This combination heating and air conditioning unit can be mounted on the roof especially in the case of businesses with flat roofs.
Building roof ac unit.
Units shall be mounted on curbs raised a minimum of 8 inches 203 mm above the roof surface or where roofing materials extend beneath the unit on raised equipment supports providing a minimum clearance height in accordance with table 1510 10.
This is more often the best placement for private homes.
These simple and adaptable units provide heating and air conditioning to a defined area of a building.
The entire system comes entirely assembled from the factory and easily installs and connects to building ductwork.
Rooftop heat pumps extremely efficient heating and cooling best for temperate regions.
Rooftop furnace air conditioners providing both heating and cooling perfect for areas with cold winters and hot summers.
Rooftop packaged systems centralize all of the equipment needed to heat and cool your building in one convenient location.
All of the new ductless or mini split units are side discharge.
If you need a rooftop unit repair or replacement visit our rtu hvac page or call us at 314 664 3011.
They offer a variety of benefits including.
Building a roof over a side discharge heat pump what an easy job and something that can actually be appealing or an addition to the installation of a side discharge unit.
A cover will hold moisture trap dirt and the fins tubing will start to corrode.
Rooftop air conditioners when you only need ac whether you re in a southern clime or already have a heat source.
Repair the roof leak gutters.
Extend the roof line over the unit like an awning.
Rooftop units or rtus are an example of a packaged hvac unit for smaller commercial buildings.
Lower repair costs a traditional system requires technicians to inspect an indoor and outdoor unit taking longer to diagnose the problem.
Packaged means they re a self contained all in one air hvac unit.
2017 6thedition fbc b 1510 10 roof mounted mechanical units.
It can also be mounted on a slab at ground level.