vattenmelon
From the upper and lower floors, refrigerant and electrical wires run between the indoor and outdoor units of a heat pump. See the 3 attached images.

Almost everything is neatly encapsulated except for what is visible in the images, towards the outdoor unit.

I want to encapsulate this, partially for protection against UV radiation, but of course also for aesthetic reasons.

How would you choose to encapsulate this? 😊

I have considered building a wooden box around it and painting it white like the wooden panel. Then maybe filling it with foam sealant to avoid wasp nests and other things. But such a wooden box will probably look "clumsy." And the downpipe doesn't make it easier to build.

I have also considered trying to wrap everything with some type of white covering fabric, like a UV-protected tarp, and using cable ties to make it as tight as possible.
 
  • Pipes and cables running from an indoor to an outdoor unit of an air source heat pump, partially encased, alongside a black drainpipe on a brick wall.
  • Insulated pipes for a heat pump run along a wall, partially exposed with visible sealant, near a black downpipe against a brick and wooden exterior.
  • Outdoor pipes and cables exiting a building wall, partially covered in foam, with a black downspout nearby.
Krilleman
Move up the black S-bend and have a metalworker stop by, and you can surely discuss an aesthetically correct solution that is bent from white sheet metal.

A black S-bend pipe next to a wall with insulation foam, white pipes, and brickwork. A green guide line is overlaid to show the suggested adjustment area.
 
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optimum
The lower pipes are the worst.
They will lead rainwater into the house.

Talk to a sheet metal worker, and maybe you can get help with something functional and nice-looking.
 
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Krilleman Krilleman said:
Move up the black S-bend and ask a tinsmith to drop by, then you can surely discuss and come up with an aesthetically correct solution that gets bent into white sheet metal.
optimum optimum said:
The lower pipes are the worst.
They will lead rainwater into the house.

Talk to a tinsmith, and maybe you can get help with something functional and nice.
Thanks for the quick responses and tips on moving the downpipe and having a tinsmith build something suitable.

Regarding "leading rainwater into the house," good feedback. Fortunately, it doesn't lead directly into the house on the lower floor, but there's a gutter that runs a couple of meters before the pipes go into the house further away. But it still needs protection, I don't want water in the gutter.
 
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vattenmelon vattenmelon said:
Thanks for the quick responses and tips about relocating the downspout and having a roofer construct something suitable.

Regarding "leading rainwater into the house," good feedback. Fortunately, it doesn't lead directly into the house on the lower floor, but rather through a gutter that is a couple of meters away before the pipes go into the house further on. But it still needs to be protected, I don't want water in the gutter.
Risk of rainwater.
I thought that this isn't how electricians run cables; they must come from below to prevent rainwater from following the cables into the house.

Roofers, they usually have a good grasp of keeping water out.
 
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