Hiding air-con pipes.

[Morrisman]

I know this is a house issue, but the garage might be next.....

We will be running two split air-cons on our new house here in the Philippines, and the condensers will be situated on the roof garden. Each will power two evaporators inside the house.

I know some air-con pipes sweat and drip, so I don't want them run inside the house.

I really want to do this so we don't have ugly great fat insulated pipes running down the outside of the house.

Walls are to be single skin concrete block, skimmed and painted.

Any suggestions on how to neatly hide them on the outside walls? Are there any sort of neat skinny plastic wrapped insulated pipes available?

It seems accepted over here that you run fat black ugly insulated wads of pipes on the outside wall, but it looks pathetic.

 

[HVAC Phil]

They sell line hide for the mini-split systems. You can buy various fittings, 90's etc. They aren't cheap though.

 

[Morrisman]

They sell line hide for the mini-split systems. You can buy various fittings, 90's etc. They aren't cheap though.

Thanks, I did a search for it on Google, now I have a name to go for. I doubt they will stock it in my part of the world but there will probably be a similar sort of ducting/trunking around.

 

[Rentawrench]

Use RAIN gutter.Split the back side to fit over the pipe an run it to the bottom with turn out on it most will think its just rain gutter.

 

[Morrisman]

Use RAIN gutter.Split the back side to fit over the pipe an run it to the bottom with turn out on it most will think its just rain gutter.

That's not a bad idea really. We have these raised columns, or whatever they are called, on the outside of the house, and I'd like to tuck the pipes in the corner of those as much as possible. Maybe locate the air-cons close by so there is no much horizontal piping needed.

 

[Jackfre]

Airtec.com will show you the options for line set covers. Downspouts can be used, but the Airtec type product will be much easier, assuming it is available there. Have to think it or something like it will be. Diversitech.com offers it too.

Your line-set will not sweat if you insulate ALL of it. Wherever it is open to the atmosphere, it will sweat.

 

[ghnl]

1) The 'line sets' for the ductless mini-split units are covered with foam insulation. I've not had any issue with condensation.

B) I ran the line sets for our mini-splits through plastic rain gutter.

I used a dryer vent outlet to make the transition from vertical to horizontal.

 

[rburke65]

Specifically, those are down spouts....the horizontial runs are the gutters.FWIW.

 

[Morrisman]

1) The 'line sets' for the ductless mini-split units are covered with foam insulation. I've not had any issue with condensation.

B) I ran the line sets for our mini-splits through plastic rain gutter.


I used a dryer vent outlet to make the transition from vertical to horizontal.

That does look pretty neat. I reckon that is what I will end up with as I doubt very much if we will have anything over here like the Airtech stuff Jack suggests. And shipping it would cost a small fortune.

 

[ghnl]

And use drain pipe/down spouts, not gutters...!

 

[1320stang]

If they're run inside the house, and insulated (mine run in the attic and are insulated) they shouldn't sweat.

 

[6768rogues]

Use RAIN gutter.Split the back side to fit over the pipe an run it to the bottom with turn out on it most will think its just rain gutter.

I have seen this done with white vinyl gutter and it looked good.