This May Be The End of Firewood For Me! - Installing a Heat Pump Mini Split System in a Pole Barn
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- My brother installed a heat pump with AC unit in his pole barn. I'm so jealous of the AC that I could see me installing a unit like this to replace my use of firewood. At least for the shop. We install a 48,000 BTU Senville heat pump and AC unit.
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I'm constantly impressed by the help you all give to extended family. It is such a blessing to have the help and trust of family nearby!
Thanks Rick! It is certainly nice that we can all help each other out when we need it.
Ive been installing the Senville units in every house I have and removing the central air systems. Its more efficient and is a more affordable option to install yourself. For example I heat and cool a 1860 sqft house with two units in Michigan... Cheaper to run than a central air unit in the summer and turbo mode helps in the winter. I went electric only with solar to not have a bill, but winter does run up a tab, but is about the same as electric and gas combined price wise.
These are pretty much the main heating and cooling option in Australia. Ive got one in every room of the house and plan on putting one into my new shed I’m building. The trick is to go overkill with the size so you aren’t disappointed on the really hot days and it doesn’t have to work so hard.
Not sure where you're located, but my heat pump can't keep up on cold winter nights... in North Central Oklahoma.
If you have underground lines it will probably work. I don't.
Keep the firewood and stove for those extra cold nights.
That's a good point of reference. Yeah, we're not sure how it's going to do but it will be interesting to find out.
It’s great how close you guys are. Thanks for sharing the family working together 👍🏻
I installed 2 58,000 btu myself in my big house. It is awesome
Great info and installation!
Watched it through. First time not, but your content is not a home builder split install and glad I circled back. Layers of family around you is a wonderful thing.
Hey thanks a lot! Appreciate the viewership!
Thanks for sharing, its so nice to have it a little cooler in the shop on them hot days we’re you cant stand it. My dad puts a window unit in a 40’x30’ shop.
I installed a Senville 2.5 ton unit two years ago in my 36x40 metal building shop. The building has 12 ft side walls and a 12 x2 pitch with a 16x12 role up door with 1" of foam board insulation on the door and R19 in the walls + osb. In the roof I have R19 plus 1"foam sheeting. I have HVAC certification and the proper tools to make the proper triple evacuation, I bought the unit off Amazon for $1250 wall bracket $124 flaring tool $100 bender $150 and don't forget proper line set adaptor $25.00.
This has been a game changer I live in the mountains of East TN. Last month 95 degrees 100 humidity the shop set at 75 felt cooler than my house set at 72. The inverter technology takes all of the humidity out of the shop, nothing rusting I feel cooler in the shop than I do in my house with a 3 ton heat pump set at 72.
Last winter the unit was able to keep the shop easily at 68 degree's with 12" of snow and a low of 8 degrees it does go into defrost often at very low temps. No issue so far and if I have to replace it and 7 years who cares. I have a Buck stove for back up that I had to previously feed 4 cords of firewood into a season. Night and day to keep shop supplies from freezing.
So this is a win win the Average increase cost on the electric bill has been $75.00 thats for 1440 sq feet plus the huge lose in the entrance door 12x16x 1" foam. So saving my body from the wood splitter but I still keep back some firewood for the house and emergency's
The key to making any of the mini splits work is making sure the flare fittings are perfect and torqued properly, a deep vacuum before the refrigerant is released and ground everything properly
I have also ran this off of an 5500 watt Honda generator during a grid outage with out a control board issue
I don't check this address often but I will try to add input as asked
That is great news! I am a big fan of mine so far. Thanks for the info.
Wow, what a nice unit, pole barns are all metal and really heat up in summer months, that is a real game changer, the nice thing is it cools in a half hour, and you only run it when you need it, so it should be very efficient, well done.
Great job nice looking great keep up the good work thank you
I've wondered about these systems! Thanks for sharing this.
Sure thing. Thanks for checking it out Chad!
Definitely have a follow up on the winter to see how it does when it gets good and cold.
What a nice feature to have in the big shop.
Great video. Loved seeing your brother Nate and Ben in the video.
Thanks a lot Jason!
