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5.1 Indoor and outdoor unit positioning
5. UNIT POSITIONING
f) In kitchens with a lot of oil fumes and with high humidity percentage
g) Near machines issuing electromagnetic waves
h) Places with acid or alkaline fumes
TV, radio, acoustic equipment have to remain at a minimum distance
of 1 m from the indoor unit, the outdoor unit, the power supply cables,
pipes; otherwise images could result not clear and some noise could be
detected.
Air conditioner has to be placed in a well-ventilated and easy to reach place.
Air conditioner has not to be placed in the following places:
a) Places where there are machines oils or other oils fumes.
b) Along the coast with high salt concentration in the air
c) Near resurgences with high content of sulphuric gases
d) In areas with high tension fluctuation, e.g. factories etc.
e) In vehicles or boats
Avoid sources of heat or steam
underneath or near the unit.
Install the unit on a solid wall that is
not subject to vibrations.
Avoid having nearby obstacles to the
air circulation of the unit.
Determine the position that is
favourable for the circulation as well
as the even distribution of the ther-
mal flow produced by the unit.
Determine the position that is favourable for
the connections with the outdoor unit and
the condensation water draining.
Determine a position that is favourable
for noiseless working of the machine. For
example, avoid corners that act as cash
reverb.
Make sure to observe the “minimum opera-
tional distances”.