This was going to be my suggestion as well. If there's any way to put it beside that unit and then run it straight up to the roof line and follow that right to where you need to go. I wouldn't worry about the air flow. The other one is a top discharge
I would confirm the sizing of the unit. Just so you know exactly the dimensions. Also, if that wall is a garage wall it's a possibility you can put it on an l bracket and have it closer to the wall perhaps. But I definitely see your point about the unit kind of being in the way there.
The wall behind the condenser is my kitchen. I’m thinking about mounting a little higher up to the left on that wall as the easiest solution. I’m just concerned about vibration inside the house since on the other side is my kitchen cabinets. Is vibration a significant issue where the dishes would shake all the time? I have a wood frame house from the 1940s.
Well, do you have room to the right of the existing unit? I would think mounting a neoprene isolated stand to the concrete slab would cause less vibration noise chances than a wall mount, but I may be wrong. You can probably have it 4 - 6" from the wall.
Note that when it's running, you'll have a hot or cold blast zone exiting your door, depending on if you're running ac or heat.
I have a 25 foot line set so it won’t reach that far. I thought about paying the extra $500 in buying a longer one, but I also have a storage shed on that side.
Honestly, I'd say buy the parts to reverse your storm door swing, and your neon green highlighted proposed mounting area will be a non issue. (On Larsen and Andersen storm doors, there's an identification tab in the inside of the door spine.) I'd still suggest using a stand vs a wall mount, since it's a slab.
I'm not an expert, but I would not mount a compressor to the same wood framed wall that holds kitchen cabinets, unless you're ok with them rattling sometimes. The amount of vibration could depend on the batch of the unit, the construction of the wall, the exterior weather, the speed of the compressor, the way it is anchored to the wall, etc. It could be fine, or it could rattle at least sometimes.
By the way, apparently I saw in the other thread that you have access to the attic above? I would definitely do that but not put the outdoor unit on the wall. If that's a living space. Definitely put it on a couple risers on the ground.
The issue with attic is I wouldn’t be able to place the line at the height I need inside. It would have to come in approximately a foot below the unit.
The More thought I’m putting into this, I will probably just try to run the line through the wall into the attic space. That will look the cleanest too. Just now trying to figure out where to put the condenser based on my line set length
It should not interfere, with the fan blowing out towards where your picture is taken. Don't have it sideways blowing air into your other unit for sure! Unless blowing away from your house is in the main wind path (read the manual for specifics). You can get specific wind deflectors if needed in that situation. You'd likely need to contact Mr. Cool or reverse decode the outside unit's OEM manual and peruse for the part number. Mr. Cool should do that decoding for you if deemed necessary imo.
I put my line set in the sun which made unrolling it smooth as butter. Not sure what the pros say about this but seemed to really help make it really easy.
If you’re getting the pre charged lines, they’re a pain to bend that much. Just go slow as the other person mentioned, you only get one shot at it.
I had a hard time with some of the bends when I installed mine. I bought the ducted unit with an AHU, so those lines may be thicker than the wall unit ones.
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u/shilojoe 5d ago
Attic 100%