Thanks for watching! Another couple of things to consider before moving your air conditioner: 1. It can be costly since it is basically re-installing the unit, so maybe it doesn't make much sense to move an old a/c unit sometimes it makes sense to wait until you replace your air conditioner to move the location. 2. If you are going to need to move your air conditioner due to landscaping work or construction...sometimes it is a good idea to time that work with a slower season for an HVAC company. If you do it in the middle of the summer, you may not get the exact timing you want to re-connect your air conditioner unit. I hope this is helpful!
I wish the person who built my house had considered putting the thing in a sensible location. A driveway should be right where it is. I can't stand when people build stuff in nonsensical ways.
How do handle simply not harming the copper pipe coming from the ground into the compressor when leveling and lifting the connection several inches? Without disconnecting it?
Great video. Got a question. We have a cracked concrete under the ac unit and needs a replacement. It is removable concrete. If you have two people lifting the ac unit up and one person changing the concrete do you still need to pump down and cutting wires and other stuff that is connected?
@@jwelihinda I would not recommend this. No two guys can hold the air conditioner up for as long as it takes to re-do the concrete. Contact a small family owner HVAC company, and ask them for a quote to properly move it temporarily and to re-install it. It will most likely cost a few hundred dollars.
I did that when I had my backyard concrete replaced with stamped concrete and what we did was get an engine lift/cherry picker and put a couple straps to hold the AC unit about 8” off the ground while they did their concrete work and let the concrete dry. Worked like a charm
Customer wants me too move there unit about 10 feet too the right,but don’t want me too go into the wall,which would mean I’d have too run a much longer electrical whip too the unit,also extend the thermostat wire and refrigerant lines. So not the most ideal as far as how things are usually done,but it’s possible. My main concern is extending Thermostat wire,I don’t want too wire nut things,what do you think????
Would you say putting the condenser outside in backyard patio would be annoying with how loud it is or would it not be to loud. I’m asking because I’m debating on putting it on backyard patio or on the roof
Hi we just answered your question in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/a42_CkmTxos/w-d-xo.html. Sorry for the late reply, we felt we could better answer in video form. Hope it helps and thanks for the question!
Thank you for this video... Our new builder Shea homes thought it would be a good idea to put our AC on the side yard with 1 foot of clearance from the fence. We are not happy about it at all.
Wish my dad had watched this before moving the dwelling from the old lot and onto another city lot….pisses me off cuz it’s been 4 years trying to either replace or repair the carrier ac for my place….he was talking about walking off the hallway in this tiny place and putting a huge window ac in the wall…so cutting another damned hole in it! And then using the furnace fan to circulate it through the house…not gonna happen! It really burns my hide when yet another hvac contractor does the no show! All because the place looks like hell now after my youngest sister lives in it for 8 years and tore it apart and then finally moved out when it got bad enough….she wouldn’t pay any rent or utilities and thought she was gonna stick me with her utilities also! I told the gas company to shut it off when they called me and wanted $1000 to keep the gas on! 🤣 funny! She’s got no kids….i have two and am a single parent! I paid rent while waiting for her to move out of my property that my parents moved her into while I was away! Now I’m having to play hell to get it back into shape to live in and the ac has been a huge throne in my side! The gas company even made me wait in the 110 weather so the hvac tech could do the job he told me needed done the previous summer and when I scheduled it, 8 am….i was told I had to be home or else no work is done and I’d be charged $150 anyway! So I suffered through the 110 degree day only to be told at 4:45 pm…that they weren’t ever going to do work for me and that I wasn’t worth their time and resources! Humiliating me after making me wait in the heat for that long! All the stupid machine needs is to be brazed properly because it was just slapped onto the dwelling again so badly that the hvac guys who have seen it laugh and assume I did it! I’m a girl! For gods sake! I have gotten it working again but someone was in the process of effing it up again but apparently didn’t finish the eff up…they had been taking the Schrader valve out and left the little wrench they come with and left the cap sitting…wtf is wrong with people!? Why would anyone want to do something like that to someone’s home? It makes zero sense and I’m sick of being punished for bs that’s not been caused by my carelessness! He didn’t listen to me about having to take up the toilet and tub either when it was moved and I ended up having to replace those as well! I didn’t want to move it to a new lot because my old lot already had a new water main and the alley was already paved…new phone box and everything…..he does a trade with this con man for the lots because my sister pissed the neighbors off so badly they made life impossible for her and my parents….so dad swaps the lot with a new water main and paved alley for one that’s got no phone box and a busted water main I also had to fix and a dirt alley that’s eroding ….guess who has to pay for all this bs! Not my entitled brat of a sister.! Rant over! 😂 😡
Lol you’d have run all all the proper lines to the roof and make sure the roof is strong enough to support the weight of the unit obviously. Nothing impossible! God bless bro
can you splice the line? how far away can air conditioner be by the wall? can I move unit in front of the deck and put the electric cable in metal under concrete? The deck is 14 foot long. so I'm thinking that would be moving 14 feet away by the fuse box, is it ok? how close should be the air conditioner by the fuse?
