09-03-16, 02:50 AM | #41 | |
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09-03-16, 11:37 AM | #42 | |
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If I were going to put one in my garage, where it might get used 1 or 2 days a week max, yeah I would go with a cheap big one for sure. To determine the power use I had to assume the 6,000btu window unit was going to run about 5 amps of 120v power pretty much from about 10am to 5 or 6pm with the bed room door shut and it couldn't even cool off the room during the hottest part of the day. If I close the door to the bed room the new split unit will cool the room down and draw down to around 1 amp of 240v power or less. So its using pretty close to half the power of the window unit. Usually just leave the door wide open so it can cool the living room too, as opposed to turning on another air conditioner. So if I left the door closed it would use about half the power during the day. Also I just got finished putting new double pane windows and I am going to insulate the walls soon. The walls have northing in them, aside from a layer of black fiber board that as far as I can tell has an insulating value of about R-1. Which I guess is slightly better than nothing. I am going to hand fill them with cellulose. And lastly I am going to resell the window units on fb to pay for part of all this. |
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09-03-16, 11:39 AM | #43 |
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Cool, I am planning on getting a 2 ton or 24,000BTU for about a 1,000 square foot area next.
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09-03-16, 01:11 PM | #44 |
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A 24,000 SEER 21 unit should do well for you. It has for me. You might look at the unit in the link. It has specs very similar to the Gree (which is also available there for comparison). Always check moisture removal capability if you are in a humid climate. Check maximum amd minimum operating temperatures for the outside unit. It does make a difference/
Thermocore T321S-H224 24000 BTU Ductless Split heat pump 21 SEER They include the line kit, but no wall sleeve if that makes a difference. |
09-03-16, 02:16 PM | #45 |
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I did not use a wall sleeve for our 2 units .
Insulated , cut & flared the 2 line sets . God bless Wyr |
09-03-16, 04:03 PM | #46 |
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Normally where I live the humidity is between 15% and 50%.
But I have seen humidity as low as 3% which I didn't even think was possible below 15,000 feet above sea level its only 4,400 feet up here. During wet years like we are having now the humidity is close to east coast levels. |
09-03-16, 07:13 PM | #47 |
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Been raining recently .
We normally have a dry climate . :-) I do not take dehumidification into the picture . God bless Wyr |
09-03-16, 08:15 PM | #48 |
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If you are a dry climate, check the min and max operating temperatures as those will often become more important to you. Don't want the cold or heat capacity dying out on you when you need it most.
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09-04-16, 12:43 AM | #49 |
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I want my back yard welding circuit back so I started running 10/3 triplex wire today. Only got about 10 feet total and only about 6 linier wall feet of wire put in the wall.
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09-04-16, 07:25 AM | #50 |
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All you mini-split veteran owners, please chime in on xringer's review thread. There is a big void in the decision making process with these systems. The manufacturers publish pretty vague specs and feature sets on their offerings. Also, lots of units seem to be clones physically. Your reviews of operational behavior and year-round usage will be very valuable to say the least.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothe...ver-1-0-a.html |
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