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(UK) Smallest outdoor unit for split system? Billy 02-05-2007
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Posted by Billy on February 5, 2007, 6:44 pm
Hi,

We're looking to install split air conditioning systems in our
offices, which are in a listed building. This means that the whole
installation must be invisible from the street. We have a few
balconies and parapets where we might put the outdoor units, but they
would need to be small. Can anyone point me to the smallest
(specifically, the least high) outdoor units available? Each would be
serving a one- or two-person office, and would need to be around 2-4KW
capacity.

A related question (and showing my complete ignorance of the subject
8-) can you mount an external unit on its back to reduce its height?

Also, how much clearance do you typically need on front of and behind
these units for airflow? Our pitched roof comes down into a gully
with a low wall at the front, so if we were to put units in there
they'd be down in the gully, venting at the tiled roof or at the wall
- is likely to be a
problem?

(I know the real answer is to get an engineer in to look at the
building, but I'd like to get a feel for what ought to be possible
before we do that.)

Thanks for any advice you can give!


Posted by on February 5, 2007, 7:23 pm

>Hi,
>
>We're looking to install split air conditioning systems in our
>offices, which are in a listed building. This means that the whole
>installation must be invisible from the street. We have a few
>balconies and parapets where we might put the outdoor units, but they
>would need to be small. Can anyone point me to the smallest
>(specifically, the least high) outdoor units available? Each would be
>serving a one- or two-person office, and would need to be around 2-4KW
>capacity.
>
>A related question (and showing my complete ignorance of the subject
>8-) can you mount an external unit on its back to reduce its height?
>
>Also, how much clearance do you typically need on front of and behind
>these units for airflow? Our pitched roof comes down into a gully
>with a low wall at the front, so if we were to put units in there
>they'd be down in the gully, venting at the tiled roof or at the wall
>- is likely to be a
>problem?
>
>(I know the real answer is to get an engineer in to look at the
>building, but I'd like to get a feel for what ought to be possible
>before we do that.)
>
>Thanks for any advice you can give!

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