Friedrich HEAT PUMPS - Manual (Page 4)

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PTAC Installation Recommendations
For proper PTAC unit performance and maximum operating life please refer to the minimum installation clearances below:
The above suggestions are for reference only and do not represent all possible installations. Please contact the factory for
information regarding affects of other installation arrangements. By following these simple recommendations you can be
confi dent that your Friedrich PTAC will provide years of worry free operation.
PTAC
SHRUB
POLE
FENCE OR WALL
PTAC PTAC
TYP. BUILDING ( PLAN VIEW )
CONDENSING UNIT
12"
36"
36" 36"
36" MIMUMUM, MAJOR
OBSTRUCTIONS
12" MINIMUM, MINOR
OBSTRUCTIONS
Figure 2
PTAC units should be installed
no closer than 12" apart when
two units are side by side. If
three or more PTAC units are to
operate next to one another allow
a minimum of 36" between units.
Also, a vertical clearance of 60"
should be maintained between
units installed.
Figure 1
BETWEEN PTACs
THREE OR MORE PTACs
BUILDING ELEVATION
ADJACENT 36" MINIMUM
6" MINIMUM FROM GRADE
GROUND FLOOR PTACs
TWO ADJACENT
PTACs 12" MINIMUM
WINDOW
TYP.
VIEW: OUTSIDE
60" VERTICAL MIMUMUM
12" 6"
36"
60"
For PTACs on the ground fl oor or anytime obstructions are present, use the following guidelines:
• For minor obstructions
such as lamp poles
or small shrubbery a
clearance of 12" from the
outdoor louver should be
maintained.
• For major obstructions
such as a solid fence, wall
or other heat rejecting
device like a condensing
unit, a minimum distance
of 36" should be kept.