The freon lines have to be emptied and evacuated re routed and reconnected then.
Moving ac unit to roof.
It may be too close to your home and too noisy or it may be placed on ground that is eroding.
The high voltage electrical low voltage and reference line must be moved to the roof.
A stand must be added to the roof structure.
There are times when most homeowners have considered the possibility of moving their hvac equipment usually the air conditioner to a new location around the property.
These systems can range in weight from 200 300 pounds.
Making the right decision.
Then the copper lines either must be replaced because they only come in certain lengths and are very expensive or must be spliced or welded to an extension of the same size and diameter of line set.
You may wish to move your air conditioning unit for a number of reasons.
Believe it or not there are quite a few reasons why you might want to do this starting with enhancing the exterior attractiveness of your home by re positioning it out of sight.
Well that can get pretty expensive.
The same requirements are in place as moving the air conditioner to the side of your home plus a few more.
A crane would be called to move the unit to the roof.
Therefore while the initial moving of the air conditioner up to the roof could be an issue once there the installation should go quickly and easily for the technicians which saves you money.