7 important guidelines for split AC installation
The
installation of the split air conditioners is a crucial job. If the
installation is done accurately your air conditioner will give optimum cooling,
but if it is not done properly you won’t get the desired cooling effect. A
poor installations also leads to frequent maintenance problems.
Several
factors have to considered during the installation of split air conditioner.
1. Strength
of wall to hold the AC
The indoor
unit of split AC must be installed on a wall strong enough to hold the unit’s
weight.
2. Proper
spacing between wall ans AC unit
The indoor
unit of split AC requires at least 15 cm of open space surrounding its top and
sides for proper air flow.
3. Appropriate
installation height from ground
The indoor
unit of split AC should be mounted at a height of 7-8 feet above the ground for
adequate cooling inside the room
4. Correct
tilt angle of indoor unit
While
fixing the aluminum bracket on wall make sure that the bracket is given a
slight tilt angle, so that the indoor unit of split AC, when fitted is also at
a slight angle to enable unrestricted flow of the condensed water from the
drain pipe.
5. Correct
location of outdoor unit
For proper
cooling the indoor and outdoor units of split AC should be mounted at location
away from direct sunlight and water. The outdoor unit of split AC should be
installed in open space so that there is no hindrance to the heat dissipated
from the condenser.
6. Proper
placement of outdoor unit
The outdoor
unit of split AC must be placed on a flat and rigid surface. This unit contains
key components of split AC like compressor, condenser, fan motor etc. If the
unit is not placed on a flat surface then it will vibrate excessively, which
can lead to the breakage of copper pipes, coolant leakage and
compressor/condenser damage. Further, the vibrating unit makes lots of noise
which could disturb you and your neighbors.
7. Right
distance between indoor and outdoor unit
Correct
distance between the indoor and outdoor unit plays a very important role in
cooling. The coolant at very low temperature flows inside the copper tubes
between indoor and outdoor units of split AC. There is always some loss of
cooling effect to the atmosphere when the refrigerant flows between the units.
Hence to reduce this loss, the distance between the indoor unit of split AC and
the outdoor unit of split AC should be kept as minimum as possible. The maximum
allowable distance between the indoor and the outdoor units of split AC can be
about 15 meters.
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