Coop Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I agree! And That had to be true love for her to leave Texas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 That had to be true love for her to leave Texas! It may have been the biggest mistake of her life...it may have been mine since now I hear about Texas all the time and have to watch Cowboys and have oil-rubbed bronze stars in my house and regularly receive packages containing Whattaburger ketchup. She gets real sad when I remind her our daughter is a true Yankee...born in Chicago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Whataburger ketchup! Holy crap! Pm me with your address and I'll go to HEB and buy her a bottle. Regular or spicy? But, we don't do Cowboys down this far! She still sounds like a keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Whataburger ketchup! Holy crap! Pm me with your address and I'll go to HEB and buy her a bottle. Regular or spicy? Every time we're at the grocery store she laments it's not an HEB. =p We are actually already overflowing with Whataburger ketchup because of recent shipments. =p If you could magically send her some Taco Casa, she would be your friend forever. See what Texas does? Hijackin' threads left and right. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yeah, I know. My apologies op. I'm notorious for doing this. We don't have Taco Casa or I wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well to be fair if you're from southern Texas, you're right at home in a thread about air conditioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Boom! Just opened up 5 months of the year for woodworking. Next shop upgrade is putting in some cabinets... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 very cool, those are nice units, considered some of those instead of central air upstairs in the loft, I ended up running exposed spiral duct and hanging a unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 What is it called and how does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Mini split air conditioner, this unit also has a heat pump. There is an exterior unit that looks like a smaller version of a regular central air unit. The interior and exterior unit are connected with some copper tubing, power, and communication wires that all bundle together to fit through a 2.5" hole in the wall. This is a 18000 btu unit, 220v. Smaller units 110v. Worked out well for my situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Here's a picture of the exterior unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Great idea! Hope it works well for ya. Come July or so, let us know how it's doing. I'm tired of raising the grain on my wood with sweat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Can you tell us more details. What did the unit cost? Did you install it yourself? If not what was installation costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yup, found the unit on Amazon, but bought it directly from the distributor because I thought I would get better customer service if purchased direct, and it also ended up being just a few bucks cheaper. With a couple inexpensive accessories added it was between $800-$900. Www.highseer.com I poured the pad and mounted external, ran the 220v circuit, installed the mounting plate for the internal, drilled the hole for the piping. At that point the instructions were not clear enough to me to progress without worrying about messing something up, so I called an independent hvac company to finish it off. They were hesitant to get involved because of potential permitting risk (I didn't get one). We worked out a deal that involved a cash transaction, and although they were never there, my air conditioner works. I think I got hosed on the price given all the work that was already complete, $1000. If I were to do it again, I would invite the HVAC guy before you start and negotiate the price and who will do what. I've read that if you engage an HVAC to supply equipment and labor, it would be between $3000-$4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I think I got hosed on the price given all the work that was already complete, $1000. I've read that if you engage an HVAC to supply equipment and labor, it would be between $3000-$4000 I think you did...an HVAC guy here quoted me like $1700 for the unit and full installation and multi-year warranty...similar unit one of the high efficiency heat pump models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I don't know, the labor may have been a bit high, but I installed all my HVAC in the entire house. I called a guy who works for a contractor and he charged me $300 to vacuum out the cooper lines open the valves and top of the gas, (r-134 or what ever it is) it took about 2 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Probably, before it was quoted I was thinking $300-$500 as a fair price. They quoted me on replacing my furnace and that quote was nearly half price vs one of the chain HVAC companies. $2800 vs $5500, so real reasonable there. For the split mini they probably charged me for potential aggravation of doing something slightly out of there wheelhouse. Figure this was about a $500 lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I called a guy who works for a contractor and he charged me $300 to vacuum out the cooper lines open the valves and top of the gas, That would be copper lines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 so many places one could go with that, I think I'll take the high road 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yeah, I've had the other vacuumed out before and it was a helluva lot more than $300, not including topping off the gas Sorry OP, I think I got off the subject of wood and shop a/c ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 so many places one could go with that, I think I'll take the high road Well then $300 doesn't sound all that bad. High road is the one less traveled here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 I have just purchased my 4th split system, this one for the shop, the others are in my house. I installed all of them and they work fine. Rather than pay someone to evacuate the copper lines I connect everything up (have my own flaring tools etc. and then let the refrigerant run for a count of 10, it pushes the air out of the tubes and then you close the release valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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