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Along those lines, I recently read, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: 'It's time to recognize the right to repair' , https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/te...index.html
It is high time it happens in all fields instead of the path of thumbing down of our kids that has happened in the last 40 or so years. Instead of tinkerers (my mentors were), we have become mall workers and gave away all fun jobs to outsiders.
I know this comment is not exactly related to this product but is worth considering.
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I lived in europe for 2 years and put 2 samsung units in my apartment for about 500 eur each and they were amazing.
Also, installation is free when bought at a store similar to our best buy or walmart.
Electric and labor time are your biggest costs.
You can do it all with this unit, so the cost is all it will be if you can do it all yourself.
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I then paid the guy another optional $175, which included a concrete mini-slab Hurricane pad and plastic Cover Kit for the line set.
So basically, $1,675 bottom line, which included:
* 18K mini-split (cooling only, no heat pump).
* Hurricane pad.
* Line set Cover Kit.
* Installation.
* He also gave me a 2-year no questions asked warranty, if anything happens he comes out and fixes it.
I ran the electric and a/c disconnect box myself. So maybe another $125 for wire, conduit, disconnect box, breakers, and uses. Later, I also ran a PVC condensation pipe. Because I didn't like the flimsy drain hose it came with dangling around dripping water all over the place. That cost another $15 for the PVC pipe and various elbow connectors.
Not sure why people are being quoted so much to have these installed.
I then paid the guy another optional $175, which included a concrete mini-slab Hurricane pad and plastic Cover Kit for the line set.
So basically, $1,675 bottom line, which included:
* 18K mini-split (cooling only, no heat pump).
* Hurricane pad.
* Line set Cover Kit.
* Installation.
* He also gave me a 2-year no questions asked warranty, if anything happens he comes out and fixes it.
I ran the electric and a/c disconnect box myself. So maybe another $125 for wire, conduit, disconnect box, breakers, and uses. Later, I also ran a PVC condensation pipe. Because I didn't like the flimsy drain hose it came with dangling around dripping water all over the place. That cost another $15 for the PVC pipe and various elbow connectors.
Not sure why people are being quoted so much to have these installed.
I live in Minnesota, where we have freezing cold winters and blazing hot and humid summers. I'm looking to install this in my insulated 3 car garage - just want to know how efficient this would be compared to the traditional natural gas forced air heaters that most people who live around me have installed. if it can heat well in addition to cooling, then I may have the best of both worlds and be able to utilize this for all seasons...
But I didn't have the tools for evacuating my system. Vacuum pump, gauges, nitrogen … plus here in the US you need to be certified to charge with 410a. (Even to buy it)
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All in all you'll need one person to install (maybe two) to hold the unit while mounting, an electrician to run the dedicated line and move around breakers in your panel if needed and someone to deal with city permits, someone to order the unit and materials needed etc.
Sounds like it can be done for practically nothing doesn't it??
Definitely one of those situations where over regulation and over certification has distorted the market.
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