What's the best way to support a heavy fan coil unit above a drop ceiling?

Build a heavy-duty four-point unistrut trapeze rack using 1/2-inch all-thread rods anchored into heavy concrete drop-ins or beam clamps. Use double nuts (jam nuts) at every structural connection point to guarantee that vibration over time cannot loosen the hardware.

['Build a heavy-duty four-point unistrut trapeze rack using 1/2-inch all-thread rods anchored into heavy concrete drop-ins or beam clamps. Use double nuts (jam nuts) at every structural connection point to guarantee that vibration over time cannot loosen the hardware.']

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• Build a heavy-duty four-point unistrut trapeze rack using 1/2-inch all-thread rods anchored into heavy concrete drop-ins or beam clamps. Use double nuts (jam nuts) at every...

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