Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Apr 11, 2008 10:22 am Our air con system is not sitting straight on roof... it's on a bit of an angle. A friend of our who installs air conditioning systems has told us that the unit will not operate correctly if not straight. We informed our builder and the air con guy has come back and said it's ok and that it won't make a difference on it operation. Does anyone know better? Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 2Apr 11, 2008 5:43 pm I thnk you need to define "a bit of an angle". Like 3 degrees or 30?. I assume you mean from level and not angled right or left.
Anything more than about 5 or so I think I would get fixed. It's true that it will not work right if not level, but a few degrees is OK. Most refrigeration devices have a tolerance for out of level, but not much. Might even void a warranty if too far out. Greg Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 3Apr 11, 2008 5:44 pm Maybe a dumb question - is it refrigerated or evaporative?? mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 5Apr 12, 2008 4:09 pm gpierce I thnk you need to define "a bit of an angle". Like 3 degrees or 30?. I assume you mean from level and not angled right or left. Anything more than about 5 or so I think I would get fixed. It's true that it will not work right if not level, but a few degrees is OK. Most refrigeration devices have a tolerance for out of level, but not much. Might even void a warranty if too far out. Greg Any more on the angle of tilt??? mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 6Apr 12, 2008 10:33 pm Sorry, my post assumed refrigerated.
Evaporative is not as sensitive. The only worry is making sure the resevoir that holds the water which the fan blows air accross is level enough not to spill over or leak. Aside from that it would make no difference to it's effectiveness or reliability. Greg PS my experience is only with evaporitive systems installed in New Mexico and California USA so systems in Oz may be totally different:) Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 8Apr 15, 2008 3:22 pm Very difficult to tell from that picture. Could just be an optical illusion.
The only way to tell is to get up there with a level:) Greg Re: Air con unit not sitting straight on roof... 11Apr 15, 2008 3:28 pm MrT That second window from the left doesn't look very square either - could just some weird shadows, but it looks crooked to me. when you say crooked, what you mean, i can't see it The unit normally clips into a metal plate screwed to the wall, either plate is not flush, or unit not hooked in and could be hanging from the pipes partly, either might… 2 15773 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5899 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 |