Ventilated facades are gradually gaining ground. Providing excellent appearance and low thermal conductivity, they create a lot of problems for those wishing to install the air conditioner on the facade of the house.
Difficulties in installing air conditioners on a ventilated facade
- Margin of safety... According to the requirements for the surface for attaching outdoor units of the air conditioner to the facade, the surface must withstand at least 2.5 masses of the unit. The ventilated facade is a multilayer structure made of insulation and cladding (metal sheet, fiber cement, porcelain stoneware). He is in no way able to withstand the required load. Another "aggravating" moment: vibration of the outer layer can increase noise and transmit hum to the wall;
- Providing compressor ventilation... In order for air to pass freely between the inside of the block and the wall, there must be 20 centimeters or more. Otherwise, the compressor will overheat and may burn out.
Installing an air conditioner on a ventilated facade
To install the air conditioner on a ventilated facade, part of the cladding (several slabs) is temporarily dismantled. The plates are held in place by clamps, so it is not at all difficult to remove them. Special elongated brackets are used, which are attached directly to the building wall using powerful dowels. The mountings are drilled to a sufficiently reliable depth.
Cooling line and drainage pipe are laid in a ventilated niche. Here they are completely invisible. Thus, only the air conditioner unit on the facade will be visible from the outside, which can be covered with a decorative grill painted in the color of the wall. Holes for the brackets are cut on the removed plates. After that, the facade cladding is restored, and the outdoor unit of the air conditioner itself is attached to the brackets.
Installation of an air conditioner on a ventilated facade is time-consuming than conventional installation.
What else do you need to know?
Sometimes, after dismantling a part of the ventilated facade, it turns out that the main wall is also not strong enough to install the air conditioner.
Installation of an air conditioner on the facade of a building cannot be carried out without the involvement of an aerial platform or an industrial climber. Therefore, the cost of installing an air conditioner on the facade of the house is much more expensive. The difference can be from 50 to 100%. But if the only alternative is to mount the air conditioner on the roof, then when you mount the air conditioner on a ventilated facade, you can save money by shortening the cold line. In addition, the power of the equipment is not wasted.
