three inches on the outside, and it about 4 inches high. No matter how I positioned this bracket I could not get the rubber pad to rest properly on the building. I repositioned and re-drilled three times but no amount of adjusting would let the rubber pad sit properly. All my measurements were correct from the listing and the directions, however because of the ledge none of the holes on the horizontal part of the bracket would allow me to mount it properly. It seemed that I needed the horizontal arm to be a little longer with one more mounting hole for me to be successful. The bottom arm has a metal piece at the top that juts out and that prevented me from using any of the holes. I assume this is because it needs a certain angle to provide support, however none of the angles or holes worked for me. Three stars because it seems like a really quality product, but I feel like ledges are fairly common and I expected this to have no issue. ---------------------- A tip for everyone: Also they have a YouTube video with installation instructions that is worlds better than the included directions.

I purchased three of these brackets for use with window ACs ranging from 5000 to 12000 BTU. The bracket does take some time to assemble, then partially disassemble and reassemble once you discover that the legs arent attached to the frame exactly where they need to be to prevent the bracket from sloping toward or too far away from the house. I also noticed that each bracket, even with all bolts securely tightened, seems to lean slightly to one side. causing the AC on it to lean slightly to one side or the other. This is resolved easily enough by inserting a shim or two between the bracket and the bottom of the ACF on whichever side of the bracket is slumping. Note also that there is a gap of a couple of inches between the bottom of the bracket and the window frame that youll have to fill in or seal with something if you dont want horrific energy loss plus bugs, rodents, small birds, etc. joining you on the inside of the house. I think thats just how this style bracket works, though; as the windows in my house are installed flush with the exterior wall, and theres no exterior sill to which I can attach anything, Im moving forward with this item.

This AC bracket is heavy duty and well constructed. Instructions are a bit confusing and the support legs dont stay in place without an additional screw to hold them up. Im not sure if this is my fault because I cant follow the instructions as my window doesnt look like either of the pictures. But I made it work and I feel that it is sturdy.

I cant tell you the amount of time i tried to make it work and my ac almost fell out of my window its honestly ridiculous. The directions on how to set it up is terrible, after setting everything up i set it up on my window with all the correct measurements gave a good nudge the legs didnt let go so i set the ac on and everything was good until i turned around it almost fell. thank god i caught in time or it wouldve caused damage to the cars below. if you live in an apartment with a brick layout on the outisid DO NOT GET IT!!!!

I bought four units and putting the first one together took awhile. The directions were minimal and pictures didn’t help much. The following 3 were easy since I became an expert at it. Installed, they are working as advertised. It’s a smart system. Just be prepared for a lot of assembly.