Hi everyone, I am looking for good advise on how to disable a PTAC unit fan.
I live in an apartment with two PTAC units, which have extremely loud fans. It always drives me crazy in the winter time, with the units turned on it's almost impossible to watch TV or have a conversation. But it's a rental building so I cannot replace the units.
Last winter, when I turned one of the two units off at night, the hot water valve got stuck for a few days. It was brilliant! The unit itself was hot like a radiator and nicely warmed all of the apartment, but without the noise of the fan. It was just perfect!
Now I want to recreate this condition: open hot water valve, but no fan. Essentially, I am trying to use the unit like a radiator. Is there a way for me to create this condition - and are the any risks to doing so? After all, I don't want to permanently break the unit. I just want to temporarily disable the fan for the winter.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help! Best, John
P.S.: The unit I have is from McQuary
I live in an apartment with two PTAC units, which have extremely loud fans. It always drives me crazy in the winter time, with the units turned on it's almost impossible to watch TV or have a conversation. But it's a rental building so I cannot replace the units.
Last winter, when I turned one of the two units off at night, the hot water valve got stuck for a few days. It was brilliant! The unit itself was hot like a radiator and nicely warmed all of the apartment, but without the noise of the fan. It was just perfect!
Now I want to recreate this condition: open hot water valve, but no fan. Essentially, I am trying to use the unit like a radiator. Is there a way for me to create this condition - and are the any risks to doing so? After all, I don't want to permanently break the unit. I just want to temporarily disable the fan for the winter.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help! Best, John
P.S.: The unit I have is from McQuary