Is preparing for an air conditioner worth it?

With an outdoor unit positioned above the indoor units, you also have to keep in mind that an oil trap belongs in the lines, but the installing HVAC technician will know that.

I have no idea what an oil trap is, but it sounds like the technician would have to keep that in mind later when installing the possible air conditioning, not install it in advance now, or do they?

Are you familiar with the issues regarding heat pumps and neighbors? It’s basically the same thing. Ideally, you don’t have it installed near the neighbors but rather facing the street or wherever else.

I’m not that familiar with it because it was never an issue for us (it goes into the basement).

But that doesn’t sound very good, and unfortunately, I don’t have many alternatives… I’ll have to think about this some more.

Absolutely no problem at all. The bracket (adjustable at an angle) and everything else you need is just a bit more expensive than the usual two brackets for the wall.

Sounds good, but since the unit probably can’t be laid down, it might look a bit funny because with the low roof pitch the unit will probably protrude over the ridge :D. (Is that even allowed?)

But it does help if the fan doesn’t face the neighbors and there’s no major obstacle in the direction the fan blows, because that’s where the sound reflects.

That rather suggests putting the unit under the carport and having it blow 90° to the east, so moving it along the 2m high wall.

I have no idea what an oil trap is, but it sounds like the technician needs to consider it later when installing the possible air conditioning, not install it now in advance, or should it be?

Yes, the technician needs to know that later. But for you as well, just so you have heard about it.

That rather suggests putting the device under the carport and letting it blow 90° to the east, so to move it along the 2m high wall.

If you have space near the ground anywhere, that is always preferable, as it is cheaper in any case.

Sounds good, but since the device probably isn’t allowed to lie down, it might look a bit funny because with the low roof pitch the device will probably protrude over the ridge :D. (Is that even allowed?)

It would then look something like this:

Would look something like this:
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Yes exactly, only the one moss clump in the bottom right of the picture would probably be a bit further to the left for us :D.

Super good! Thanks for all your advice and tips! Basically, it really doesn’t require much preparation, but I already consider the advantage of having it installed right away to be huge when you think about the effort afterwards!

I hope the house provider is on board...

The well-known manufacturers can also offer various colors, by the way, in case others get chills at the sight of the roof consoles

How are sealed pipes supposed to get dirty?


Uh, no, that's not how it's done. Especially not with "new refrigerant" and so on. Nothing can become porous because there are no seals. It's not a car air conditioning system. The pipes are installed and sealed. There's nothing inside except air until eventually the system is installed.

The pipes are only sealed with a plastic cap and that is not tight, definitely not for years.
There are connections with O-rings.
By new refrigerant I meant new type R12 has been replaced by R410, who knows what comes next and they might have different connections.

I still believe that a conduit and socket are enough, everything else doesn't save money.

I didn't think we were talking about shoddy work here. But fine.