AboutJ Cook Expertise With 25+ years experience, I am familiar with residential, commercial, and industrial HVAC equipment including but not limited to boilers, chillers, reciprocating and screw compressors. I am trained in all manners of control wiring.
Experience I currently have three HVAC licenses and Refrigeration license by the State of North Carolina. I have been in this field for over twenty years. I have been a service technician for a contractor and also worked at a state college in the repair and maintenance of steam lines and equipment. I am currently the Building Maintenance Superintendent for a municipality.
Question We are trying to reduce our energy usage and lower the electric bill. We live in a town home community with outdoor ac units centrally placed on the property. Our home is located approximately five homes away from the units. Does a far distance between the indoor and outdoor ac units result in higher electric usage? If so, would it be beneficial to move the outdoor unit closer to the home?
Answer If this is a typical a/c unit with refrigerant lines interconnecting the two unit devices, I do not see how it works at all. Some units are cold water units fed to the air handler in the home, and in this case it is typical, but if this is a standard a/c unit, this installation is insane. I would contact the local government inspector and ask how this installation passed inspection. Thanks J
