Recent content by ardpub

South Louisiana, don't really need the insulation. For reference, this is what's currently available locally and the costs for this tiny projcect. Foam would be more expensive unless it was a product the floor could be installed on directly. The entire rennovation, including HVAC, only cost...

I renovated a small ~170 sq ft detached building in back of my house to fix some water infiltration issues. It was built over a patio slab. Part of this involved raising the 3 exterior door thresholds to about 3” to top of the threshold. Now I want to install flooring but would like to raise...

Thanks for the replies--good to know its not too fragile. Rather than dealing with the extra line set, i decided to go another route, running all the lines except drain line through an interior wall, around the inside of my garage, and out opposite garage exterior wall. Will be far easier to...

Good point. I think I'm convinced to avoid hiding in will. The route through the garage will have more turns but I'm hoping as long as I get the bends right the first time I'll be ok. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. That was one of my biggest concerns--tight turns into and exiting the wall. I've since had another idea to route all the lines except drain line through an interior wall, around the inside of my garage, and out opposite garage exterior wall. Will be far easier to seal the...

I'm looking for some advice before starting my mini-split install. This is the MRCOOL 12k DIY model, which comes with a 25' pre-charged line set. I think my only option is to place the condenser just opposite the wall the indoor evaporator unit will be mounted on because placing it further to...

I believe you can get the EPA certification to work on (and buy refrigerant for) mini-splits online in a few hours. Considered doing this for my install but decided it was too much hassle and cost in tools. I was never sure if having that license would be sufficient for warranty. The labor...

Nice!

How did you do with this? I'm debating between a few locations for my MRCOOL condenser and some 90 degree turns would be involved with one. The only reason would be to get it further because of the noise but I understand these units are pretty quiet?

Thanks for your reply. That's what I was afraid of. I think its #10 NM-b. Guess I'm looking at either using the existing 20amp breaker or calling an electrician, as I'm not really comfortable working in the panel.

I'm planning to install a small minisplit unit in a detached office, re-routing power from an existing 250v AC plug on a 50amp breaker. Even though this is a dedicated circuit, I'm assuming it would be inadvisable to use the existing 50amp breaker, even if I use a lower amperage fused service...