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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    I have done it both ways and have the kit with the tiny HVAC pressure washer. At times the wheel is so dirty is better to remove and...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    2 mother board failure on outside unit and one coil failure on head unit. Head unit was not available so I replaced coil. If I had to...
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    jjrbus reacted to stickshift's post in the thread Mini or central? with Like Like.
    Are the failures with ductless mostly with the head units? If so, I imagine head units can be purchased separately? I guess the hassle...
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    jjrbus reacted to dcg9381's post in the thread Mini or central? with Like Like.
    Seem to be board failures. In the case that I'm talking about there was some sort of leak on the evaporator coil and that's a "do...
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    jjrbus reacted to aggie113's post in the thread Mini or central? with Like Like.
    I have mini splits on one side of the house where it's useful to control rooms individually. I have a ducted heatpump that replaced a...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    You do not need manifold set for mini install, at least I will not be using mine. I am an old guy, deep clean takes me long time. I...
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    jjrbus reacted to stickshift's post in the thread Mini or central? with Like Like.
    My old central AC is 40yrs old and dying (leak somewhere, maybe the coils, so it's a little low on R22). Trying to decide - replace with...
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    Google cleaning mini split blower wheel, mine need to be done at least once a year. If they are not bad, I clean them in place...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    I have a LG dual inverter window unit in my RV and would be very happy with it in the house. However they do not come with heat and I...
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    jjrbus reacted to manwithtools's post in the thread Mini or central? with Like Like.
    Okay...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    8 years ago a ball park figure for mini splits was $10000 to $12000. No way they would have saved me money over an old inefficient unit!
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    At my first house in FL it had a vintage AC unit put in by a previous owner who was an AC contractor. I looked at the unit and decided...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    Yes minis are for the most part disposable, some of that comes from incompetent gas and go techs. Some of it from over regulation of...
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    Complacency, thats me!
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    jjrbus replied to the thread Mini or central?.
    Thanks for asking, the ducts are the flex stuff from 1986 and were installed by someone in a big hurry. One of the first things I did...
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