Kogan Vertical Air Conditioner instalation guide for 2.6kw Reverse Cycle Unit

We now have 3 of the Kogan vertical window air conditioning units in our house. We have 2 of the smaller 1.75kW units in our smaller bedrooms, and the larger 2.6kW reverse cycle unit in our main bedroom.
We live in sub-tropical South East Queensland in Australia and find them perfect for cooling our rooms down during the hot and humid summer months.
We've had the smaller ones for a few years now, and the newer 2.6kW unit has been in for over 6 months now and have not had issues with any units.
This larger 2.6kW unit is remarkabel quiet for its size, and especially being a window unit with the air con compressor being inside your room. You'll hear a small whir every now & then as it kicks in.
The units are extremely easy to instal, and easy to remove and move to another room or house if you ever need to.
The only thing you may need to do is get some black out material for the concertina section, and for below the unit if you find too much light comes through these areas.
Apart from theat I can highly recommend these Kogan vertical window units if you require a unit to call your room.
If you have any questions about the unit, feel free to send me a message.

[@buffalobill2874]

Thanks for pointing out the additional drain plug.

[@frizzyacademic]

Looks great, Out of stock till late February/ March currently ☹️

[@meif918]

Dick smith was terrible , didn’t advertised that there would be back orders during Black Friday sales November 2023. Paid in full and waited over two months for it.

[@kingprone7846]

If anyone is interested in noise : at night with fan on 1 device is 62-63db C-weighted right in front and 60db 2m away. Subjectively its slightly more noisy than a split system.

[@kgraham8461]

Thanks for this. In an apartment so no option for wall mounted - great to see pretty easy to use.

[@kingprone7846]

installed mine now. Seals very nicely with the prexisitng frame and window. Unit is slightly louder than a split system. very impressed. Presumably the chinese upsized this unit so much that the evaporator and fans all run at very low load because its like 4x the size of a normal window cube ac.

[@amandanorth6526]

Great video - thanks so much

[@photolabguy]

I wish this was available in the United States. I would purchase 3 of them! What a great looking product!

[@tallydane2770]

I just installed mine into a wooden framed window, its working great, i unscrewed the removable brackets, put some extra holes in the frame and just screwed the frame into the sill top and bottom, old style windows that fold outwards, i chose to cut the brackets and remove one of them for a better fit, easy to putty up screw holes and replace the window brackets if i need to restore the window in the future

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Nice. I hope your comment helps others with similar window frames

[@ellediablo9593]

BTW... Should have pre-empted my previous question with THANK YOU! This video is really helpful & very concise...

[@JudeAussie]

Thank you for this very informative video. My new ac is arriving tomorrow.

[@paoloastillero7118]

Thanks for your video! I am keen to buy one as our room is very hot during summertime!

[@87Echo]

Awesome review! Convinced me to buy one.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

They are great units

[@Carolanne1926]

Looks awesome would be perfect for my windows

[@patkat8467]

Thanks for the video. Do you think there would be a way of securing this unit on a taller window? The max height is showing as 140cm but all my windows are 156 cm. I'm assuming, for stability the top bracket has to go into the frame as well as the bottom one but not 100% sure if it's possible to get away with securing it on the bottom and sides only.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

@@patkat8467 It definitely needs a solid window frame to secure the top section of the air con unit frame. If your window is taller at 156cm I’d say it’s going to be too tall to use this unit correctly

[@Gimlet6051]

Hi, I'm thinking of buying this. "I was wondering why she doesn't like it as a heater"

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

@@Gimlet6051 she had been through breast cancer and doesn’t like heat at all as her body doesn’t handle it well now. She keeps the room like a fridge

[@fiend606]

Awesome video, keen to get one but was very disappointed in the performance of at portable unit I got recently. Does this unit get hot and create a negative air pressure?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

No. It draws the air from the back of the unit which faces outside and pushes cold air into the room like a normal air con unit

[@user-fr1oq5gs6y]

Does the fan still blowing after power off with remote?

[@gumtreeuser9768]

Thanks @AdamBoltGoldCoast for the video. This unit from its apparent specs uses R410 which is being phased out due to high Global Warming Potential (GWP). Have you come across any information whether there are upcoming models like this one with lower GWP? Wondering as this looks perfect choice for renters. Thank you.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

I couldn’t answer that for you. That’s something you would need to contact Kogan about.

