Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How thick to pour air con unit slab? 2Apr 18, 2011 12:57 pm 100mm is plenty. make sure it is a bit bigger than the actually condenser to allow for positioning. It can also be a good idea to tie in the new slab with the existing house slab with 10mm rods. Also use mesh to prevent cracks opening up. Re: How thick to pour air con unit slab? 3Apr 18, 2011 1:44 pm Thanks B Star, I got the size and positioning off the mob who are installing and rung SS (couldn't get through to him before) and he said 100mm will do. I might make it higher though by the time we turf up and a path will be going around the house. Too much to do! Re: How thick to pour air con unit slab? 4Apr 18, 2011 2:32 pm Ours is on 2 x concrete pavers and not connected to the house at all to prevent the vibration noise going through in to that room. DH wasn't real impressed to begin with until he realised that the unit wasn't going anywhere as the pipes are attached to the house - and we can't hear it running Sleven Moved into our Atlantique MkII 36 by Carlisle Homes Re: How thick to pour air con unit slab? 6Apr 18, 2011 5:58 pm sleven Ours is on 2 x concrete pavers and not connected to the house at all to prevent the vibration noise going through in to that room. DH wasn't real impressed to begin with until he realised that the unit wasn't going anywhere as the pipes are attached to the house - and we can't hear it running Ours is also on 2 concrete pads that were brought by the aircon installer... I was also a little concerned with it not being on a full slab but I guess that makes sense now... Hopefully it stays in the right spot! 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 5900 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 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 |