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This is ridiculous nonsense. A mini split is basically the evaporation coils mounted on the wall and a hole cut to the outside for the refrigerant tubes to run
by CyberDildonics 6y ago
This is ridiculous nonsense. A mini split is basically the evaporation coils mounted on the wall and a hole cut to the outside for the refrigerant tubes to run. It would be nice to have it on its own circuit, though a 20 amp circuit might be able to just have it added on. That's pretty much it.
Mount it like a TV, cut a hole in the wall, hook up electricity. No architectural designs needed. I'm not sure who told you that, but there are dozens of DIY youtubers who must have gotten free split units, because there is a flood of videos of people installing a precharged version with only themselves and a helper.
- bluGill 6y agoThe actual work of installing is a day labor. The pre work to get the paperwork in place so you are allowed to install it can be over a year. I don't approve of the above, but that is how it is.
- CyberDildonics 6y agoI don't think cutting a small hole in between studs requires "architectural design" and "electric load calculations" really means "it uses this many watts". There is nothing typical about someone needing a year to do something relatively simple. Most restrictions probably just say that the condenser coils can't be on the side that faces a street and maybe that it has to be on a dedicated circuit.
- bluGill 6y agoYou would think, but California is a weird world where often it does take that long.
- CyberDildonics 6y agoBoth of your comments are basically saying 'this is true' and saying 'this is true' again. Do you have any sources or even reasons why installing a split unit air conditioner in all of california 'often' takes a year?