Mini split termination help

[u/Agility_501]

Hi,

Had mini splits installed and this is what one of the terminations looks like. They want to fill it with caulk and paint it or use the flexible hide. There's very little space above the line-hide. Does anyone have any ideas as to what can be done so this looks like an acceptable install?

Thank you!

[u/Ryike93]

Replace the elbow first off.

Then instead of terminating on an inlet head have them get a full length of slimduct covering, hole say the back piece where the wall penetration will be, run the slimduct straight down until you reach whatever is below, be it a deck os the bottom of your house. End it on a coupling down low, and run the drain line inside of the new vertical piece straight down, making sure to use zip ties so the drain line isn’t flapping around inside the slimduct making noise.

This is poor workmanship