Is 134 Degrees F normal from a Gree Crown?

[Xringer]

Low Temperature 26.1°F 11/05/16

I hope the plastic can stand up to the heat!

The cubic footage of the den isn't of any use, since the room has so much
glass and is poorly insulated (1970s style).

The den and living room are hardly ever closed off from each other.
So there is easy air flow between the two areas.
On very mild nights, the Sanyo can heat the whole house, with air from the den.

Historically: What I found back when I had two identical Sanyo systems
running, is they would both use the approx same amount of KWh..
Which leads to the conclusion, we have massive heat loss in the den.
The heat loss in the den, is equal to the loss in the whole rest of the house.
It's like someone left a window open in there!
(The right thing to do, is to board-over the den's four 4x4 windows with 8" of insulation
and replace the large lossy sliding glass door with a small sized insulated door).
But, my wife won't agree to that idea. She loves looking at leafs & snow falling..

Anyways, I'm seeing similar power use in the den and living room..
Which is what I used to see with two 24k BTUh Sanyos..
On average (so far) the Gree is using slightly less power, since it doesn't seem to
be using a crankcase oil heater during idle times.. (Sanyo using 20-40 watts in idle).

[jeff5may]

OK, I have a question about the new Gree units. Do they have multiple heating and/or cooling modes? Most of the other high-performance mini-splits do.

[pelotin]

Originally Posted by Xringer

It's a nice cool morning and I checked the output vent..
134F is a lot higher than my Sanyo is putting out this morning..
(My Sanyos never get that warm)..
Is this a normal peak temperature for a Gree?

It is keeping the house pretty warm.. Set at 70F..

Thanks,
Rich

I have 3 mini splits installed this year. Daikin 1.5 ton, LG 1.0 ton and a little 9K btu Daikin. A few weeks ago it was like 48F outside and my mini splits were blowing the following vent temp.
Daikin 1.5 130.1F
LG 1.0 140.3F
Daikin 9K 129.3F

And when I used them this past summer the LG kept giving me the lowest temp in the vent, if I remember correcty the LG was blowing 34F and the difference between the inlet temp was like 40F. I will post pictures once the weather gets colder here in Southern CA.

[Xringer]

Originally Posted by jeff5may

OK, I have a question about the new Gree units. Do they have multiple heating and/or cooling modes? Most of the other high-performance mini-splits do.

They have some modes on the phone app, but not on the remote.
Currently, I've stopped using the app, until I learn more about how the Gree works..

[Xringer]

Originally Posted by pelotin

I have 3 mini splits installed this year. Daikin 1.5 ton, LG 1.0 ton and a little 9K btu Daikin. A few weeks ago it was like 48F outside and my mini splits were blowing the following vent temp.
Daikin 1.5 130.1F
LG 1.0 140.3F
Daikin 9K 129.3F

And when I used them this past summer the LG kept giving me the lowest temp in the vent, if I remember correcty the LG was blowing 34F and the difference between the inlet temp was like 40F. I will post pictures once the weather gets colder here in Southern CA.

Last week, it was pretty cool out.. Maybe mid 40s, when the Gree was
measuring about 140F when aiming up into the vent.. Amazing!
Thanks for the info..

[pelotin]

Originally Posted by Xringer

Last week, it was pretty cool out.. Maybe mid 40s, when the Gree was
measuring about 140F when aiming up into the vent.. Amazing!
Thanks for the info..

When you say aiming into the vent does that mean you are using an IR thermometer ? I use one of those meat thermometers and when I take the reading I don't let it touch any plastic surface so it just read the air temp.

[Xringer]

It's a IR sensor Pistol. Non-contact. So when I aim it upside, I'm getting a reading
on whatever is the hottest thing in there (likely the fan blades).. Not measuring the air..

Since the air is warming the plastic, it's an indirect method of output heat measurement.