[@Jack-em1xe]

Thanks for making such a clear video. Is the unit quite heavy? I'm just wondering how that frame can hold its weight. I suppose the frame is quite strong?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

The unit is some what heavy, but the weight is evenly distributed once it’s in the frame and it never feels like it’s going to bend or break the frame.

[@bjabram9469]

Great video! Can you share a link to the product you used to cover the bottom part of the window and the extentable part above the unit?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Those parts are included with the unit

[@kingprone7846]

unfortunately i had the unit on last night and it seems to make a buzzing noise every 15 seconds or so for 1 second. Its really quite annoying. Has anyone had this and knows how to fix it? I dont think its the compressor briefly turning on - the unit can be in turbo and not have this noise for ages sometimes. other times its there for a long time. i actually just turned the unit on, heated room to 28C, cooled it down to 22C and cant really reproduce this buzzing edit: Stuffed the windowframe between AC with foam and this reduced the buzz quite a bit. Buzz seems to be created by when the room is cool enough to not really need AC the compressor will just start for 1-2seconds and switch straight off so just setting the AC to a bit lower temperature fixes it. But its bearable with the foam now anyway.

[@kingprone7846]

If anyone wonders about power consumption - fan only 15-30w, fan low 500w, fan high 730w, turbo 970w. There seems to be also a mode it uses when its close to temp where it draws 300 watts. Such large discreptencies in power consumption cannot really be explained by fan alone and I suspect this unit houses two or three compressors it uses in various configurations for noise/efficiency.... The smaller 1.6kw conditioner uses 360w in fan low and 509w on high fan

[@foff-666]

it doesn't have multiple compressors but the compressor can run at different speeds, so therein lies the power difference between the modes.

[@kingprone7846]

i thought window ACs cant really run the compressor at different speeds? They are either on or off and just cycle between that?@@foff-666

[@mohammedalmesry2650]

I highly appreciate the effort and this great video to review the product. I'm just concerned if Kogan paid you to promote this product. Because you did not mention anything about the noise this AC could make (when turn the cool mode on, which i think you did not turn it on in the video) .. I have purchased another 4.1Kw portable ac from kogan back in 2020 and it was insanely noisy.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

@@mohammedalmesry2650 there is definitely a noise when the compressor comes on but didn’t find it too noisy, it was definitely much quieter than my previous box style window unit.

[@kingprone7846]

this seems a lot quieter than the 1.6kw vertical unit they have...

[@xsikurix]

Mine finally arrived. Installed… The fan doesn’t seem very strong. On Turbo it’s kinda weak. Will see how it goes.

[@sameriwata6533]

Hi there, very keen on purchasing this unit. The manual suggests a minimum window opening height of 900mm, I'm just a little short @835mm. Do you think the included frame could be modified DIY style to fit? Thanks a lot

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Couldn’t be 100% sure. I’ve moved home since I did the review and the units are with someone else now. Probably best to speak to Kogan to see if they can answer that for you

[@ellediablo9593]

I bought an old apartment & had gyprock installed, so window frame size has been reduced, will this impede the installation? As i noticed at 8.34 into your video i can see underneath the metal bracket APPEARS to be sitting lower than the frame of the ac unit itself? Would i need to adjust the frame in some way if thats the case or do you think it would not be feasible at all?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

You will need at least 30mm clear from the Gyprock so the aircon frame can sit into and lock into the window frame.

[@kingprone7846]

i have installed the "smaller" 1.6kw airconditioner now too. Let me know if anyone needs comparison advice. The noise level is the same in terms of db between the two but the smaller one imho has a more pleasant slightly higher pitched compressor. i can whatsapp a couple of videos if needed

[@CreamedCabbage]

do you have it plugged in directly to a power point or a power board/extension cable? my window is not close enough to a power point so I would need an extension cord or power board and I am worried it will overload it, i live in aus. thankyou for u comments

[@miladmohtashami4476]

I'm also keen to buy this AC, but my window openning width is 55.5cm. but the website photo says it's 60cm. however, the width of the unit is 41.5cm. do you think it fits in 55cm? from your video the fram doesn't look 7cm wide on the sides.

