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Get rid of the dog? put a little fence around the ac... i have started to mount the ac units up on brackets on the foundation instead of the ground level. This lifts the ac up about two feet in some cases, maybe a foot in others, depends on how much of the basement wall is exposed. --172.58.xx.xx

Put an electric fence around the condenser and electrify it. Even the dumbest of dogs will learn a lesson on their next pee. --108.69.xxx.xxx

The dog(s) in charge, the owner aint. --24.183.xxx.xxx

Poor doggies get no respect. --73.190.xxx.xxx

Expensive where install a ground sourced heat pump where the pipes are in the ground then absolutely nothing is outside. Ground below a certain level remains constant all year round where for heating or cooling not effected by outside temperature. No system to steal. The cost of running a ground sourced heat pump is considerably lower then using any type of outside which is exposed to air temperatures. Sometimes referred to geothermal. --74.220.xxx.xxx

For my rentals: Outdoor units are mounted 10 inches off the ground. Cinderblocks under a plastic pad. Solves several problems: gets the coils out of range of most dog pee, weed whackers, mowers, and ant hills. Keeping the coils clean and safe greatly improves efficiency and extends the life of the unit. And it makes it easier for me to work on them. I don't have to bend over or lay on my side, well, most of the time. --69.80.xx.xxx

I might have to start setting them up like that whenever one needs replaced. --24.245.xx.xxx

The unit ssitting out without a 8-10 inch pad is the sign of lazy install, can be corrected by wedging the unit up sliding some blocks below allowing the unit to breath eazy which will lengthen the life, ground mounted units will fail warranty by reputable suppliers - they will refer you to have the installer finance the repair parts and labor. --184.59.xxx.xx

I was hoping for a chemical repellant. --74.81.xxx.xx

It was YEARS before and AC guy told be rust was from dog piss....... Spent tens of thousands replacing rusted units in rehabs from dog piss. --74.81.xxx.xx

Having them lifted up is a good idea. I've never seen any AC unit anywhere but on a small pad, perhaps a couple of inches above ground level, so it never occurred to me that it was an option to have them mounted higher. Next one I buy, I will have it set higher. Thanks for the suggestion. --76.178.xxx.xxx

The reason installers don't: extra time and cost, plus some of the customers think it makes them too visible or ugly. --69.80.xx.xxx

Snow legs are not required in southeastern PA, but recommended. Some cheapies came with our new heat pump. Hubby said "Nope.", and built his usual 10" or so pad out of a concrete pad made for HVAC outdoor equipment, then raised everything higher using those solid rectangular cement blocks that are about 2" thick. He has done this for years, and we haven't had to shovel out a heat pump at a rental OR home for many years. --96.245.xx.xx

You could probably have the tenant do it for you if they are agreeable and you handle it nicely. If not, you could make a case for the damage and charge the tenant to put it in. It would be an inexpensive solution. Much less than moving it up on brackets or legs or blocks --73.135.xx.xxx

Tenant's dog? Bill the tenant for damage. That will take care of it. --76.138.xxx.xxx