Recent content by mharris2007

Sorry, I have an electric car, central air in the house, and the mini split, so don't have a way to break it down. I'm in So cal, and don't have the mini split running all the time. FWIW I haven't noticed that the kwh usage goes up that much the months that I do use it.

I installed the 18K version. I have nothing but great things to say about Blueridge (gree) and alpine homeair. I did the install myself and paid an electrician $200 for the 220V circuit and my friend from church did the evacuation and charge release. I installed mine 2/17 and it has worked...

Yes this is 100% true. I cut off the flares from the stock line set and redid them. You have to cut the line set down to size anyway, so one end you'll have to re do no matter what. I invested in the best flaring tool after allot of research and loved it. It's this one...

Dude $3800 is cheap, lol!! I'm in So Cal and had multiple shops quote me $4800-5500 for an 18K unit!!!!!! I told them to all pound sand, and ended up buying everything from alpine home air, installed it all myself, hired an electrician for the 220v circuit ($200) and paid my friend from...

The radiator is to cool the air. As the air is compressed it holds more water. If you have a radiator it allows the air to cool, and the water comes out and falls to the bottom of the radiator where I have a ball valve at the bottom of each loop to drain the radiator. Plus there's a water...

Ha ha thanks. Definitely overkill for my hobby usages, but about 2 years ago I repainted all our bedroom furniture with a HVLP gun and pancake compressor. I told my wife, I'm never painting anything ever again until I have an appropriate compressor. Needless to say, I got this one not long...

I have a small shop in my garage. I'm a physician and don't use it as part of my livelihood for a little background. I have this one: https://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/Quincy-2V41C60VC-Air-Compressor/p855.html It has been the best investment for my garage of any of the tools I have. I...

I'm with Jinks. Mini split for sure. I have a 505 sq foot garage that faces east. The high at my house yesterday was 82 and the high in the garage gets to 88!! When I open the garage it doesn't heat the garage very much at all. Like another responder said, if the thermal mass is cool...

He didn't skip a step, I'm sure I didn't mention all the steps because I'm not a garage floor installer by trade. I gave that up after doing my 4 car garage at my last house. I'm not sure what his material costs were, you'd do better at that. But the floor is guaranteed and I have had zero...

This times infinity!

I live in Newport Beach. Not far from you. I have a 505 sq ft garage. I had it expoxied by Frank at Smart Garage. I diy'd my four car garage @ 800 sq ft at my last place and swore to never do it again. Anywho, my house was built in 1964 and the concrete was hammered. They diamond ground...

Got it. Thanks for the input. Not for me then.

Are these tiles porous? Do they let oil/antifreeze/****** fluid leak down to the slab underneath? How do these stand up to welding slag?

To save me from having to type it all myself I will just quote Justinloyal and Fixinstuff: "I don't know OP's reasons. Mine, however: Much more silent Doesn't look like sh1t Don't have to cut a big hole in the wall" "HEAT. Very few window units have a heat pump mode. Most that have a heat...

I have used it periodically in heat and cool mode since finishing the installation and it has been flawless. If you install it right and it is appropriately sized for your application I can't imagine it not doing well for you. I'm am an N of 1 though so keep that in mind. I would use the...