Raising up ac condensor?

[Hobby_Man22]

Is this something an hvac company could do? I have a property that has the outdoor unit too close to the water. I would like to build a wooden stand to raise it up another 3ft or so. Could they evacuate the system, shorten the line set and maybe install a new dryer while they're at it?

 

[brewchief]

They can do that relatively easy, it will depend on location of the dryer if they can pump the unit down or have to fully recover the refrigerant.

Cost will depend a bit on if a new stand is already to go or if they need to wait while you set it or if they need to set it. There are some wall mount brackets that might work here as depending on building type and condesor size.
I would expect at least 1200 to 1500 and could be a bit more, if you can do it during a slow time it might be a bit more cost effective.

 

[The Cobbler]

sounds like you could move the condenser up yourself, being careful not to kink the lines . then have them come & do their work .
I wouldn't expect it to be a cheap job in today's market .

 

[mike93lx]

What is making you wonder why it couldn't be done?

 

[karoc]

In my days running roads I had to remove condensers from areas that were being remodeled or customer just didn’t like location. If the unit was healthy ( not antique) I would pump system down then close service valves. Sometimes service valve would seal, sometimes they didn’t. So there’s small chance may loss charge. In todays market that’s expensive. Or service company may just use a recovery pump and just reclaim charge.
As others have said and if line set is on outside wall maybe couple guys can just lift and move it couple feet down without cutting line set.
Warning: If your condenser has some age on it (15 years or more ?) there’s small chance if system has to be open that it won’t start, or survived operation. As I use to call it the compressor would go into Cardiac Arrest.
I have other examples of this happening but that doesn’t help you any.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

What is making you wonder why it couldn't be done?

Old r22 freon. I made a nice wooden 4x4 platform for it, then realized one it's too heavy and two it's probably going to float away will probably use it for a generator pad at my house and see if I can find a steel stand or something instead