I need to figure out something for my shop. I already have 2 large gas heaters hanging from the ceiling, would love to get some cooling out there also
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2017, at 5:43 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Sounds good Scott. I have a 30k BTU unit in my garage about 7 zones > installed in my house. I did all the installs myself. Its only a few more > tools if you already do automotive AC stuff. > > I think these are great units. I use them as primary heating and even > leave my uninsulated garage at 55 in the winter. The cost of running the > unit is so low that I can't really justify the cost of insulation for > energy savings (Although I'll probably do it for comfort in the future). > > Good luck, > Jaime > > > > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I thought I'd relate my experience installing a 1200 BTU mini split HVAC >> system in an out building. The building is mainly a workshop but it has >> running water and I store ammo there so I wanted to protect from freezing >> and humidity. >> >> >> >> I bought a "Pioneer" min split system from High SEER for a bit over $600 >> last fall but didn't get around to installing until last month. My main >> problem was the oddball stud locations and limited inside space, which made >> it hard to find a location for the 2.5 inch hole for the power and >> refrigerant lines. I spackled the many "test" holes before locking down >> the >> inside unit. I opted to mount the outside unit on the wall (vs a pad) to >> keep it up and away from the mower and flying grass clippings. This was a >> problem because the brackets required 19 inch centers which were nowhere >> near the studs. So I screwed horizontal pieces of 2x4 to the studs (with >> construction screws) and used recesses carriage bolts (from the backside) >> to >> create threaded studs at the mounting bracket holes. I hired a pro to make >> the final refrigerant line connections. evacuate the system, and start it >> up, which took about an hour. >> >> >> >> So far, so good. I routinely use the freeze protect (FP) heat function that >> only produces heat below 40 F; but the other functions seem to work OK. I >> expect to use the dry function routinely in the summer months. The >> building >> is not very airtight (yet) so I don't expect to really cool it except for >> limited periods. The system is VERY quiet and vibration free. In fact, >> when we started it up the first time, the HVAC installer did not know the >> compressor was even running until he felt the warm refrigerant lines. >> >> >> >> This is an inverter system (17 SEER) which only uses apertures (no >> expansion >> valves) to expand the fluid. I suppose the compressor speed is modulated >> to >> achieve efficient expansion. In any case, it seems to work just fine. I >> think installation would be pretty easy in a cement block or even a larger >> stud wall section. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.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
