The air coming out of the mini-split in my barn feels quite warm, especially compared to a normal central heat pump system. But the moving air may still feel cool across the room. Also, the mini-split air handler always needs some air flow (blower on low) to sense room temperature.
Something I didn't mention is the mini-split has a minimal air filter, just a screen. Nothing like the pleated filters in large central units. -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of dan penoff.com via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: dan penoff.com <d...@penoff.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes is selling vaporware Don, is the outlet air temperature decent? That's one thing that a lot of people don't get used to if they've experienced gas or electric forced air - the outlet temps are generally quite a bit higher than what a heat pump puts out. I'm curious about this as I don't want to put something in the casita that won't perform. Thanks! -D ________________________________ From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 9:34 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes is selling vaporware The Mitsubishi mini-split we had installed last year is rated for either 5 or 10F. It has been down to 15F so far, and it held the temp just fine. The temp is supposed to drop to 12F tonight - we'll see.It's also very quiet. On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 7:46 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yes we just had one rated 4F installed in our church rectory. > the one we put in our house 15 years ago is rated 30F for heat > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 6:00 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Actually, there are heat pumps now rated for lower temperatures. My > > insulation guys in Flagstaff offered me a mini-split that’s good > > down to > 4F > > (-15C) for the casita. Granted, I can’t imagine the air temperature > coming > > out of it would be that great, but it’s supposed to produce heat > > down to that ambient temperature. > > > > I passed for now, but I may still do it so I can disable the old gas > > wall furnace that’s currently in there. > > > > -D > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Jan 5, 2022, at 3:08 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > It really isn't a problem for Tesla owners to keep the car warm > > > in > > really cold weather. They just light it on fire and it burns hot for > days. > > > > > > Heat pumps for houses don't work here in the winter temperatures. > > > They > > are fine in spring and fall but come winter, you will be relying > > upon electric heat built in to the heat pump system. > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 05/01/2022 2:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Ask the folks in Teslas who were stranded on the interstate in > Virginia. > > >> > > >> I think at least the newer EV cars do not use resistance heating, > which > > would be a heavy drain on the batteries, but use a heat pump system > > which should be more efficient, at least as long as it's not *too* > > cold > outside. > > >> > > >> I don't know how a half-charged EV vs. a car with a half-tank of > > >> gas > > would compare as far as keeping warm enough to prevent hypothermia > > in a "stranded in a blizzard" scenario. > > >> > > >> Allan > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." 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