Ductless Air Conditioning
We live in a 3 unit brownstone in Prospect heights. It’s a beautiful old building (@1910) and the most spectacular feature is our shared large roof & roof deck with great views & peace & quiet. Our top floor neighbors want to get rid of their largest window a/c unit and put in a ductless…
We live in a 3 unit brownstone in Prospect heights. It’s a beautiful old building (@1910) and the most spectacular feature is our shared large roof & roof deck with great views & peace & quiet. Our top floor neighbors want to get rid of their largest window a/c unit and put in a ductless a/c with an outside compressor weighing about 75 pounds. We are extremely concerned about a few things: a) the noise level on our very peaceful deck, b) having to bore thru the roof with the necessary cables etc, and c) the possible damage the weight & vibrations such a unit would cause on our sensitive building. Anyone have any experience or thoughts on the subject? Thanks!
does anyone know who to hire to do this?
Forget # 2 Who wants to deal with a hose thru the window. the ductless units make no noise internally other then the fan the compressor is very quiiet & can be hung from your chimney breast with a steel cradle with little impact from vibration to your structure we do this type of Install all the time. It is a much better solution than # 2
Why not one of those ‘portable’ a/c units on wheels? All you do is stick a vacuum like hose into a small frame with hole that goes in the window. More are being made and are available around. Bed, Bath & Beyond and just saw them at Costco…
probably a good idea, and shouldn’t really be noisier than the window unit it’s replacing. 75 lbs on a the roof is no big deal..