Posted on March 03, 2026
Nortek Air Solutions Knockdown Air Handlers
New construction. Replacements. Retrofits.
If you have projects where space, access, and installation schedules present challenges, knockdown air handlers are an ideal solution.
Designed and manufactured to pass through your specific field opening and meet required weight limitations, each unit is built with your project constraints in mind. The result — faster, more efficient field installation of a high-quality, site-built air handler that helps to keep your project on track.
The air handler brands of Nortek Air Solutions offer two options for knockdown air handlers.
Knockdown Air Handler Option #1
- Partly assembled casing panels are carefully crated and then shrink-wrapped for protection during shipment.
- Crates are tagged and labeled for easy identification and assembly at the job site.
- 3-D drawings and assembly instructions provided.
- Pre-assembled casing panels per field constraints (i.e., size and weight) reduce field assembly time required.
Rapid Knockdown Air Handler Option #2
- Units are built in sections in the factory, with the sections properly sized for field disassembly.
- Components can be sized in shape and weight.
- Our unit design makes it easy to remove any of the exterior panels if needed, while providing the structural advantages of a “framed unit.”
- Only the minimum hardware necessary to secure the unit panels for shipment is installed.
Contact your local TBCo branch for additional details.
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Replace & Renovate
Reduce Maintenance. Improve Indoor Environments. Extend Equipment Longevity.
Tom Barrow Company has decades of experience in the HVAC retrofit market. We partner with industry-leading manufacturers to deliver innovative solutions that maximize value.
We are your one source for HVAC retrofit equipment systems and solutions.
- Innovative and highly-efficient technologies.
- Solutions that address access, space, and time challenges.
- Reliable products with low maintenance and easy serviceability.
- Systems that benefit occupants with improved indoor air quality.
- Solutions customized to address existing equipment/system issues and provide for future capability.
Visit the Replace & Renovate Applications page to learn more.