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Default Enclosing AC unit/condenser

On Jun 11, 6:25*pm, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:10:23 -0700 (PDT), "

wrote:

The enclosed on two sides assumes there will be some clearance. *You
only need a couple of inches to get air flow to the fins. *There was
no mention of attaching to the condenser, just putting a visual
shield.


I'm not convinced you get the same airflow with a lattice 2" away
from the side of a condenser.


Do the math. *Hint: *#1 the fins take up space, same as lattice does.
To be accurate, you have to know the fin spacing and thickness of the
material.
#2 if it is not enclosed on alls ides, you will still be sucking air
in from the open sides.


If the coils aren't needed and used on all 4 sides, then why spend the
money putting coils on all 4 sides?



FWIW, I worked for a company that made such coils for 7 years and have
a bit of experience with them. *Biggest coils we made were 20' long x
4' high, smallest was 6" x 6".


Why not just make it 10' long then?