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AC compressor mounted on bracket?
"Bryce" wrote in message ... Ryan Homes is building a bunch of homes nearby. The basement walls are poured concrete and the AC compressor is supported by a hefty bracket bolted to the wall - a foot or so above grade. That seems to be the 'norm' today. I suspect that it reduces call backs from the "slab" (or whatever the AC is sitting on) shifting in the "builder's soil." Why are they doing this instead of putting the compressor on the ground? It seems to me that a lot of noise gets coupled into the house when it's done this way, plus cost of bracket and mounting labor. What am I missing? Well, one advantage is that they have a very accurate idea of the required length of the "tube set" and don't have to worry about how much or how little soil was placed back next to the foundation. In fact, it permits them to install the A/C even when the foundation is completely exposed. That's flexibility likely compensates for the marginally greater cost of the bracket. |
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