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920-087-02 (9-03)
PTAC Installation Recommendations
For proper PTAC unit performance and maximum operating life please refer to the minimum installation clearances below:
The above suggestions are for reference only and do not represent all possible installations. Please contact the factory
for information regarding affects of other installation arrangements. By following these simple recommendations you
can be condent that your Friedrich PTAC will provide years of worry free operation.
PTAC
SHRUB
POLE
FENCE OR WALL
PTAC PTAC
TYP. BUILDING ( PLAN VIEW
)
CONDENSING UNIT
12"
36"
36"
36"
36" MIMUMUM, MAJOR
OBSTRUCTIONS
12" MINIMUM, MINOR
OBSTRUCTIONS
Figure 2
PTAC units should be installed
no closer than 12" apart when
two units are side by side. If
three of more PTAC units are to
operate next to one another allow
a minimum of 36" between units.
Also, a vertical clearance of 60"
should be maintained between
units installed.
Figure 1
BETWEEN PTACs
THREE OR MORE PTACs
BUILDING ELEVATION
ADJACENT 36" MINIMUM
6" MINIMUM FROM GRADE
GROUND FLOOR PTACs
TWO ADJACENT
PTACs 12" MINIMUM
WINDOW
TYP.
VIEW: OUTSIDE
60" VERTICAL MIMUMUM
12"
6"
36"
60"
For PTACs on the ground oor or anytime obstructions are present, use the following guidelines:
• For minor obstructions
such as lamp poles or small
shrubbery a clearance of
12" from the outdoor louver
should be maintained.
• For major obstructions such
as a solid fence, wall or
other heat rejecting device
like a condensing unit, a
minimum distance of 36"
should be kept.
