The part about protecting it as much as possible is very true. It depends on the shape of the pad. If it's full of cracks etc, you might be better off just to move it into an area where it is better protected and just get a new pad and have it fully supported. The nice part about that is you probably only need to do it once. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing the right way.
Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <scottn3...@gmail.com> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:21 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Raddling heat pump > Hi folks, > > Well I am going to finally get around to doing something about my heat > pump. THe one suggestion someone gave was to pull the unit off the pad, > remove the existing pad, put some pipes in the ground with concrete, and > set the pad on the pipes. THis would help keep the unit level. Of course > this requires the unit be pumped down and I would have to have a > contractor come out and remove and reinstall the unit. > I am trying to determine if there is any other way of doing this beyond > moving the unit around to the side of the house. THe only issue there is > it would be exposed to the sun all year round, which may not matter, but > the HVAC contractor that fixed it recently stated in so many words it is > better to protect it from the sun if possible. > The problem I am dealing with is the yard slopes and the ground is slowly > eroding and causing the unit to become off balance. I doubt it would be > easy to dig under the pad while the unit is sitting on it and jack it up > enough to really get under there and build up the ground. However, perhaps > it is possible and any thoughts appreciated. > > THanks, > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > >
