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adjusting wall mount for minisplit

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JAinCINCY
JAinCINCY Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL

So, about a year or so after I had a mini split installed (honestly I didn't do it), it started dripping water on the left side of the wall unit after ac was turned on. After I put a level on it, it appears to have moved, dropped about 1/2 of an inch on the left side. Is it possible to adjust the bracket without removing the unit and by removing I mean pulling the coolant back into the outdoor unit and disconnecting the lines?. I've tried pushing up on the left side to see if there is any movement of the unit but couldn't move it. Any suggestions?

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  • Kaos
    Kaos Member Posts: 951

    If you have enough lineset length, you can usually carefully unhook from the bracket and have a helper hold it in the air while you reposition the bracket.

    If you don't have enough lineset, you can plug the existing drain and move it to the other side (most have drains fittings on both ends of the unit).

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 20,711
    edited July 10

    Find a step ladder or something you can set it on (with someone holding it) while the bracket is repositioned.

    Maybe it got bumped and isn't set on the bracket right.

    Also make sure you don't have more than 1 trap in the drain line or it may not drain.

  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 4,281

    I've put anchors above & used ratchet straps to hold a head up while I worked behind it. You can't always get lots of room unless the lineset is surface mounted, but you should be able to get some. I usually use Wall Wogs™, one below each of the fingers that hold the top of the head, and one right above each place where the head clips in at the bottom. (A wall dog will hold 60# shear in drywall, so four of them will hold me up, at least before Thanksgiving!) If one of those points ends up on a stud, even better—but use a drywall screw instead. Forcing a wall dog into a wooden stud is not impossible, but difficult.

    Be careful to not kink the lineset, and don't twist the head in a way that would stress the flare connections, you really don't want them loosening.

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 7,378

    Theres no reason at least 2 studs can't be found and secured to!

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