This monstro...sity took me five weeks to get up and running. I'm a builder and doing stuff like this is usually pretty easy for me. YOU MUST HAVE A PROFESSIONAL VACUUM THE LINES! Another review said that AutoZone has the vacuum pump you can borrow. They do, but it won't work on these fittings. Frankly, it was not nearly as easy as others have said, but the biggest problem is getting it vacuumed. If you call HVAC companies, they will either refuse to do the service or try to charge you $750+. Go to Craigslist and place an ad for an HVAC guy to come out and do it privately, they'll do it for $100. Make sure to use Nylog on the fittings on the refrigerant piping. Now when I finally got it working, this thing is amazing! The compressor is totally silent and the indoor unit in silent, too. The air coming out is COLD. Will be interesting to see the heat function when summer is over.
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I installed this in an uninsulated 2 car garage that has our washer and dryer in it also. It’s 100 degrees outside and this unit has no problem maintaining 75 degrees or even lower. This is a great unit for the price and I was able to install everything myself. I did have a friend pull a vacuum and open the refrigerant after everything was installed. The insulation wrap included is worthless and doesn’t stick to itself. A line set cover and better tape will be needed if you want it done right. You will also need all the electrical including a double pole breaker for your panel, an AC disconnect mounted close to the outdoor unit and all associated wire and conduit. I bought 25’ of red, black, green #10 THHN wire from Home Depot. Drilling a hole in the brick proved to be the biggest headache and I ended up taking an entire brick out and chiseled it down and then reset it with mortar. All in all I installed everything for $1100 and would have paid 900-1100 in labor to have it professionally installed. The price of installation will buy a complete new unit, so I couldn’t pay that.
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This is a great unit. A little... background on the install. When my wife built the house 25 years ago, she made all of the exterior walls 12" thick (this was long before she and I were married), but I am not even going to venture a guess as to why (better left unsaid at this point). Anyway, when I went to install the indoor unit, the line set only extended 2" beyond the outside wall. I ended up using a 5/8" male/female swivel elbow to allow for the downward connection of the 16' copper lines (absolutely no possibility of making the 90 degree downward bend and no chance of using a line set cover). That being said, I also used Flare Seals in all of the connections and the vacuum pulled and held first time. I powered this unit up and immediately noticed (both inside and outside) how extremely quiet this mini split is. Sitting on our front deck (six feet from the outside condenser), it can barely be heard even at it's highest speed. The indoor portion cools extremely fast and even on turbo mode is very quiet. I am now installing an 18,000 Btu unit in the back of the house and it is going very smoothly based on lessons learned from the first install. Senville tech support is outstanding in answering any questions or concerns you may have, and you actually get to speak to a real person in a very timely manner. They go above and beyond to assist you in getting your unit installed. I would definitely recommend Senville to anyone considering installing a mini split A/C - heat pump.
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Very well constructed system. Attrac...tive cabinet and I'm very pleased with how well it is performing so far. We've had a relatively cool but very humid and wet spring/early summer so far, so I'm using the dry feature to dehumidify the air and it's so comfortable in this house right now. I hired a contractor to do the install just because I didn't want to take any chances and I wanted it done right. It was worth it to me. This is a large unit and I was glad to have someone handle it for me. Excellent value, excellent unit. Couldn't be happier.
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17 seer on cooling, heat...ing mode is 9.5 out of 10.2 I purchased the 24,000 btu leto series and installed it myself. The instructions were straight forward and went without a hitch. I must confess I use to build rooftop A/C units for Webster Eng. Also installed and serviced automotive A/C units so this was a breeze. I can't say enough good things about your system, it works very well as it replaced the window A/C units as well as the baseboard heaters here in Portland Oregon. The 3 bedroom house is only 1000 sq.ft. Thanks for a quality product. Glenn
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