Hi thanks for the question! It was a bit difficult to answer here so we included your question in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/KxBvSZ0ebOs/w-d-xo.html. Your question is answered at the 10:47 mark. It is always difficult to answer without actually seeing it, but we hope this helps!
So why would most hvac contractors install the outside unit on the sunniest side of the home if it’s better for it to be shaded? I’ve even seen where they’ll remove an old unit and instead of installing the new one in its place , they’ll move it to the hottest side of the house instead….is this just to get the unit to not last as long? Or to cause it to run harder and less efficient? Seems to be the agenda with hvac guys anymore
Why don’t air condition units outside have a canopy that keeps water from getting inside them I’m not seeing a cover but just a canopy maybe 2 feet above the air condition unit I would assume all that water from the rain would cause parts to rust just curious
This is such a good question! It is not one that I ever thought of before, but I bet a lot of people wonder the same thing. We answered in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/KxBvSZ0ebOs/w-d-xo.html. Check the 0:18 mark for your question. Thanks again!
When you do that, you'll be recirculating the hot discharge air which will increase your electric bill as well as damage your compressor; forget about it!
@@bobboscarato1313 Curious if the canopy or roof for the ac until was say 6 or 8 feet above the AC until would that work You would never have to worry about rust or water getting in or on it? Would AC units last longer?
I'll say a canopy 6 to 8 feet above condenser will work just fine; now you may get lots of rain and wind which will reach unit but that's only in extreme cases.
I am moving my ac to the read of my home, because it is over my property line. Have to move it about 30 ft. I have gotten plenty of quotes from $2k, to $16k, to $12k, to $1k. Lowest quote I got was $800 just for hvac, because I have my own electrician to do the electrical portion. My lines are easily accessible in my basement,
Did they have to move your electrical Box? I'm having AC guy do the work, relocating my AC to the side of the house, but he said an electrician has to move my Box...
Thanks for watching! Another couple of things to consider before moving your air conditioner: 1. It can be costly since it is basically re-installing the unit, so maybe it doesn't make much sense to move an old a/c unit sometimes it makes sense to wait until you replace your air conditioner to move the location. 2. If you are going to need to move your air conditioner due to landscaping work or construction...sometimes it is a good idea to time that work with a slower season for an HVAC company. If you do it in the middle of the summer, you may not get the exact timing you want to re-connect your air conditioner unit. I hope this is helpful!
I wish the person who built my house had considered putting the thing in a sensible location. A driveway should be right where it is. I can't stand when people build stuff in nonsensical ways.
How do handle simply not harming the copper pipe coming from the ground into the compressor when leveling and lifting the connection several inches? Without disconnecting it?
