Originally Posted By: gbell This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I can say that I have never seen the condenser in the attic. I have seen plenty of air handlers in the attic. Must have something to do with how valuable land is there. They didn’t want to spend the money for the square footage that it would take up.
Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
That looks like the type of condenser I used to see in a particular condominium complex in VA. They did it there partly for the reason Greg just mentioned, they didn’t want to take up space on the patio or balconies, and they didn’t want to run long line sets from the second to fourth level units.
Originally Posted By: rray This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
bsumpter wrote:
Just a newbie question, but was/is there any type of scupper or drain in either corner of the paraphet wall?
Off topic I know, but when I saw the moisture in the corners, it made me wonder!
No. This was a flat tar and gravel roof, no slope. We do use drains on low-slope rolled roofs here, but not flat tar and gravel. Tar and gravel we just let whatever water falls from the sky pond on the roof. Note that our idea of a major thunderstorm is one-quarter of an inch of rain in 24 hours. We called it mist back in Texas.
The condo was built in 1973, and the CC manufactured in 1990. So presumably the CC that was there from 1973 to 1990 had a few problems resulting in the moisture stains in the joist bays.
Originally Posted By: rsummers This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I guess the issues would be the 1) is there enough open ventilation in attic to keep sufficient air flow thru condenser coil? 2) How would the temperature in the attic affect the operating pressure of system. I have never seen that type of installation in the 16 years Ive been in the HVAC business in this area. Maybe these units move so much air thru attics that they are more efficient than if they were on the ground.
