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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Mini Split heatpump install

Installed a mini split heat pump in the garage. Got it from Amazon. Very pleased.
link below.

Pioneer Heat Pump-Dehumidifier

Here is what it looks like unboxed. It came by truck, I picked it up at CEVA's terminal with a Yaris hatchback.
                              Comes with r410A precharged in the condensor
             Mount for evaporator. I hung it from the ceiling.
           Condensor wall brackets came with sleeve anchors for brick.
     Drilled a two inch hole through the wall for freon lines and control power to evaporator. The power supply connects to the condensor only.  The instructions said to use a three inch hole but I'm not going to run the condensate drain tube through with the freon lines. The tube connectors will fit through two inch.
    A couple more inches to go...never hit rebar and I'm glad.
  Aluminium flashing used for a hole liner for a smooth passage. Supplied tube was too big in diameter and too short.
    
         Evaporator takes no wall or floor space
      Vacuuming the lines and evaporator. I know the blue and yellow hoses are reversed. It's 410a so no EPA issue yet. These have a 5/16 port you get to buy and adapter for that too. I ran the condensate through the tube that runs along the ground and drains an existing dehumidifier. Fitting are flare, I read to lube the back of the nuts and use a backup wrench when installing. Tube was preflared and looked polished.
   Mini split uses a remote control to tell it what to do, comes with a wall pocket to hold it. The unit is really quiet compared to a window air conditioner.

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