They put my AC right beside the patio door it's really annoying
Do I need to drain all the Freon before relocating my AC unit condenser
what about if i wanted to get the old on off the roof of my house and upgrade to a more efficient on that mounts to the ground?
Do I need to drain all the Freon before relocating my AC unit condenser?
Very informative tips . Thanks 😊
Great video. Got a question. We have a cracked concrete under the ac unit and needs a replacement. It is removable concrete. If you have two people lifting the ac unit up and one person changing the concrete do you still need to pump down and cutting wires and other stuff that is connected?
Doing the same. Did you get an answer?
@@jwelihinda I would not recommend this. No two guys can hold the air conditioner up for as long as it takes to re-do the concrete. Contact a small family owner HVAC company, and ask them for a quote to properly move it temporarily and to re-install it. It will most likely cost a few hundred dollars.
@@jonathanyousif6795 thank you!
I did that when I had my backyard concrete replaced with stamped concrete and what we did was get an engine lift/cherry picker and put a couple straps to hold the AC unit about 8” off the ground while they did their concrete work and let the concrete dry. Worked like a charm
@@jwelihinda Just saw your message. Sorry for the late reply. We end it up not changing the concrete. Did you get it done?
Customer wants me too move there unit about 10 feet too the right,but don’t want me too go into the wall,which would mean I’d have too run a much longer electrical whip too the unit,also extend the thermostat wire and refrigerant lines. So not the most ideal as far as how things are usually done,but it’s possible. My main concern is extending Thermostat wire,I don’t want too wire nut things,what do you think????
Would you say putting the condenser outside in backyard patio would be annoying with how loud it is or would it not be to loud. I’m asking because I’m debating on putting it on backyard patio or on the roof
Hi we just answered your question in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/a42_CkmTxos/w-d-xo.html. Sorry for the late reply, we felt we could better answer in video form. Hope it helps and thanks for the question!
Thank you for this video... Our new builder Shea homes thought it would be a good idea to put our AC on the side yard with 1 foot of clearance from the fence. We are not happy about it at all.
Wish my dad had watched this before moving the dwelling from the old lot and onto another city lot….pisses me off cuz it’s been 4 years trying to either replace or repair the carrier ac for my place….he was talking about walking off the hallway in this tiny place and putting a huge window ac in the wall…so cutting another damned hole in it! And then using the furnace fan to circulate it through the house…not gonna happen! It really burns my hide when yet another hvac contractor does the no show! All because the place looks like hell now after my youngest sister lives in it for 8 years and tore it apart and then finally moved out when it got bad enough….she wouldn’t pay any rent or utilities and thought she was gonna stick me with her utilities also! I told the gas company to shut it off when they called me and wanted $1000 to keep the gas on! 🤣 funny! She’s got no kids….i have two and am a single parent! I paid rent while waiting for her to move out of my property that my parents moved her into while I was away! Now I’m having to play hell to get it back into shape to live in and the ac has been a huge throne in my side! The gas company even made me wait in the 110 weather so the hvac tech could do the job he told me needed done the previous summer and when I scheduled it, 8 am….i was told I had to be home or else no work is done and I’d be charged $150 anyway! So I suffered through the 110 degree day only to be told at 4:45 pm…that they weren’t ever going to do work for me and that I wasn’t worth their time and resources! Humiliating me after making me wait in the heat for that long! All the stupid machine needs is to be brazed properly because it was just slapped onto the dwelling again so badly that the hvac guys who have seen it laugh and assume I did it! I’m a girl! For gods sake! I have gotten it working again but someone was in the process of effing it up again but apparently didn’t finish the eff up…they had been taking the Schrader valve out and left the little wrench they come with and left the cap sitting…wtf is wrong with people!? Why would anyone want to do something like that to someone’s home? It makes zero sense and I’m sick of being punished for bs that’s not been caused by my carelessness! He didn’t listen to me about having to take up the toilet and tub either when it was moved and I ended up having to replace those as well! I didn’t want to move it to a new lot because my old lot already had a new water main and the alley was already paved…new phone box and everything…..he does a trade with this con man for the lots because my sister pissed the neighbors off so badly they made life impossible for her and my parents….so dad swaps the lot with a new water main and paved alley for one that’s got no phone box and a busted water main I also had to fix and a dirt alley that’s eroding ….guess who has to pay for all this bs! Not my entitled brat of a sister.! Rant over! 😂 😡
how much?