Great video, Neil. I installed a Pioneer Mini-split system into my home last year. Just having air conditioning in the house now is fantastic. My house has electric heat and the mini-splits do a much better job in heating mode than the existing system. Last winter I didn't have any heating issues, and I am northwest of you, about 15 miles west of Kalamazoo. As a retrofit solution, I can't recommend them enough, especially for houses and buildings without duct work.
we installed a similar smaller unit in our garage shop. Keep the garage shop cooled to the 80's in summer and 60's in winter. Low moisture/humidity and pleasant to work in. Easy to adjust short term when actually working and then back to back ground. highly recommended
The split ductless HVAC is something we have been looking at for a long time. Currently on a two zone central system and it seems like the second floor unit never shuts off in the height of summer or winter. Of course it doesn't help that the house was built in 1900. We have seven rooms downstairs and five rooms upstairs. This system could cut our electric bill essentially in half or more and eventually pay for itself in savings. Thank you for sharing your brother's system and installation in his pole barn.
Congratulations to your nephew on doing a great job editing, and the window unit to keep him and the electronics from having a melt down.
I loved that last bit...
"We're not getting any more cats."
"Yes we are." as she walks away with a kitten... Gotta love it!
Thanks so much Susan. These systems are fantastic for older homes. If we didn't already, Richard fit our house with central air. This would have been a strong contender for a solution for us.
Thanks for mentioning my nephew, Trent and his work to get the edits done on this video. He's been a big help on the last few videos to take some of the load off during this busy time of the year. Hopefully he sticks around for a bit!
So far the kitten hasn't made it home for my brother's house, but I'm worried it's going to show up here one of these days! 😋
We're looking at a similar but smaller product for our church... great info, thanks a bunch, Neil!
As we also have a solar array on our campus buildings, not paying for much electricity. Our old roof unit also takes natural gas for winter heating.
Just got finished installing one in my shop. I made a mistake wall mounting. Turned the wall into a speaker with the very low frequency hum from the compressor. So nice to have AC in the shop in the midsouth, heat will be wonderful too.
During a downstairs remodel this spring, we added a ducted mini-split heat pump to cool and heat a re-purposed downstairs area. So far in our hottest summer ever, the ac function has actually reduced our power bills as the older unit taking care of the of the house doesn't work as hard. Great technology in our experience
Fantastic! Glad to hear these reports.
Great video!! I put a MrCool DIY 12K unit in our Lake house camp 3 years ago and its been great!! Like you said in the video, the DIY ones come with pre-charged line sets, so you don't need an HVAC certified install for the warranty coverage; purchased through HD on sale at that time for $1100, then $400 rebate from local power company because its 22 SEER efficiency; out of pocket ended up costing about $850 with pad, outside line set cover, electric; I ran my own power (this model is only 15A 120VAC). This unit is also WiFi enabled Smart device; I use an app on my phone to turn it on before we get to the lake.
Nice installation,canopy over outside unit has made a big difference to operation of my unit ,greatly reducing weathering over 4 years of service.
As someone who has installed a couple of mini split AC and replaced many more do to unavailable parts, mostly circuit broads due to lighting.... Highly recommend purchasing from a reputable company and ASK about “ complete “ warranty
Those linesets look great 😂😂😂🫠
Great video, and info.,
Thank you sir.
Great video split units are the best just put them in my house well worth the money definitely will put them in my shop when I get to building it being an electrician I liked watching another one work always learn from watching others in the trade work your brother does nice work
Thanks Shane! I think this setup is going to be nice for my brother.
I put a window mount AC in our Minnesota Northwoods lake cabin. My wife didn't think she needed it . . . until she felt the difference on humid days or nights where we'd sweat trying to sleep. We have propane heat but since heat pumps don't work very well when the temperatures get much below freezing a mini-split didn't seem like a practical choice for us.
Makes sense there.
I'm always impressed and humbled by your familial relationships, Neil. Your work always gives me deep satisfaction in the power of family, in even the simplest circumstances. Personally, I find peace and contentment in the work you produce, and I am grateful to you for this blessing. All best wishes to you and yours, and my deepest thanks for what you do organically - touching the things that we all yearn for in our own lives, and making it seem so easy. You are truly a good man, and as I've said in posts promoting your vids - you're the guy we ALL would want for a best friend in life. The guy who'd do nearly anything to help out a friend, and that guy who we'd do anything for to return the favor.
