The optimal location for a split system air conditioner's interior component is on the wall in a high-traffic room of your home. The evaporator component (designed to be placed inside your home) should be mounted on the wall in a room favored by you and your family—placed relatively high to optimize the unit's output of air. But what if the best possible wall for your new air conditioner isn't suitable for having a unit mounted to it?

Internal and External

You may have surprising difficulty in locating a suitable location for a wall-mounted split system air conditioner. Although the unit's indoor evaporator will be mounted to the wall, it must be connected to the external component containing the cooling fan, compressor, and condenser. Home air conditioning installation of a split system unit is not as demanding as you may suspect. A split system unit is ductless, so it's not as though significant hollows need to be created in the wall. Aside from the wiring needed to power the unit, the only connection between the inside and outside components is the reinforced tubing used to transport refrigerant between the two sections.

Unsuitable Walls

A ductless split system air conditioner can be installed with minimal modifications to the wall. And yet the wall may not be suitable, regardless of how little impact the air conditioner will have. The wall may feature shelving or another fixture that would have to be relocated. This relocation can be a considerable inconvenience. There's also the physical arrangement of the wall—depending on the design of your home. The wall could be largely glass, rendering it entirely unsuitable for a wall-mounted air conditioner. But instead of the wall, there's always the floor.

On the Floor

A floor-mounted unit, as the name indicates, is placed on the floor. It's still a split system unit, with the external cooling fan, compressor, and condenser located directly on the opposite side of the wall. The unit directs air upwards and around the room, compensating for its lack of elevation. The internal and external components are fixed to either side of the room's external wall, with the only connection being refrigerant tubing—the length of which only corresponds to the thickness of the wall. Technically, this type of AC is still attached to the wall but is on the ground. This eliminates any concerns about the look of the wall or any existing fixtures.

A wall-mounted split system AC may be effective, but high up on the wall isn't the only place where such a system can be installed.

Contact a local company to learn more about home air conditioning installation.