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Old 09-05-16, 10:54 AM   #627
WyrTwister
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Originally Posted by Xringer View Post
Yesterday my neighbor came over and helped me with the heavy lifting..
My wife helped with the rest of the install..
She was quick on the remote during pump-down (done with vac pump assist).

Now we have an open slot for the new Gree!!
Looks great . :-)

Will the new line set be the same size as the old line set ?

Let me guess . You valved off the liquid service valve . Turned on the MS on cool . Watched the suction line pressure & when it hit zero , you closed that service valve and your wife turned the MS off .

If you did this , the refrigerant ends up inside the compressor , safe and sound . With no loss and no venting to the atmosphere .

I seem to remember you having energy monitoring instrumentation & monitoring the consumption of the old MS . If you monitor the new MS , please post a comparison between the energy consumption of old vs new .

I am guessing you size the MS HP more for heat than for cool ? Giving you more than enough cooling capacity . I doubt this over capacity is a problem with inverter drive equipment .

Our original MS in the living room is only a 13 seer unit . Running it in HP mode , I shut it down when the OAT hit 25F . At that temp , I guessed it was running long enough , between cycles , that it would be cheaper to fire up the gas furnace .

God bless
Wyr
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