Recent content by jjrbus

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 clean. Also depends on brand, my Daikins while not easy to remove are not miserable to take out.

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 hire done would be cheaper to toss unit and replace.

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 did see a pro on youtube who can do a deep clean including removing the blower wheel in an hour! Time varies on brand, some are horrible to remove the wheel...

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, cruddy and I remove the bower wheel to clean.

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 do use heat on rare occasion. I might use the heat 15 or 20 times in the winter and the electric bill barely goes up heating with the minis.

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!

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 it was time to replace. Asked a neighbor who worked for an AC warehouse what to do. He told me not to touch it until it failed and then try to get it...

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 the industry.

Complacency, thats me!

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 when I bought the house was seal up the leaks, lots of them! The air handler sits on the trusses so the drain line runs 10 feet flat across the trusses and...

I like redundancy, single unit goes out and it is an emergency. I also keep my office much warmer than the living room and the bedroom cooler than the living room.

Musing this over. 8 years ago at age 70 I DIY installed 3 Daikin mini splits in the house, 2 9K and a 12K. At 4 years the 12k evaporator coil leaked and I diy replaced, at the same time a 9K pcb failed and had to be replaced by me of course. Now 4 years later the pcb board in the same 9K...

I have tried the different products and not impressed. I have the bib and low pressure sprayer for in place cleaning and have removed the wheel to clean, I prefer removing but am afraid of damaging something. Issue now is minis are up high and I am getting too old (78) to be going up and down...

The cheapest mini split cleaning in my area is $120 to $250 per unit, I have 3 separate units. I see a pro on You tube clean a mini including removing and cleaning the blower wheel in an hour.

It's a thought. Seen a guy in his shop made a 8X2 foot box over his wall unit. All filters