Heat exchanger housing support

A heat exchanger housing support comprising an elongated support leg having one end adapted for resting on a supporting surface and a leg opening longitudinally extending into at least one end thereof;

• a first bevel gear rotatably mounted on said one end of said support leg;
• a threaded rod projecting into said leg opening;
• an adjusting nut threaded on said threaded rod and a second bevel gear mounted on said adjusting nut for meshing with said first bevel gear;
• and a housing support engaging member provided on said threaded rod for engaging the heat exchanger housing and raising and lowering the heat exchanger housing responsive to rotation of said second bevel gear and said first bevel gear and threadable rotation of said adjusting nut on said threaded rod.

A support for engaging a supporting surface and supporting a heat exchanger housing, comprising an elongated support leg having a substantially square cross-section and a leg opening longitudinally extending into at least one end thereof;

• a first bevel gear rotatably mounted on said one end of said support leg;
• a threaded rod having one end projecting into said leg opening;
• a rod spacer fixed to said one end of said threaded rod in said leg opening for stabilizing said threaded rod in said leg opening;
• an adjusting nut threaded on said threaded rod at said one end of said support leg and a second bevel gear fixedly carried by said adjusting nut and meshing with said first bevel gear;
• a bottom bracket provided on the opposite end of said support leg from said one end for stabilizing said support leg on the supporting surface;
• and a generally L-shaped housing support engaging bracket provided on said threaded rod for engaging the heat exchanger housing and raising and lowering said threaded rod and the heat exchanger housing responsive to rotation of said first bevel gear, said second bevel gear and said adjusting nut on said threaded rod.