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If you decide to have batt or blow in insulation, I would suggest Larry Witt at Think insulation. He did a good job for me in my former house, my office and the garage ceiling for my new home. Since my garage is attached to the house foam would have required a fire retardant so I insulated the...

I had tested it before he showed up. There is no 24 hour or 500-600 psi test in the instructions. I had it hold pressure for an hour and tested my joints with soapy water. The technician tested it for an additional 30 minutes with his vacuum and I performed the function test. The instructions...

@strutaeng Yes I shortened the lines. The final length was 11 feet so I had a lot left over. I didn't realize until I got the unit that there was a minimum length, but I was over that. The unit is very quiet even in "turbo" mode.

I didn't have precharged lines either. Should have used a tubing bender. As usual once you do something for the first time, you know how to do it better the next time

I put in a mini split, MrCool 24K BTU Olympus ES Heat Pump in a 900 foot garage with a 10 foot ceiling that has R15 Rockwool in the walls and R30 insulation in the ceiling, 2 insulated garage doors, one man door, and one window. Is it the right size. Check back in August. What I learned was...

Looks Good.

I decided to go with a Mr Cool Olympus 24K. I am going to do the mechanical and electrical installation and an AC vendor has agreed to vacuum it and do the startup and commissioning for $400. I just received it this week and will probably install it next week. So all in for about $2250.

I maybe doing a Mr Cool DIY. Quote for a Gree installed was $3,985.91 and for a Mitsubishi $4,824.00. The electrical is already done and I have a sink right under where the head unit is going for a drain. Can the drain on a Mr Cool DIY be separated to stay inside? Thanks.

Thanks. The guy who is proposing a 3 ton unit said he didn't think the price difference would be much. We'll see what he comes up with. It sounds like unless there is a small price difference that the 2 ton will be the way to go as your garage is a lot larger than mine. Thanks for the...

Yes that makes sense. I will go with a 2 ton system.

No, no other heat source. I was thinking that was too high.

I am getting quotes for adding a mini split to my garage here in Central TX. It is pretty well insulated with R15 in the walls and R38 in the ceiling with a 9 foot ceiling, 2 insulated garage doors, one window and one outside door. One of the HVAC guys says I need a 2 ton system while another...

Good for others to know.

Thanks. I will look for ones that are wet rated. I early adopted LED's and as you said quite a bit of them were crappy.