You're too kind. Thanks so much.
Nate, is going to love it, my Mr Cool unit was easy to install also. It’s pretty nice to walk into the shop when it’s 90 degrees outside, and 72 inside with low humidity, helps keep my woodworking projects from twisting and warping.
Yeah I know he's going to love it. It's going to be hard for me to walk into that air condition shop and then come back over here to my sweat box!
Great video Neil! I will be adding a large addition to my garage and I’ve been struggling with heating/cooling options for it. Absolutely love that unit!! The next thing would be to add solar to be able to run it in case of power loss. Thanks as always, I’m always waiting for your videos! Hope you and family are doing well! I “drive” past you every few weeks when I get to go home from work… always think about you guys 😊
Hey, thanks so much Troy! I think the solar piece would be a really nice addition to this to keep it running in the event of power failure. Family is doing great! Hope all is well for you and yours. Thanks again for watching.
Sure hope to see more drive content, nice hvac setup...
You and me both. One of these days I promise!
Never ceases to amaze me how when dad shows up, REAL work gets done. Nate is the "skilled" labor, dad is the "whip master". What exactly is your function brother? Quite a few "expert" trades on this project. What exactly again was your "skill set"? Not even going to comment on the tiny AC unit install. Why pile on to your obvious humiliation? Nonetheless, love home and try to apply yourself...So much potential....
You should know by now I'm just the photographer!!! 😋
Building a barn wood shop in Michigan this summer will consider this
That's awesome. I'm putting radiant floor heating in my shop (when I get that far) but, this would be nice in the summer.
Yeah no kidding. I like that combo. We have radiant floor heat in the garage and it's awesome.
This is exactly what I am planning on doing for my pole barn down here in Florida. They are extremely energy efficient. No loss through ductwork and can be programmed for individual zones. One consideration for a pole barn is also the height of the ceiling that is being conditioned so if that is taken into account as well it will be a great system. Great install!
That is a very good point about the height.
That looks like a perfect addition to that sweet barn. You’ve tested the A/C but winter will be a good test for radiant floor heat vs wall mount. The Bluetooth looks very nice. You can have your shop getting to proper temp while you’re drinking your coffee.
And you can set timers too. I think that's one of the greatest features cuz you only have to cool it when you really need it. He invested a ton of money and insulation which is going to help him out a bunch as well.
Great to see you have some editing help. We'll expect more videos from you now! Make sure he know he has some big shoes to fill!
Hey thanks! It's been a great help so far. We are still working together on every video so they still have the same feel. If he enjoys it and wants to stick it out for a bit then I'm hoping I can get more done. Thanks for the support!
ok thank you so much
I like my window units when they break just open the window let it fall out and put one out of another room in. Just be sure to unplug the first one before the fall
Oh this made me chuckle!
Good video and that looks like an efficient set up.
My pole barn is 30 x 50 and I got quotes to have an HVAC system installed. They were 8000 to $10,000
I salvaged a heat and air unit off of a house that has burned down and installed some redneck ductwork. I did $1500 to insulate the whole building and 1200 for The unit and installing ductwork myself
They said I would need a 5 ton unit but 3 1/2 ton has done the job
Very nice! That's funny as our house has a furnace and A/C that came from a burned house. We got it all for free and it's still going strong 17 years on (although likely not very efficient by today's standards).
Thanks for watching Brock!
We've had a Mitsubishi mini split AC system for over 12 years and love it. Unfortunately our first one was killed by a lighting strike close to the condenser (which houses the electronics) about 8 years in. We've since added whole house surge protection on our main panel. Our contractor also installed a whole house surge protector on the outside disconnect as added protection when he installed our mini split. He said they were doing this on all new installs now.
That is a great idea. Hopefully Nate will read some of these about the surge protection.
Thanks for sharing! Had considered ac for the shop, but thought it would be far more complicated because of the duct work associated with central air or would need to cut a large hole in the wall for a “window “ mounted style unit. But this seems like a good option!
Most certainly! This is going to be a great option for folks that work in their barns I think.
hi there my friend Jeff has a few of them . they are great john
Thank you! Please keep us up to date on the monthly cost. My shop is 36x48 with 14’ tall ceilings. I’m looking for something to heat and cool it with. Right now I have a wood burner and it’s sometimes inconvenient to work with for quick jobs in the barn. Looking for something to keep and average temp during the winter months in Michigan.
