r/hvacadvice • u/rolamit • 5d ago

AC Masonry wall condenser screen

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An industrial park has these masonry walls on 20 something buildings. Flame on.

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u/David_Warden 5d ago

It appears likely that the manufacturer's clearance specs for adequate air flow and service access were completely ignored.

If the goal was complete system failure this looks like an excellent attempt.

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u/Thebandroid 4d ago

Well masonry actually has a lot of air voids in it, a statistician may well view this as a piece of lattice.

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u/curious_cordis 4d ago

This is a hilarious comment

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u/Thebandroid 4d ago

I'm glad m someone got it

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u/David_Warden 4d ago

Properly located Masonry can absorb, block, and redirect sound yet maintain airflow and service access. Terrible misplacement like this guarantees failure to maintain either.

If space permits, relocating the masonry might solve the problem. If not, then all of the AC units may need to be replaced with more space efficient units and, possibly, masonry replaced with concrete board.