Top Shelf TSB-2438 Universal Heavy Duty Window Air Conditioner AC Support Bracket -Holds Up to 200 lbs., No Drilling or Tools Required, White

Although this support seems expensive, its worth every penny. It make your install a breeze. No tools needed for the support at all, only for the AC curtains (a screwdriver). I take that back. I did need a small level for the support to get the air conditioner draining correctly. Correction: Im pretty sure if I remember right, I think it has a built-in level.

I had my old windows replaced with vinyl after air conditioner season last year. When I recently went to install my ACs, I discovered they no longer would mount the way they used to without the support of the old storm window housing along with not being able to drill into the new window sash or sill. I had no idea what I was going to do until I saw this product. It is absolutely perfect for my application. It took less than two minutes to put the pieces together and get ready to install. I was impressed with the sturdiness of the bracket and the way it locked down by moving the legs closer to the exterior of the house one click at a time. By the time I was ready to hoist the AC onto it, I had 100% confidence the bracket would stay firmly in place. As an added bonus, the thinner layers of packaging material make for excellent flexible insulation around the areas where gaps will ocur below and to the side of the unit. Also, because I have vinyl siding, I used some of the styrofoam to put between the feet and the house.

It looks like a high-quality item, but it did not work for my window. Build quality is very good, almost over-engineered. The only issue that I have with this bracket is that for the type of window this would work for, you probably wouldnt even need such a heavy-duty bracket, since windows with adequate ledges can bear the weight of an air conditioner far better than those without. For those types of windows, there are far cheaper options (shims, 2 x 4s, etc) that would do the job just fine. Also, based upon the description and my measurements, this *should* have worked for me, but unfortunately, it did not - my ledge was just a hair too shallow. This possibility is something you might want to keep in mind, because returning it will be really inconvenient, should you need to. I do wish this would have worked. With this bracket, you could put a really big air conditioner in your window and rest secure knowing that it would be well supported. If a bracket is required by your HOA or apartment complex, this is the one. It really is a very nice bracket. Even though I had to return it, I give it five stars overall.

Super easy to set up. Read instructions, and it literally takes 5-10 minutes. It is very sturdy, and good quality. The reason I can’t give a good rating and my complaint is that for the price, why on earth would they leave the part where you put your AC with a glossy, very slippery surface?? Why not ad a gritty texture in the paint there, or ad a plastic slip proof surface, so when you are setting the AC on it, it isn’t susceptible to sliding around or even sliding off to possibly a long way down!? I was (an still am) shocked how slick and slippery it is and I want to shift my AC around and put more foam around our window to seal it better, and opening the window and moving it really does make me nervous, because of that huge design flaw.

Ive tried allot of different style.. even made some myself. As a retired engineer this is far above anything on the market

Every AC unit that says its an easy install for windows lies (at least based on how my windows are set up) and although the price is steep, it makes installation a breeze for all unit sizes (works so well I bought 2). If you have difficulty getting your unit in the window every summer this is worth relieving the stress of that process. in terms of durability time will tell. given the perceived strength of the components im surprised it doesnt have a longer warranty which is a little frustrating but otherwise im satisfied.

I tried supports from Home Depot and Lowes but none of them worked with Vinyl windows, they required that you either screw into the window frame or the mount was too far on the inside of the window to allow the side panels to work. This product is very sturdy. No tools required and fit almost perfectly. Leaving a nice sturdy channel to rest the bottom of the air conditioner into. I took one star off sturdiness only because the bottom bracket does have a slight bow to it with the weight of the AC unit. Nothing I am overly concerned about though. Very pleased with the frame and would highly recommend to anyone with vinyl windows and a 10k btu or higher window unit. My windows are 36 wide and this worked great. Note: I had to install the bracket further in with the tabs on the window casing not on the window frame as instructed. There is only about 1/4 inch or so on each side that the metal tabs could rest on the window frame, which the adjustment holes on the sill bracket did not have fine enough adjustment for and I would not have felt comfortable with so little (1/4 inch on each side) holding the AC unit in. So using the foam strip on top of the AC unit and some Duck brand foam (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GKC2WQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) it works fine.

Product is very solid and fits really well into my window frame. Did slightly adjust where the AC lines up with my window so the lip doesn’t exactly align, and some air gaps increased, but that’s because I have an old style house where the side panels don’t line up with where the window slide open. Some rolled up towels were able to seal the gaps. Definitely feel much better about having my window AC above the front of the house, especially if we experience any big earthquakes, I feel like this will actually stay in the window now. Anyways, my product had a slight defect (defects happens even with the best product manufacture design), I reached out to customer service, and they sent me a replacement piece right away. Replacement piece works great. Would buy again.

Not a fan because it rust first season

With this platform/bracket feel way safer wrestling to put a +60lbs, unwieldy, fragile in the back, pain in the everywhere ac unit in. 30 secs to put together, 5 stars. Once in properly really sturdy and easy to maneuver big ac in place, 5 stars. Getting properly in place, 3 stars for 2 easy to fix problems. First, the feet should not be able to flip a full 180°, a small bit of metal would have saved me 10 minutes of thinking got legs at right lengths only to discover the feet had flipped...again. Second, the legs push pins popped out of place, which meant I had to remove the leg from the frame, fish the metal clip out, and pop the pins back in holes. This happened on both legs. A simple fix would be put a piece between the pins so they cant be popped completely out of the holes of legs but could still be adjusted on the holes of the frame. Just saying that these are easily fixed issues and should have been awhile ago. Also, maybe make the arch on the front of the frame 1/2inch longer for those of us who need to put a 2×4 under frame to lift over frame of window.