General guidelines to replace PTAC in a condo.

Started by stevenlee21

over 11 years ago

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I am living in a small condo building. The building is pretty new, so is the condo board. The two PTACs (Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner) in my apt are way too noisy in winter. Does anyone have any experience with replacing PTAC? I am thinking about mini-split. In our offering plan, there are some guideline such as, "should not affect the external appearance of the building". It sounds vague to me. Could you share what you did? BTW, my apt is located at the back of the building.

Response by Primer05

over 11 years ago

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Member since: Jul 2009

Stevenlee,

PTACS are pretty simple. Any hvac guy can replace them. you should call 2 or 3 and have them give you proposals

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Response by stevenlee21

over 11 years ago

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Thanks. @Primer05

I would like to replace PTACS with mini-split too. Not sure if it would be complicated to minimize affect the building appearance.

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Response by karhu

over 11 years ago

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Member since: Aug 2010

To replace with split unit is more complicated, do you have outdoor space for the condenser? If you do, the refrigerant pipes still need to penetrate the exterior wall, many condo boards don't allow that. If you plan to install install a indoor condenser unit, you may lose a window for it and probably replace that window or part of that window with louver, which changes the appearance of the building.

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Response by stevenlee21

over 11 years ago

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Member since: Mar 2013

Thanks, @Kardu.

It sucks if I am stuck with PTACs. I will check with the board and HVAC shops to see what I can do.

General guidelines to replace PTAC in a condo.

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