The outdoor unit sucks in air from the back and blows it out the front. I mounted mine to the wall thinking that would keep the coils cleaner (grass clippings, splashed mud, etc) and less susceptible to damage (like hit by a mower). The commercial pads are plastic now but it's easy enough to cast one in place if you go that way.
My Pioneer indoor unit was set up for lines to exit the right (seen from inside) side and that's how I did mine. Instructions say you can use the other side, but I didn't try that. The condensate drain and routing is important to get right. You don't want water to collect anywhere (more so here where it freezes). I enclosed the exposed outside wires in flexible conduit. I'll look to see if I have any useful photos. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 10:17 AM > To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Mini Split AC Units > > Yeah, I’m not sure if I’ll do a concrete pad or hang on the wall. If it’s on > a pad it > has to be strapped down for hizzicane code. A lot will have ot do with the > length of the line sets that are available. > > -D > > > > > On Jun 29, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Note too the outdoor unit needs to sit off the wall a bit for proper > circulation. The brackets I got for mine for some reason unclear are a bit > short > so the unit overhangs a bit. Not an issue really just kinda odd. > > > > --FT > > Sent from iPhone > > > >> On Jun 28, 2020, at 4:12 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Cutting and flaring is not that big a deal but use a tubing cutter (not a > >> hack > saw) and a decent flare tool (not a bargain bin tool). If you hire a pro > he'll have > the right tools and it only takes a few minutes. Do bend the lines slowly and > carefully so they don't kink. The outside unit doesn't vibrate much but it > will > vibrate so route lines in a way they can absorb vibration. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > >> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 10:43 AM > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Mini Split AC Units > >> > >> Maybe instead of looping it you can just move the outside unit down the > wall a few feet to take up the extra length? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On Jun 28, 2020, at 8:42 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, June 28, 2020 8:43 am, dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On thing I wondered about: If I get a pre-made line set that’s > >>>> slightly longer than what I need, does it matter if I just looped > >>>> it to take up the slack rather than have to cut and flare? > >>> > >>> It shouldn't, although some possibility of oil trapping in the loop > >>> might be there. Many units have a 15' minimum on line length, it > >>> might pay to download and read the install manual before you order the > lineset. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
