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!

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.

Dislike directions. Definitely sturdy. But now my unit leaks a lot down side of my wooden house all day long.

Do yourself a favor, go to YouTube and watch the instruction tutorial for this. The instructions are a nightmare to understand, and there are random pieces included (anchors that are different sizes and wouldn’t fit into the holes you are suppose to drill with a VERY specific drill bit). I was trying to start the install of this based on the directions alone and I was VERY close to hiring someone. Then I watched the video tutorial that was about 2 minutes long and it took me about 10 minutes to get in (probably would have gone faster, but I have a VERY curious 3-year-old). Otherwise, it does what it is suppose to, ad helps to support our 6500Btu 58lb air conditioner.

One of the hardest things I have put together. Instructions were not clear (noted, I received different instructions from someone else’s photo…mine was missing half the labels and had an awful description of which nuts and bolts to use). It’s definitely sturdy, but no more sturdy than a regular bracket. I don’t understand why these are more than double a good regular bracket. But I paid because I didn’t want to drill and there were zero cheaper options.

At the end of the day, this have proven to be the solid support that I sought. The description on Amazon is at best confusing if not inaccurate. I bought the “medium duty” dual-armed bracket for a 12,000 BTU LG air conditioner. The box says it is “light duty” and, in one place, says: “supports up to 80 lbs., typical range 5,000-10,000 BTU,” but the label on the box says: “to 12,000 BTU.” It is very sturdy and easily supported by 85-pound unit (installed correctly). The installation instructions are incomplete and poor, but since I have previously installed two single-arm support brackets from another manufacturer (with better instructions), I had little problem. The biggest error/omission in the instructions is the failure to adequately address the need to level the horizontal arm by adjusting the point on the horizontal arm where one attaches the angled bracket (that presses against the exterior wall). (The instructions seem to presume that the attachment point is at the far end of the horizontal arm, in conjunction with bolting on the bracket that connects the two horizontal arms, but this is WRONG for any but the very thickest house wall. This explains why some comments talk about “hanging” angled arms—they were simply installed incorrectly, probably because of the inadequate instructions.) For most wall thicknesses, the angled bracket must be attached several holes before the end, and this point of attachment may have to be adjusted several times as one trial-fits the air conditioner so that the horizontal arm leans slightly down so that condensate flows out rather that in. This problem is compounded by that fact that an insufficient bolts are provided for the connecting bracket if one attaches the angled arm at some other point on the horizontal arm. The screws supplied stand up perfectly well if one uses a correctly sized Phillips head screw driver.

I recommend the double support bracket design over the single one as this will hold the AC unit securely. There were a few quirks about the installation. The bubble level indicator doesnt snap in place, it will just fall out. You would need to glue it in or something if you needed it. The instructions show you want to screw the cross brace with the long hex bolt behind the short phillips bolt. When you do this, the support leg binds with the phillips bolt when it collapses. I flipped the positioning of the long hex bolt and short phillips bolt, you get a support leg that can swing freely while still having the cross bar attached at two points. I use this bracket to support a window unit in my roof top tent, and it works perfectly.

I needed a drill-less bracket for my AC and chose this item. Although you dont need to drill the bracket into your outside wall you still need a handful of tools to assemble the bracket itself properly. The instructional video has a lot of unnecessary steps which will require you, as shown in the video, to make constant adjustments to the bracket. For an instructional/installation video there is way too much trial and error. The first step of the video asks you to measure the distance from the outside wall to your window frame and by the end completely ignores that measurement as they adjust the bracket based only on it being level. The measurement and initial placements of the support legs they ask you to do are completely unnecessary. The video itself readjusts the support legs 3 times in order to install the bracket correctly. If you purchase this item I would ignore the video and only adjust the bracket so its level to your window frame. Constantly readjusting the legs is a pain especially as you have to go back and forth with tightening/loosening screws with pliers.

The directions will tell you that the hex bolts are 3/8, and that is even stamped on the head of the bolt. BUT IT IS NOT TRUE!! Only a 10mm wrench or socket would fit them. Even worse, the screws broke during installation and I used my own spares to build. The instructions reference numbers and letters for parts and steps, like you would expect, but the instructions were poorly written. I hope they didnt use Google Translate for the instructions! I did install the product in the end but it was a rough experience and took twice as long as it should have.

If youre going to have a window AC unit, you probably need a bracket. This one seems very sturdy for its size, and is doing the trick in holding up my AC. Its not as easy to install as a simple 1-2-3 and there it is. It requires a drill and some technical expertise. Also, in order to fit snugly against the outside wall, you may need further bracing with wood wedges or similar (the shape of my exterior wall required two nearly 3 blocks to achieve level). Read the instructions through before starting installation. You dont want to get stuck halfway through the job with nothing in the open window! I had help from my dad, who thankfully knew better than to start hanging the bracket without taking measurements and cutting the necessary wood wedges (not included!). The integral levels in the arms are really useful to make sure that your AC unit tilts very slightly to the outside and drains away from the window. Once screwed in place, I assume that the bracket will be staying permanently, although Ill put the AC in storage come winter.