Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
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I specify HVAC equipment for utility buildings; they range in size from about 10 ft square to 15 ft X 30 ft with a 10 ft ceiling. The buildings may contain switchgear, pump motors, VFDs, and controls or sometimes nothing m0re than a pump and motor.
I typically specify wall mount equipment manufactured by companies such as Bard or Marvair. I figure if they are good enough to be used throughout the telecom industry where reliability is paramount, they are good enough for me. However, I have colleagues that say our customer is better served by installing window air conditioners and unit heaters. Inital cost is less and if the air conditioner goes bad, the customer can go to the local discount house and buy a replacement.
Has anyone out there had a similar discussion? Have I been wasting money all these years?
I typically specify wall mount equipment manufactured by companies such as Bard or Marvair. I figure if they are good enough to be used throughout the telecom industry where reliability is paramount, they are good enough for me. However, I have colleagues that say our customer is better served by installing window air conditioners and unit heaters. Inital cost is less and if the air conditioner goes bad, the customer can go to the local discount house and buy a replacement.
Has anyone out there had a similar discussion? Have I been wasting money all these years?





RE: Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
You can certainly make such a comparison list and allow your future clients to decide.
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RE: Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
Be sure to specify mechanical controls.
Current electronic controls, with temperature setpoint readout and more recently remote controls too, help to move them out of the store... but the controls don't store one important bit of information; that they were 'on' when the power was interrupted. Not ideal for unattended use.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
RE: Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
RE: Commercial wall mount air conditioner versus window units
If you are cooling most of the year in a cold climate, you will want low ambient start.