HOW-TO
STEP_002:
You need to plan the placement of your bottles, also considering that the bottles will need to be capped so that the cap is facing upwards. You can attach the bottles directly to your cover depending on the position of your air conditioner.
For example, the bottles can be mounted evenly across the air conditioner cover and also down the sides of a big vertical box-style air conditioner.
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For a window mounted unit, you can mount the bottles onto the back of the air conditioner, on the cover, or under the air conditioner depending on your situation.
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For a wall mounted unit near the ceiling with a tube to blow exhaust outside, the bottles can be mounted directly on the exterior wall or on a shelf or some other structure that will hold them.
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Regardless of how you mount your bottles, you’ll want to mount them evenly and maximize your surface area to grow algae as well as lots of potential to capture carbon.
You’ll want to drill most of the holes in your cover where the exhaust will be blowing towards. They need to be evenly distributed. The holes, and thus the tubes, will become less efficient at allowing air to travel from the inside of the cover to the bottles if the holes are located closer to the exterior edges of the cover, so you’ll want to make them as central as possible. The holes need to be the exact same size as the vinyl tubes, so that no air can escape between the tube and the cover.
Use the silicone to seal the connection between the tubes and the cover.
You’ll want to drill most of the holes in your cover where the exhaust will be blowing towards. They need to be evenly distributed. The holes, and thus the tubes, will become less efficient at allowing air to travel from the inside of the cover to the bottles if the holes are located closer to the exterior edges of the cover, so you’ll want to make them as central as possible. The holes need to be the exact same size as the vinyl tubes, so that no air can escape between the tube and the cover.
Use the silicone to seal the connection between the tubes and the cover.