How do I set a split-system air handler in a tight mechanical room using machine skates

Plain-English answer

1. Lower the equipment safely down to the concrete floor pad right outside the room door threshold using a fork lift or gantry frame. 2. Place heavy-duty steel rolling machine skates uniformly under the four primary corner load points of the unit framework casing. 3. Use a heavy pry bar (pinch bar) to gently steer and roll the unit along the smooth floor surface into its final footprint location. 4. Jack the unit up slightly, swap out the rolling skates for permanent neoprene vibration isolator pads, and drop it smoothly onto its final level alignment line.

Field checklist

• Stop and verify the approved detail, manufacturer instructions, foreman direction, and project specs before touching it.
• Lower the equipment safely down to the concrete floor pad right outside the room door threshold using a fork lift or gantry frame.
• Place heavy-duty steel rolling machine skates uniformly under the four primary corner load points of the unit framework casing.
• Use a heavy pry bar (pinch bar) to gently steer and roll the unit along the smooth floor surface into its final footprint location.
• Jack the unit up slightly, swap out the rolling skates for permanent neoprene vibration isolator pads, and drop it smoothly onto its final level alignment line.

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Use this as training guidance. The foreman, approved drawings, project specs, manufacturer installation instructions, employer safety policy, and AHJ/code requirements always control the final answer.

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