Three-way mounting of an air conditioner

摘要

An evaporator unit for an air conditioning system includes a housing having a back panel and a front section. The front section defines an air inlet at one end and an air outlet at an opposite end thereof. The housing defines an air flow path through the unit extending from the inlet to the outlet. An evaporator coil is supported in the housing in the air flow path. The unit includes an evaporator fan for effecting air flow along the air flow path and through the evaporator coil where the air is cooled and water is removed therefrom resulting in condensation. The unit includes a first condensate collection pan mounted in the housing adjacent to the evaporator coil. The first condensate collection pan is configured to collect condensate from the evaporator coil when the evaporator unit is mounted with the back panel in a substantially vertical orientation with one end defining the lower end of the housing and the opposite end defining the upper end of the housing. The first condensate collection pan is further configured to collect condensate from the evaporator coil when the evaporator unit is mounted with the back panel facing upwardly in a substantially horizontal orientation. The unit includes a second condensate collection pan within the housing, which is configured to collect condensate from the evaporator coil when the unit is mounted with the back panel in a substantially vertical orientation with the air inlet at the upper end of the housing and the air outlet at the lower end of the housing.