Dan, My Pioneer kit came with everything (lineset, wire, etc) needed to install except a line cover (recommended), wall brackets/pad, and disconnect/romex. What kind of wall do you have? Studs/sheetrock/sheething is easy to drill through (2 1/4 in hole) but you need to find the studs to attach the bracket. Cement block is fine but harder to drill the big hole and tapcon-style fasteners needed. The 110/220v wiring can be easy or hard depending on where to need to go to get to a breaker. Code usually requires a disconnect outside very near the compressor. There are many good how-to videos on YouTube. Mechanical installation of the indoor and outdoor units id fast and easy unless you have oddball constraints like I did. If you mount the outside unit on the wall get the kind of bracket with a horizontal bar that screws to the studs and brackets that slide left-right on the bar to match the evaporator feet (not an issue with cement block). You'll need a quality flare tool if you need to cut and re-flare the refrigerant lines.
The refrigerant is in the evaporator but before releasing it into the system you'll want to do a leak check (preferably with dry nitrogen) and pump down the system with a vacuum pump (and again be sure it doesn’t leak). In my case, my vacuum pump was ancient, I had no nitrogen/regulator, and no flare tool. That's why I hired a pro for these steps. If you have all the tools and no oddball considerations install is an easy one day job. In my case it always seemed I needed some additional tool, drill bit, etc. so I probably installed in 8-10 hours spread over many days.. I am only conditioning about 600 sf but it is very leaky: zero insulation, poor fitting doors, single-pane windows, and tongue and groove ceiling and floor (built in the 50s). But the 1200BTU unit does fine in summer and keeps it above 60 degrees even when it's 20-30 degrees outside. Unlike an old-style (on-off) system, it doesn't hurt (except in the wallet) to oversize there inverter systems because the motor speeds regulate to deliver the needed heat/cool. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 3:52 PM > To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Mini Split AC Units > > In my case this won’t be used a great deal, that is, maybe one day a week for > 6- > 8 hours, worst case scenario. I’m not sure that dropping $1000 on even an LG > makes sense in my case. I notice that you’ve also got to buy a lot of > additonal > stuff, too, like a line set, cover for the lines, mounting pad or wall mount > brackets for the condensor, etc… > > Sounds like Scott had some luck with the Pioneer, which is one of the brands I > see offered locally.I could probably do one of those installed for under > $1000. > Considering the limited duty cycle, I’m thinking I could roll the dice on one > of > these and probably come out OK. > > One thing I did note - some of the cheap weird brand name mini splits > apparently have SEER ratings in the low teens, like 13. According to one > advertiser these are not legal for sale in the US. Interesting - gray market > AC > units! > > -D > > > On Jun 27, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I put a 9k Fujitsu in my living room, still needed a 5k window unit in > > the master bedroom to sleep in the worst weather as the bedroom door was > 30' > > away from the heat pump. In the winter I put a thermostat in the > > bedroom, set it at 62 for sleeping, and ran the Fujitsu to heat the > > living room and kitchen to daytime living temps. It worked, sort of, a > > central air heat pump is more effective but less efficient. > > > > I've got 1200 well insulated square feet, with a 18k heat pump and 40k > > furnace. The fixed speed heat pump can heat the house down to about 25 > > degrees. Below that the furnace needs to take over. But with > > electricity over 15 cents and propane under $1, I don't use the heat > > pump at all. I figure I put about $200-250 a year worth of electricity > > through it cooling the house, so the payback on a more efficient more > > expensive unit would exceed the expected lifespan. > > > > That original Fujitsu is still working fine, currently in the master > > bedroom of my parents' house. > > > > This would probably work nicely in the areas near it, but you'd > > probably want another for the bedroom. It's the new and improved > > version of the one I had. > > https://www.acwholesalers.com/Fujitsu-09LMAS1/p106473.html > > > > This would do your whole house, but it's not cheap. > > https://www.acwholesalers.com/Fujitsu-AOU24RLXFZ-2-ASU7RLF1- > ASU9RLF1/p > > 65951.html > > > > On Sat, June 27, 2020 11:17 am, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> Me three. Our aged wall unit has finally irritated the wife. I > >> suspect we can get by with something quite small, the house is only > >> 900sq ft. Curt > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
