I have two, one for the garage and one for my 2nd floor bedroom that doesn’t get much from the main HVAC unit. I even got the smallest units you can for those spaces and they are still too good and cool too much.
I’ve been thinking about doing a mini split for my office/upstairs bedroom, since that floor is always the hottest area of the home. Damn if the install cost isn’t as much as the damned equipment
My first install I used a DIY friendly version that came with pre charged lines. That went well and is still going strong after 4 years. That one was fine because you can’t shorten the lines but the run was long enough that there wasn’t a huge bundle of hoses. But the garage one I did the non DIY version. I already had a vacuum pump so I just bought the other few tools like the pip flaring tool and vacuum gauges. It’s actually a pretty simple process to DIY, just practice making the pipe flairs before doing it officially.
I am an all electric human as I can be.
Electric: mower, leaf blower, edger, chainsaw, pole saw, car, tiller.
Last thing to swap isy houses heat from gas but that is a major job that requires many upgrades.
Heat pumps are super nice. And they get better every year. But it is an investment.
I have two, one for the garage and one for my 2nd floor bedroom that doesn’t get much from the main HVAC unit. I even got the smallest units you can for those spaces and they are still too good and cool too much.
I’ve been thinking about doing a mini split for my office/upstairs bedroom, since that floor is always the hottest area of the home. Damn if the install cost isn’t as much as the damned equipment
My first install I used a DIY friendly version that came with pre charged lines. That went well and is still going strong after 4 years. That one was fine because you can’t shorten the lines but the run was long enough that there wasn’t a huge bundle of hoses. But the garage one I did the non DIY version. I already had a vacuum pump so I just bought the other few tools like the pip flaring tool and vacuum gauges. It’s actually a pretty simple process to DIY, just practice making the pipe flairs before doing it officially.
Good to know. Do you have any links or recommendations to look into?