From what I can tell those DIY units have special quick connect fittings and are ready to go. They are also more expensive. The others that have regular flair fittings require a vacuum to be pulled (no big deal) but are quite a bit cheaper. Research also seems to indicate all the brands are made by about 2 different companies in China. Gree might be one of the companies that make many of them sold under different brands.
Been thinking about doing a multiple zone setup out in the shop. Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2024, at 10:08 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My insulation guys, who put two different mini-splits in for me use a brand > called “Gree.” They have been using them for some time, according to the > owner, and have been very pleased with them. > > That said, when I was researching a mini-split for the FL garage I was going > to DIY and pretty much settled on the “MR. COOL” brand, which you can find > all over the place. They seem to have a really good setup with getting the > right line set, mounts, etc., etc., and are geared towards DIY’ers. > > -D > > >> On May 9, 2024, at 7:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Anyone got any recommendations on mini splits? Looking to DIY. Should not >> be too difficult I would not think. What the the line sets on these? Are >> they universal or brand specific? Most of the kits I see come with 12-15' >> line sets. I am going to have to measure to be sure but I estimate I am >> going to need maybe 30-50ft of line from where the unit would be mounted >> outside to where it would go inside. I would also wonder if with a longer >> line set if additional refrigerant would not need to be added above what is >> precharged. Do these come with all the brackets for mounting the units? >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
