Something I’ve been wondering as I read about everyone doing this on their own then having someone come and do the final connect/charging - is there any reluctance on the part of a professional HVAC guy being willing to do this? Isn’t is sort of like going to the garage and bringing your own parts?
Just curious… -D > On Mar 5, 2017, at 4:34 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I agree this install could be totally DIY. But I had no confidence in my > cheapie old flare tool and a good flare tool cost about the same as the pro > charged for the final startup. Also, I hadn't used my vacuum pump in 10 > years so (as a minimum) it needed new oil, which I didn't have on hand. The > pro I hired also installed a service port on the liquid line; the basic unit > only had a port on the vapor line. This is probably a mixed blessing: while > it allows better testing it creates another potential leak point. My > refrigerant lines were very short so the installer actually had to release > some of the gas. > One thing I really liked about this Pioneer heat pump from HighSEER is that > it included everything needed for the install (except tools), including > insulated refrigerant lines, wires (except power feed from the CB box), > drain hose, putty to fill the big hole, and even a tiny tube of stuff that's > supposed to prevent leaks at the flare connections. The instructions were > OK but there were the weakest part of the kit. > I originally wanted the 220v version of this heat pump but it was out of > stock at the time so I had to get the 110 volt version; even so, it's draws > under 10 amps and I have a 40 amp feed to that building. Luckily, I had an > outside circuit breaker box about a foot from the compressor unit so I just > slapped in another 15 amp breaker for the heat pump. I previously had a > small window AC unit in that outbuilding which died, probably from > lightning/power-surge, I think. So I also added a set of 220v surge > suppressors to that exterior CB box. I used that flexible liquid-proof > conduit to enclose the wires (power and signal) from the compressor. > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