I'll be sure to do a follow-up come this winter. And see how it's doing after he's got some hours on it.
I have a Mr Cool mini split in my 2400sq ft wood shop and it keeps it warm and cool through the winter and summers in SW Mo. Eliminating the humidity is the biggest advantage along with constant temp.
Where are you at? I’m in Carthage.
I lived n Mo.25yrs n yes the humidity there sucks ballz I welded outdoors every day n when they added ac n the shop it was way better but shop ceiling was 28’ up so they added flexible plastic drop tubes worked better then but I retired from job n Mo n moved but to the north n the cornfields but been humid up here this summer wtf but back home now
I have the same size shop. What size unit did you go with?
@@overdosed51 I have a 30,000 BTU heater. It would be a bit undersized for a 24X48 shop. But, my shop is split in half. I only heat one side. Hope that helps?
I installed a single Senville unit a year ago. DIY installed except for the line hook up. 15 amp fuse, cheaper to run in the winter over electric baseboard heaters. Minimal cost increase to run the AC from a year ago with window units and it works much better!
Perfect! Glad to hear this kind of feedback.
I installed a Pioneer mini split in my home at the end of May and let me tell you it was the best decision ever. I did all the work myself (thanks TH-cam community) and my electric bill went down vs. the two window units I used the previous 3 summers. I currently have baseboard heat but hopefully the heat will be cheaper also.
That's awesome to hear. Everyone that has installed. One of these has nothing but good things to say other than maybe not being able to keep up on the coldest days of winter. Fortunately, we don't get too many of those days, so I think we'll get by for the majority of our cold days.
It will be! Resistive heat is an old reliable and I wouldn't get rid of it or anything cuz it'll work even if it's 40 below 0. But from 0-50f your new heat pump will run twice as cheap. Good on you for doing the right thing for your home and the environment. Heat pumps are the future, in 10-20 years time I wouldn't be surprised to see ducted split systems hit the road. Almost every new home wants at least multi zone anyway and DOE changes coming down are not making big split systems any cheaper. Mini splits are cheap to install and with a fistful of solar panels could mean climate independence for every homeowner.
I would have also put a diagonal strut from the support bracket down to the footer/foundation slab as well 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I see there was diagonal supports
Yep! Added them in after the installation was completed.
thia doesn't need to be your only heating option but supplement your heating and thereby grratly reducing the amount of firewood you need and also the amount of labour to put into it.
As long as the outside heat exchanger doesn't freeze up these are super efficient and I wouldn't even bother turning the wood burning stove on.
So look at it not as your only option but as an alternative to make live easier.
Very cool video.
I see what you did there 😉
Perfect content timing. I have central heat and AC. But the farthest room in my house just doesn’t get enough AC in the summer or heat in the winter. So I ordered a smaller mini split a couple weeks ago and it just delivered. Hope my install goes as well as yours. I’m hoping to DIY the whole project. But I have a HVAC guy on standby just in case.
I bought a vent fan to suck the heat or cold air into my old bedroom at my parents. Made a 10-15 degree difference.
Hope it works out well for you Gabe! Sounds like these things are just the ticket.
I have a mini split here in Arizona mainly for cooling obviously(it heat well to but we really don't get that cold), I have a metal building and you can ground mount the outside units as well I put mine on cinder blocks and poured a concrete slab on top of blocks and mounted the unit to the slab. My unit is 18k btu for 600sqft and the unit keeps my shop cool no problem on 115+ days. My shop is insulated but I have rollup doors that are not and it does the job and is really cheap to run. I think after you spend some time in your brother's shop your really going to want one, plus here in Arizona it keeps all my greases and paints and everything from melting and going bad. PS they use way less electric than those window units too.
I think you're right in that I'm going to be wanting one pretty bad over here! Glad to hear it works so well, even in Arizona!
The mini split is exactly what I want. My building is 36x48 with 12'3" height. Radiant in floor heat with boiler was installed when building was put up. Installer quoted me a 36,000 btu mini split but I was running low on cash. Poor decision on my part. One guy I talked to was not willing to run the lines on the inside. This looked like a great installation. I especially like the bracket outside and all lines inside.
