I installed a 12,000 unit in my "barn" about 4 years ago. It was not hjard.
My main problem was finding a mounting lication where the 2.25 inch hole (for
wires and pipes) would not hit a stud. I mounted the outside unit on a wall
bracket to avoid mowing debris and leaf piles. My building is uninsulated and
leaky but the unit still does OK. Insulation (heat leaks) and air leaks are
more important than square feet, IMO, but SF are easier to compute. IMO, these
units run at part "power" as needed so there is no big problem with going
bigger (more BTU) than necessary. My line-set was not precharged and needed to
be evacuated but I was able to keep them short that way. A good flare tool is
important if you need to shorten the line-set. You need access to power
(probably 240v), which can be easy or hard depending on your situation.
Overall, performance has been good.
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From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Larry Turner via Mercedes
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:30 PM
To: Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Larry Turner <l02tur...@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mini splits
Hi All -
I have a question about installing a minisplit. After watching a YouTube
video of the Install, it looks pretty easy. Is that accurate? We're considering
one for our insulated (2") metal shop which is 20x35. I was considering a
12,000 or 18,000BTU unit unless we could get along with a smaller one. If
needed I could get a HVAC guy to charge it unless it's DIY?
TIA!
LarryT
06 E350
On 6/4/2020 8:55 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Ours is wall mounted so we don't have to take it out and put it back but I
> do put a quilted cover on it over the winter.I'd also like to have the
> minisplit for heat during the shoulder seasons when I don't really want to
> turn the furnace on but we'd like to warm up the house.
> -Curt
>
> On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 9:15:52 PM EDT, Dwight Giles
> <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes,when life returns to normal would be good investment. We got tired of
> schlepping window AC's in & out.. every season.
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 7:34 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> At some point I plan to put one here to replace our wall mount AC unit. I
> had kind of planned to do it this year but with no pay increase and 6 weeks
> of furlough all extra spending is on hold.
> On furlough next week, doing brakes and some rust repair on the pickup. It
> had been scheduled to get replaced this fall, instead its getting some fixin
> and new tires. Should be able to run it a couple more years easy.
> -Curt
>
> On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 7:27:27 PM EDT, Dwight Giles via Mercedes
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Yes ours have both AC & heat down to 30F. We just put some in our
> church's vicarage that heat down to almost zero.
>
> We love ours.
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 5:18 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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