[@olivianyrene]

How’s your energy consumption with this? I checked and this has 1.5 star rating. Did it blow up your energy bills? Or not really? Thanks!

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

@@olivianyrene not sure to be honest. I’d say it was more efficient than our previous window unit.

[@elizabethtachjian3082]

Hi great video, can this aircon be plugged into the usual QLD home power point. The same type as I would plug a laptop into.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Yes, has an Australia plug on it

[@elizabethtachjian8151]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast Thank you. Much appreciate.

[@97Linton]

Would you be able to tell me where the air is blown out from the back (upper or lower area)? I've got a lower clearance window so I can't install it recessed like yours. I would have to move it out wards but I am worried that I may block the exhaust area if I try to install it like that.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

The air is sucked in from the back of the unit so it needs to not be covered to work properly.The air then blows out the frontof the unit into the room.

[@97Linton]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast would this be on the upper or lower half of the back? or the entire thing?

[@jhemmcclean8066]

Is that ac as powerful as the normal window type AC?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

I had a window type before and I found the Kogan vertical one to be quieter and it worked just as well

[@alexshirzad5501]

thanks

[@ALI.x]

Thanks for the video. Is the frame pretty much the same as the 1.75kw version?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Yes the frame for the 1.75kW works in exactly the same way. It just has a narrowerr foot print of 45cm width in the frame, compared to the 2.6kW which is a width of 60cm.

[@ALI.x]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast thanks a lot :)

[@WTCHME]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoastMy window only opens to 40cm, do you think this will fit or no?

[@ALI.x]

​@@WTCHMEhi, late reply but it won't fit if it only opens 40cm

[@WTCHME]

@@ALI.x Thanks I found the owners manual and probably figured it wouldn't but remained hopeful, thanks for letting me know

[@ALLRNDCRICKETER]

Would it be possible to mount this and/or the 1.75kw model horizontally in a up/down style window?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

That I’m not sure. You’d have to contact Kogan and ask them that question.

[@ALI.x]

I'd imagine not as the ac would need to be kept upright due to the refrigerant.

[@ALLRNDCRICKETER]

@@ALI.x ok

[@djvile4380]

Do u find this unit creates any sort of negative pressure in the room or does it exclusively suck air from outside

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

If you stand outside the room with the door closed you can feel air being pushed out under the door, so the air is being drawn from outside.

[@goldenarithmetic1850]

You think you can install this unit horizontally? I don’t have vertical windows.

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

I’m not sure. You’d have to ask Kogan about that.

[@jhemmcclean8066]

What is the dimension size of the big Kogan AC can cool? I mean Sq Ft? Can the big AC able to cool 1 bedroom apt unit? 550sq ft.?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

You’d have to ask Kogan that themselves

[@CliffLam-vk7gn]

Thank you for the video! Can I install this air-con if the window open size is only 44cm?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

I'd say its just a little to narrow. It shows in the manual that the frame width is 45cm kogan.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/10231361639321

[@samKobeissi]

Thanks for the video, is it possible i could send you a picture of my window frame via email. it is slightly different to what you have. thanks

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

[e-mail]

[@samKobeissi]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast thanks, email sent

[@kingprone7846]

whats the width of the AC unit? seems to be either 44cm or 60cm listed. could you measure the width from the wall to the windowside edge of the unit re: curtains?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Kogan have 2 different sizes available, a 1.75kw and 2.6kw vertical unit

[@kingprone7846]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast i was asking about width. Could you measure from your wall/windowedge to the middle edge of the AC?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

@@kingprone7846 unfortunately I’m away for some time and I can’t give that information to you at this time. I would contact Kogan directly and see if they can give you that information

[@kingprone7846]

in case it comes up in the future here : the unit is 40cm and the frame 46cm and windowedge distance for frame is around 2.5cm or so. got my unit today.@@AdamBoltGoldCoast

[@rafn5465]

Hey mate, did you buy the 2.6kw? The photos shows frame of 60cm Cheers

[@stephtaylor6292]

Does it come with the frame?

[@AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Yes, the frame the unit sits in comes in the box. Its very easy to instal into the window frame.

[@stephtaylor6292]

@@AdamBoltGoldCoast thankyou