I didn't know how badly I wanted one of these until I walked into my brother's shop on that hot day! It seems to be just the ticket but we'll see what it does this winter.
Please update us on how this unit does in the winter months. Considering this for my pole barn.
Nice install , but it is missing one thing . And that is a surge protecter attached to the disconnect . That it cheap insurance for your expensive equipment .
That's probably a good idea!
For a heating and cooling point, I have one condenser and two evaporators in my guest on suite, they run all year around and I keep them at 60° in the winter and 80° in summer if it’s not occupied. Electric bill is maybe $15 month when not occupied. In the winter, they tend to not hold temp at 20° or below that very well
Good info!
Lot of new houses in norway buildt with a heat pump as its only heat source. And a lot of people ads it to use less firewood and to have heat going all day. Just 1 unit outside and inside will do. 100m2 house needs a 4kw unit i think, if you use some additional firewood on the colder days.
I installed a senville 18k unit on my main floor this spring huge game changer only cost me $450 after local utilities rebate!
Well that is terrific! We're glad to hear some positive feedback on these units. We're hoping he's going to like it come this winter too.
another gr8 documentary
Nice Video Neil. But I went with Senville for my garage 2 year ago (36k BTU... I have 1200sqf). I had ONE problem and it was a big problem... No HVAC guy wanted to come to activate the unit. They all wanted to sell me their own brand... contacted Senville and they found one guy willing to come for 800$... (it was cheaper to buy a unit from the previous guys, and make them install everything!) so I finally ended up buying a vaccum pump and activating it myself with no warranty....
Just make sure you have someone willing to come at a reasonnable price before ordering a unit.
Keep up the good work Neil, every video always a pleasure to watch :)
That's good to know! Man, that would stink if not able to get it vac'd down. Thanks for the heads-up. Has it been working well though otherwise?
@@digdrivediy its working #1.. cannot complaint.
Technology Connections has several good videos on these. I would start with the "Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating".
My dad's shop is 48 x 48 x 14 and has 2 overhead doors. He has one window AC unit mounted up high (I think it's 18kbtu). If you're conscientious about keeping the doors closed it's plenty comfortable.
That's pretty much what I do in my shop.
I am sticking by my previous post about the geo thermal route.
Will do all that same stuff at half the monthly electric bills
My brother Nate does have geothermal for his house. There's a loop that goes into the pond so he was smart about that. Mine on the other hand is still just going to be firewood for now.
depending on what you have for sun hours, it might be good to pair the mini-spit with a solar system that matches the power draw.
Heat pumps are great. Way more efficient at heating and cooling! With all the grants out there you can get a solar system for pennies on the dollar and not even worry about the cooling bill
Like you Neil #jealous. Also like you more interested for the Airconditioning than the heat but it sure looks nice! Please report back on the cost to run it. Thanks my friend
Sure thing Mike. I'm really interested to see how it does on a few of the coldest days this winter. He put a big investment into the insulation in that building so hopefully it won't take much to warm it up in there.
I installed a heat pump at our place and it’s good to 25 degrees out side an wood takes over from there
Went from burning 6 cords a winter to only needing 3
Did I never notice the classic John Deere themed DDD logo shirts? That's cool!
Hey thanks! That's part of our summer DDD collection 😂
@@digdrivediy Do you have a merch store? I've never noticed any links
@@NotSureJoeBauers Not really. We've been selling some hats and t-shirts to those interested. I'd like to get something official set-up one of these days.
Need to see how well it heats on a -10 day.
Add a two post lift and Nate will have more friends than he ever knew he had!!
Ha! No doubt!
COOL! video Neil Sorry couldn't help it!!!!
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I got solar in 2018 and a heat pump in 2019. I have natural gas as a backup. After living with the heat pump for 3 years, I find that it is a much better air conditioner than my 30 year old air conditioner. It is a good heater in the spring and fall. It works terrible in the winter. I have had it freeze up in the winter. I went to emergency heat setting in the winter to force it to use the gas backup.
The main issue is that the local lennox dealer technicians in central illinois are not trained and don't have enough experience to work on heat pumps. I have had the compressor replaced under warranty and I had a terrible vibration issue on the lines coming from the outside unit to the inside A coil.
