sizeing a mini split - Page 3

nokiasixteth · 02-23-14, 12:40 PM

Another thing that i like is it keeps the room even warm. Not so much of a difference . With the old radator heater . Right by the heater was like 68-70. And away on the other side youd bout freeze. The fins have a swing option. I keep it on that most of the time.

nokiasixteth · 02-28-14, 09:05 AM

Well my energy monitor finally made it to new york today. Just waiting still . Prob another 4 or 5 days.

WyrTwister · 03-03-14, 10:17 AM

When I first started to think about a mini split , I did a lot of google searching for vendors .

As it turned out , several of the suppliers were selling to the indoor growers of " Mary Jane " . I decided to look else where .

You have got to know Uncle is monitoring those web sites . Or maybe not ? In our current political climate ?

For the record , I am anti drug . I do not care whoes toes that steps on !

Now , to another subject . Noise .

Our mini split is installed in our living / dining room . The mini split is very quite . Makes listening to TV much easier . :-)

Important to me as I am getting hard of hearing in my old age . :-(

God bless
Wyr

nokiasixteth · 03-03-14, 01:27 PM

Yeah. That is one thing i like about the mini. So quiet . The winder unit i had was loud and i couldnt hear squat without turnin the tv up to 30.

jeff5may · 03-03-14, 03:40 PM

What's a Chinese knock-off mini split supplier supposed to do? Bobby Joe's heating and cooling won't sell them because they don't say (pick one of the following: Carrier, York, Trane, Goodman) on the outside. Maybe someday, climo-cool will be a household name, right up there with audiovox. But for now, hippies, guerillas and voodoo doctors are the perfect customers. JUST DON'T TELL NOONE!!

EDIT: The Dept. of Homeland Scrutiny has the internet rigged so they can look anywhere back in time to find out where you've been and what you've been doing. Unless you employ highly advanced butt-covering methods, they can find out (after the fact) where you've been surfing and what you've been purchasing online. Thank you Patriot Act.

waterdigger2 · 03-04-14, 06:18 PM

How is your mini split doing on a day like today it has been unusually cold this year where did you pick it up at

NiHaoMike · 03-04-14, 06:42 PM

I remember reading that a few degrees above freezing is a particularly bad point for air source heat pumps. Below freezing, most of the moisture would have froze out of the air so frost accumulation actually slows down.

ecomodded · 03-04-14, 09:12 PM

Wiretwister I suspect big brother is watching grow shops and supplies (lights & high tech hydroponic plant food ) and not the air conditioning retailers who may get infrequent farmers every so often looking for air-conditioners.

ecomodded · 03-04-14, 09:29 PM

Nokiasixteth I have found a calculator for sizing mini-splits

Mini Split Calculator - PexSupply.com

Although I just used it and it gave me excessive requirements ie: 20x20 room required 24,000btu mini split ! and a 12x10 room needs a 7,500btu split. Needless to say its wrong and designed IMHO to strip you of your money in short order..

I used Seattle as my city as it is somewhat similar to my Canadian area climate.

I want to try to heat the whole upstairs 1,000ft with a 12,000Btu mini split, I can always use a little electric heat in the bedrooms if the winter is brutal or the mini split is actually undersized..

nokiasixteth · 03-04-14, 10:47 PM

Depending on the temp you keep it . Mine is doing a pretty good job at keeping 550sq ft around 70 degrees in 30 degree weather. Thats pretty much coldest it gets here. It willl do the whole 1050 sq ft . Havent tried it in any lower than 28 degrees hasnt been any lower since i got the unit.

03-03-14, 03:40 PM	#25
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,428 Thanks: 431 Thanked 619 Times in 517 Posts	What's a Chinese knock-off mini split supplier supposed to do? Bobby Joe's heating and cooling won't sell them because they don't say (pick one of the following: Carrier, York, Trane, Goodman) on the outside. Maybe someday, climo-cool will be a household name, right up there with audiovox. But for now, hippies, guerillas and voodoo doctors are the perfect customers. JUST DON'T TELL NOONE!! EDIT: The Dept. of Homeland Scrutiny has the internet rigged so they can look anywhere back in time to find out where you've been and what you've been doing. Unless you employ highly advanced butt-covering methods, they can find out (after the fact) where you've been surfing and what you've been purchasing online. Thank you Patriot Act. Last edited by jeff5may; 03-05-14 at 03:47 AM.. Reason: duh

03-04-14, 06:42 PM	#27
NiHaoMike Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,154 Thanks: 14 Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts	I remember reading that a few degrees above freezing is a particularly bad point for air source heat pumps. Below freezing, most of the moisture would have froze out of the air so frost accumulation actually slows down. __________________ To my surprise, shortly after Naomi Wu gave me a bit of fame for making good use of solar power, Allie Moore got really jealous of her...

03-04-14, 09:29 PM	#29
ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	Nokiasixteth I have found a calculator for sizing mini-splits Mini Split Calculator - PexSupply.com Although I just used it and it gave me excessive requirements ie: 20x20 room required 24,000btu mini split ! and a 12x10 room needs a 7,500btu split. Needless to say its wrong and designed IMHO to strip you of your money in short order.. I used Seattle as my city as it is somewhat similar to my Canadian area climate. I want to try to heat the whole upstairs 1,000ft with a 12,000Btu mini split, I can always use a little electric heat in the bedrooms if the winter is brutal or the mini split is actually undersized.. Last edited by ecomodded; 03-04-14 at 09:50 PM..

02-23-14, 12:40 PM	#21
nokiasixteth Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 348 Thanks: 43 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Another thing that i like is it keeps the room even warm. Not so much of a difference . With the old radator heater . Right by the heater was like 68-70. And away on the other side youd bout freeze. The fins have a swing option. I keep it on that most of the time.

02-28-14, 09:05 AM	#22
nokiasixteth Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 348 Thanks: 43 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Well my energy monitor finally made it to new york today. Just waiting still . Prob another 4 or 5 days.

03-03-14, 10:17 AM	#23
WyrTwister Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 6 Thanked 44 Times in 38 Posts	When I first started to think about a mini split , I did a lot of google searching for vendors . As it turned out , several of the suppliers were selling to the indoor growers of " Mary Jane " . I decided to look else where . You have got to know Uncle is monitoring those web sites . Or maybe not ? In our current political climate ? For the record , I am anti drug . I do not care whoes toes that steps on ! Now , to another subject . Noise . Our mini split is installed in our living / dining room . The mini split is very quite . Makes listening to TV much easier . :-) Important to me as I am getting hard of hearing in my old age . :-( God bless Wyr

03-03-14, 01:27 PM	#24
nokiasixteth Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 348 Thanks: 43 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Yeah. That is one thing i like about the mini. So quiet . The winder unit i had was loud and i couldnt hear squat without turnin the tv up to 30.

03-04-14, 06:18 PM	#26
waterdigger2 Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: mississippi Posts: 36 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How is your mini split doing on a day like today it has been unusually cold this year where did you pick it up at

03-04-14, 09:12 PM	#28
ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	Wiretwister I suspect big brother is watching grow shops and supplies (lights & high tech hydroponic plant food ) and not the air conditioning retailers who may get infrequent farmers every so often looking for air-conditioners.

03-04-14, 10:47 PM	#30
nokiasixteth Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 348 Thanks: 43 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Depending on the temp you keep it . Mine is doing a pretty good job at keeping 550sq ft around 70 degrees in 30 degree weather. Thats pretty much coldest it gets here. It willl do the whole 1050 sq ft . Havent tried it in any lower than 28 degrees hasnt been any lower since i got the unit.