Can the Air conditioning unit be relocate on top of roof. I live in desert area, so its hot here. Thank you. Great videos.
Lol you’d have run all all the proper lines to the roof and make sure the roof is strong enough to support the weight of the unit obviously. Nothing impossible! God bless bro
so what's the estimate for a simple move? $500? 1000? More?
2900 ish
@@pipersmitty87 wow
@@pipersmitty87 for that price you may as well just get a brand new unit installed
can you splice the line? how far away can air conditioner be by the wall? can I move unit in front of the deck and put the electric cable in metal under concrete?
The deck is 14 foot long. so I'm thinking that would be moving 14 feet away by the fuse box, is it ok? how close should be the air conditioner by the fuse?
Hi thanks for the question! It was a bit difficult to answer here so we included your question in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/KxBvSZ0ebOs/w-d-xo.html. Your question is answered at the 10:47 mark. It is always difficult to answer without actually seeing it, but we hope this helps!
@@TheAirOfAuthority thank you!
How do you disconnect a package unit
So why would most hvac contractors install the outside unit on the sunniest side of the home if it’s better for it to be shaded? I’ve even seen where they’ll remove an old unit and instead of installing the new one in its place , they’ll move it to the hottest side of the house instead….is this just to get the unit to not last as long? Or to cause it to run harder and less efficient? Seems to be the agenda with hvac guys anymore
What about a slight lift 5inch higher to lift level to new concrete patio?
Easy, pump down..cut lineset out, move condenser, get patio poured and re braze lineset and open system
@@potion5574 I need to do that. Want to raise my compressor about 12" off the ground. How much should an HVAC company charge me to do that?
Does anyone knows how to open the top of this exact AC condender. My 4 year old has put lot of important stuff and we are trying to remove it.
Why don’t air condition units outside have a canopy that keeps water from getting inside them I’m not seeing a cover but just a canopy maybe 2 feet above the air condition unit I would assume all that water from the rain would cause parts to rust just curious
This is such a good question! It is not one that I ever thought of before, but I bet a lot of people wonder the same thing. We answered in this week's video: th-cam.com/video/KxBvSZ0ebOs/w-d-xo.html. Check the 0:18 mark for your question. Thanks again!
When you do that, you'll be recirculating the hot discharge air which will increase your electric bill as well as damage your compressor; forget about it!
@@bobboscarato1313 Curious if the canopy or roof for the ac until was say 6 or 8 feet above the AC until would that work You would never have to worry about rust or water getting in or on it? Would AC units last longer?
I'll say a canopy 6 to 8 feet above condenser will work just fine; now you may get lots of rain and wind which will reach unit but that's only in extreme cases.
@@bobboscarato1313 Thanks that makes sense!
How much should I expect to spend moving it 30-40ft from the side of house to the back in Georgia?
@Adam Cope ok.
@Adam Cope thanks I was just reading thru for this answer
I am moving my ac to the read of my home, because it is over my property line. Have to move it about 30 ft. I have gotten plenty of quotes from $2k, to $16k, to $12k, to $1k. Lowest quote I got was $800 just for hvac, because I have my own electrician to do the electrical portion. My lines are easily accessible in my basement,
Did they have to move your electrical Box?
I'm having AC guy do the work, relocating my AC to the side of the house, but he said an electrician has to move my Box...
thank you~
SIR MY I ASK YOU THIS I WANT A UNIT THAT THE COIL IS IN THE UNIT OUTSIDE WHAT THAT UNIT BE CALLED-THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP SIR
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