Maybe the mini split is good down to the lower temperatures, but my heat pump is good down to 35 degrees F.
Good luck.
Very interesting feedback. I'm not sure what his limitations are on this for heating in the coldest days of winter. Definitely going to be worth following up just to see how it does. Thanks a lot Gregg.
my brother put a senville in his garage ,it almost gets to cold .they are the way to go.
Great video! I’ve been interested in these since we’ve been looking into building a “barndominium”, not a fan of the name but everyone uses it. Playing around with the idea for one for house and wood shop all in one.
They seem like a good solution, but I'm interested to see what it does this winter.
@@digdrivediy So am I.
@@digdrivediy So am I.
I know how you feel. New England has had a heat wave for over a week and I work outside Landscaping construction. I get home and I just want to crash in ac. You step outside and it's like a wall of heat 🥵🥵🥵🤯
Nice repurpose an ac probably got your self a new one. Lol
I am surprised he did not do a geothermal heat pump in the pond.
Funny you mention that because he actually does have a geothermal loop running into the pond. That's how they heat their house.
Thanks bud n I’ve been watching videos on these units trying to get info n I think it’s the best choice for what I have job well done with the family all pitching in
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My polebarn is heated off our wood boiler as well. We converted our house from emergency propane (is boiler ever went out) to natural gas last fall and as a result I didn't fire up the boiler. Something like this would be great.
If we had access to natural gas I'd be doing it in a heartbeat here as well!
Neal I would think you might consider this system in your house to heat and cool
Yes, it is certainly worth considering. We do have propane forced air and essential air conditioning, but there still may be some value to this in terms of saving money over the long term.
They will regret attaching the outside unit to the building, it will cause annoying vibration alot. but it's a a shop no worries. for home installation make a nice elevated concrete pad with a thick peice of rubber. and always put the surge protection
A lot of new buildings use heat pumps nowadays around here - germany.
Oh nice, that’s a looks to be a good system. Would you check back the system in the dead of winter, be interesting to see how it does. So, when you are you going to install yours young man? Thanks for the ride along sir.
I will definitely follow up this winter Terry. Over the course of this heat wave the past week I have had that thing in the back of my mind every time I step foot in my shop!
The 4 ton unit isn't oversized when you consider 10/12 ft ceilings. They should really estimate coverage on cubic ft instead of only square ft assuming 8 ft ceilings.
I want one for my shop too.
Yeah we talked about that but I didn't have it in the video but that's a great point.
You're right but I don't know who you mean by "they"! Ceilings and doors are the next 2 questions after sq ft and if you wanted to try and size a unit with square footage alone I feel like you'd be on your own for an equation!
I like it!
Do you all have enough snow load that some sort of protection is needed? In my area, snow falling off the metal roof at the eaves could potentially damage the outside unit.
Anymore? We really don't get too much snow to worry about it. But it is something to have in the back of your mind for sure.
I believe that Yazaki Energy System Inc. has a system that would allow you to use your boiler (outdoor wood furnace) to create AC.
Really??!!! That's interesting. May need to check it out... but I don't know about keeping the fire going all year round? :)
@@digdrivediy I know it sounds crazy but I believe it can be done if you can stand the idea of using firewood all year round!! I would run separate lines so that you have heat lines and AC lines so that in spring and fall you can switch back and forth easy....
And add the house.
I'd like to know how well this does heating after a full winter.
Nice DDD shirt Neil!
Ha, thanks! It's actually a pretty comfy shirt!
I’ve been looking into this exact unit for my 30x33x14 pole barn in south eastern PA. Curious what your electric cost have been during the winter months
firewood here went up to 500 a month. I switched to propane hotdawg for 10 a month in propane.
Wow! Sounds like I should be selling my firewood and heating with propane!
Suami say, I see another cat in your fiture.
Yeah, probably...😬
Thanks for posting this video, I am in the process of installing a Mr. Cool. I have a question, if you kind enough to answer. Why and how did you attach the lower unistrut bracing to the bottom of the compressor mount ?
