Soldato
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I'm pre-empting our apartment's famously hot summer and looking to install an outlet for a portable aircon unit through a window pane.
Reason for the pane idea is the window has a long but very narrow window opening in the middle of the whole window that would look weird and be noisy if it was open 24/7, and the window itself is made of many small panes so should be a cost-effective job. It's also an Airbnb so think doing it the 'pane way' will be neater and more idiot-proof/semi-permanent.
Here's the pane in question (below). I took off the internal surround/fixings and the actual pane itself measures 50x28cm. However I cannot shift it. It will have been there for 13 years since the building was converted and I got nowhere with a hairdryer and a suction cup (suction cup didn't come off, but no movement).
So three questions. How do I get the pane out?! And any recommendations on what to replace the pane with; am I better to get another piece of double glazing cut with a hole for the outlet, or create something using plexiglass or similar instead? That will then determine the last question... how to fit the replacement back in, beyond the obvious.
TIA!
Reason for the pane idea is the window has a long but very narrow window opening in the middle of the whole window that would look weird and be noisy if it was open 24/7, and the window itself is made of many small panes so should be a cost-effective job. It's also an Airbnb so think doing it the 'pane way' will be neater and more idiot-proof/semi-permanent.
Here's the pane in question (below). I took off the internal surround/fixings and the actual pane itself measures 50x28cm. However I cannot shift it. It will have been there for 13 years since the building was converted and I got nowhere with a hairdryer and a suction cup (suction cup didn't come off, but no movement).
So three questions. How do I get the pane out?! And any recommendations on what to replace the pane with; am I better to get another piece of double glazing cut with a hole for the outlet, or create something using plexiglass or similar instead? That will then determine the last question... how to fit the replacement back in, beyond the obvious.
TIA!
