<div dir="ltr">Ben,<div><br></div><div>This is exactly my interest in a mini-split--I can keep the master bedroom cool and the rest of the house at 75 degrees. As far as warranties, I'm about to have to replace a four year-old central a/c system on my dime still very much under warranty and installed by a professional...so I'm failing to see the value in warranties right now.</div><div><br></div><div>The only issue I'll have with a mini-split, besides that the outdoor unit will be hanging twenty feet in the air is that the indoor unit isn't meeting the aesthetic requirements imposed.</div><div><br></div><div>I mean, she's right--it is kind of ugly, but being able to keep the master bedroom at 65 degrees for cheap has a beauty all its own.</div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 3:42 PM Battmain battmain via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>I did a mini split unit for my master bedroom. The hardest part was getting through the 12" poured concrete at the base of the roof to run the lines outside. A rented hammer chisel took about 2hrs and a lot of cussing. I love the unit though and so does my wallet. The central AC does not have to be set as cold and the mini split runs when I am in the room. The online electrical stats show the unit pulling less power than my toaster oven most of the time.</div><div><br></div><div>There are quite a few calculators out in the web to help with sizing, but consider also the dual or triple output units instead of just a single output. That way if one can't cool the space, you can use the others to help. These things are so efficient I was considering ripping out the central AC I just put in and adding one to each space in the house. Install was relatively easy other than the concrete part and was a much easier than the central AC install. </div><div><br></div><div>B</div><div><font style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><i>Sent from my brick phone</i></font></div></div><div class="gmail-m_-4082650935047559958elided-text">On Jul 2, 2019 12:11, Benjamin Zwissler via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail-m_-4082650935047559958quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Anyone installed a mini-split AC system in their shop? It looks like its effective and can save a bunch of money if you do it yourself. My problem is sizing it. I've got about 1000 sq ft (35 x 28) with 17' ceilings. Two insulated overhead doors (12x14 and 10x10). The shop is reasonably well insulated (mostly) and I'm in southern Indiana (often low-mid 90's and humid). I'd probably put it midway up the wall and have it blow out into the bays.<div><br></div><div>I'm considering buying an initial 2 or 3 ton unit and then I can add one if its not enough. I'm also wondering whether those of you who have AC run it all the time or only when you're in the shop?</div><div><br></div><div>Suggestions?</div><div><br></div><div>Ben.....<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ben Zwissler<br></div><a href="mailto:bjzwissler@gmail.com" target="_blank">bjzwissler@gmail.com</a><br></div>Columbus, IN<br></div></div></div></div>
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