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My replacement unit with preattached lineset had 45psi in it, which is probably something like 1oz. of 410. Mine needed a fresh 10 or 12oz to reach the factory charge between leaks and whatever was lost in the whole replacement process.

I believe the newer units have flare connections at the air handler based on the newer install videos, but the older versions do not. Mine definitely does not.

The new unit was installed last weekend. Originally, I looped the lineset inside my garage wall because I needed very little to reach the outdoor unit. When I opened the wall before replacing, the rubber sleeve felt damp. When the unit was actually removed, there was a fair amount of water...

Ingram's was great on the responsiveness. I answered a few questions, and they very quickly put a warranty replacement for the indoor unit on order. I think I received the new unit about a week later. The packaging left quite a bit to be desired, though. The unit was in plain basic...

Hi everyone. I'm nearing the 4yr mark for my 18k unit, so thought I would give an update. I may split this into a couple parts as I just replaced the indoor unit. First, I really love the unit. I have about a 20x27' garage. About a year and a half ago, though, it started icing up. I...

Yes, seems fine. I think I found my leak at multiple u-bends on the inside coil. It's under warranty, but I'm going to have to remove the lineset in the wall because there is no flare connection as far as I remember on the DIY indoor unit. Glad I didn't patch the drywall yet, but now that the...

My condenser and evaporator are basically just on opposite sides of the wall from each other. I coiled up the whole lineset within one stud bay. This was almost 4 years ago. At the time, there was some information posted by Mr Cool I believe that this vertical coiling was fine. I read maybe...

With outside temps in the low 20's and a fully insulated garage with decent airseal on doors and 600sqft, my 18k had no problem keeping temp at 60. The electric bill was a bigger increase than in AC mode with outside temps over 100 and high 70's setpoint, though. We had a particularly cold few...

Here are some pictures of mine to go with the descriptions others have posted. I wanted to go straight into a stud bay from the left side of the unit, loop it around to hide the lineset, and then straight outside. You can see in the first picture the mounting plate on the wall with lineset...

I've had my 18k for a little over 18 months now, so thought I'd add my update. It's in a 600sqft 3 car garage that is fully insulated. I've been extremely happy with it. Originally, I wasn't planning on leaving it on all the time. Well, that just doesn't work very well. Plus, the electric...

Anybody know how much oil it took?

Just got mine today. NitroShark said it well and his pictures are way better than mine. It looks like a beast. Especially the pump. It's more than I need, but the deal was right. Unit was very well packed. Some rubber foot pads, the manual and test sheet, and the intake filters were the...

I have the 18kbtu unit. The liquid line is all copper on mine, although it changes from a single tube to two smaller parallel tubes about 12" from each end. The suction line is copper for about 2' on the indoor unit side, and for 12" or so on the outdoor side. Under the insulation, it changes...

6. There really is a cardboard template in the box for the lineset hole location. I found it after I was done. 7. A 3" hole works fine if going nearly perpendicular vs the 3.5" recommended. The plastic wall sleeve is about 2.5". I didn't use it. The vinyl sleeve that is around the lineset...

I just installed the 18kbtu Mr Cool last weekend. Garage is about 20x27x10, fully insulated, doors facing south. I'm in Dallas. I really like the unit, but my initial reaction is that I wonder if I'm going to be happy with the 18k instead of 24k for the way I was intending to use it. I was...