Place a small sheet of plywood over the top of the unit.
Roof over ac unit.
A cover can promote mold and mildew that will damage your unit a cover can create a home for insects and other vermin that want to come in from the cold an alternative.
It is basically a plywood storage compartment built several feet back check with your contractor from the condenser unit.
I don t think shading the compressor will improve your air conditioner efficiency.
It is a very common belief that shading your air conditioner s condenser unit that big steel box with the fan outside will reduce the amount of energy it uses.
It would probably last a bit longer being protected from the elements.
Posted by wigner3j at 11 02 am on july 26 2010.
A typical 3 ton air conditioner condensing unit might pull in 2800 cubic feet per minute cfm of outdoor air.
That s because shading the air conditioner is said to cool down the air around it so that it doesn t have to work as hard to cool that air before blowing it into your house.
Shading your air conditioner s outdoor condenser unit is an accepted way to increase its efficiency and lower your cooling costs.
Energy gov confidently states that shading the outside unit can increase its efficiency by up to 10.
Build a lean to roof at least three feet from the top of the unit the roof slope will direct the hot air away from the unit.
If it ran continuously for an hour 168 000 cubic feet of outdoor air would move through the outdoor unit.
Free lean to roof pdf plans.
Most plans include list of materials needed to build a lean to addition.
We did our best.
Icicles falling from a roof can severely damage the fan and coils of this top discharge unit.
Extend the roof line over the unit like an awning.
Since your air conditioner is probably oversized it won t run the full 60 minutes.
If the air is blocked by the roof or cover you build in any way it could be recirculated through the unit which would lower your efficiency and damage the system over time.
Either can be expensive but some insurances will cover this type of damage.
Please follow links provided below to open free detailed pdf plans for 8 wide 10 wide 12 wide and 16 wide lean to overhangs.
You can hold this down with a few bricks or a couple of heavy rocks.
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