The reason was simply extra support. It was difficult to find a wall bracket that was designed for a 4 ton (48,000 BTU) compressor, most said up to a 36,000 BTU. The compressor I installed weighed 225lbs and the bracket I bought was rated for 500lbs but I just was a little nervous having that thing 2 foot off the ground without anything else holding it up. I used galvanized 1 5/8" strut and went to a local electrical supply house and bought 4 hole 45 degree outside angle brackets to mount it to the wall mount. There were already holes in the wall mount bracket and I anchored the bottom to my concrete with some beefy tapcons. The 45 degree outside brackets weren't the exact angle I needed but I just put them in the vice and tweeked them a little with a 2lb sledge until they had everything in line like I needed. Since there were already holes in the bracket I just used some stainless steel 3/8" bolts and washers. Here is a link that shows the strut supports like the ones I used. www.discountstrutaccessories.com/45-deg-4-hole-open-angle-import.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw0dKXBhBPEiwA2bmObUF_9DRw82nJelXhXp0vdet0mkhao5DhW9skm2kPcpggl3Pcs-jxVhoC_Q0QAvD_BwE
@@nathankoch9970 thanks for the reply, I have a 36K unit and it make a bit nervous also. I may do something similar. My outdoor unit is 187lbs. I did something a bit different. I used a product called thrubolts to secure mine better. I would attach a picture, but I can’t see a way to do so in TH-cam.
Oh COOL! (Literally)
Neil, I have been looking at this type of air conditioning for my woodworking shop. My constraint is power. I only have a 60 amp feed to the shop.
It has never been a problem. Especially since I converted all of my fluorescent lighting to LED. But, I do run upwards of 40 amps when planing and dust collecting lumber. Best I can tell the planer peak loads at about 25 amps while the collector peaks at 12.
I have 1200 sq ft and could use a smaller unit… I looked at mini-splits a few years back. But, they were too expensive and required too much power to operate. Perhaps it’s time to look again.
About cats… we have one. She’s a bit lazy. But, I caught her stalking a squirrel last month and posted the video. Cats are creatures that I don’t understand… this one is definitely selfish. Every word she says starts with “Me..”!
Your helper did a great job editing this video! I look forward to seeing what he does next. Please have him put his name in the credits!!!
Stay cool bud!
Yeah it is amazing how much these things have changed in the last 5 to 10 years. Seems like when I first started hearing about them they were still very expensive but now the cost seems pretty reasonable to me. I think some of the products come from across the pond, but that's a topic for a different day I guess.
As far as the cats go, it seems I've lost control. Kara and I had just one cat for the first 17 years of our marriage and now somehow in the last year there's been two and sometimes three more around! The girls just seem to have a way of talking me into some of that stuff!
My nephew has been a big help editing the last several videos. We've been working together to get them done where he does much of the rough edit and then I do the final edit still. I'm really helping that it can help me to get caught up and then I could get one or two videos ahead so I'm not always working them at the last minute.
Thanks as always for the great comments. Dave. Really appreciate you giving a shout out for Trent on the edit.
Given how quickly this system cools down that shop, probably a considerably smaller, cheaper unit would have been sufficient. Mini-split systems are an amazingly good value compared to traditional HVAC.
Needed it more for the heating side than cooling though.
So this is an air source heat pump? I can see that it will be efficient for A/C in hot weather but how well does it make heat in winter. I'm curious to see what the future holds for all of us!
Yeah we are very curious to find out as well.
What temperature does the unit lock out during the winter? Typically 25 to 30 degrees, then you need to go to resistance heat. Pretty expensive to heat in the cold belt!
They say in the brochure it will run in -22F. I'm not sure if it will, but mine had been running when we had single digits, and it did awesome.
Hey Neil great video I have a question should I get a Brimley box scraper for my John Deere 320 I have a pretty big driveway and the gravel isn’t flat and I need to level it it’s also pretty steep I have a John Deere 320 and I am such a big fan of your channel if you do decide to respond to this can you please make like a small video on it like a minute and a half because I’m not gonna be able to find my comment and read the reply if you do decide to so thank you in my dream tractor is a John Deere 755 or 1025R so I envy you
Hi Eli. I responded to this question in another comment, so I hope you get a notification that there was a reply. Thanks so much for watching and I definitely think you should get that box scraper!
Wonder if Mr. Cool would sponsor you.
I think it would be pretty cool if they did!
12:57 LOL!!!