How Close To the Ceiling Can You Mount a Mini Split Air Handler? - Ask the Expert Episode 218
Today's question comes from Robert Ferguson. "Hey Dan, how close to the ceiling can can you mount a mini split air handler?"
Of course we're going to assume that he is talking about the indoor air handler for a ductless mini split system. This is actually a question we get a lot.
The right answer is to always check the installation manual. In the installation manual, they should have in there somewhere the measurements - so far from the sides, so far from the ground, and so far from the ceiling - in which you can mount a mini split air handler.
For example, we get a lot of these questions for the MrCool DIY. There needs to be at least 5.9 inches from the top of the air handler to the ceiling. It is very important that you have that space because the air handler pulls in a lot of air from the top. Then it blows it out through the bottom. If you installed it flush with the ceiling, it's not going to be able to get any air and it's not going to work properly.
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