It's my understanding that just about everything you have done has been without experience. You two have done an outstanding job building your own home.

This couple are rock stars. They Join hands a jump off together. 😊

@OneFootOfftheGrid

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike!

Wow it's looking amazing

I am so happy for all of you finally getting cool air to work in 😊. You both are amazing 😍.

Congratulations on the install.

You two did an amazing job installing your air and heating units , I'm so happy for you guys! 😊👍💕💕💕

That was worth the wait for me, I cannot imagine how thrilled you guys are. From here on out, you can finish the house with a COOL head! Congrats !!

Awesome video Great work !!!

One more thing I hope MrCool uses some of your video for a DIY install you both knocked it out the park. 💕💕

Looks great

You both take on tasks that seem overwhelming But still get through it well done guysx

Nice house, great video.

My daughter has a mini split and it’s wonderful!

great teamwork.

Hello Darlings You look like professionals Getting closer to Moving In that beautiful house ❤ Lots of hugs to all!!🐶including❤️

Just imagine! To finish the interior of the house you can labour comfortably in an airconditioned environment! What luxury!

Nice work team!! I love watching you guys.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

I watched about 3/4 of ❤your video. You two did an amazing job together. I am wishing for a solemate team mate ,And the biggest blessing is your property is so beautiful with the animals and all. Hats off to you both.

Alway WET ! You look Great in Blue!❤

"I'm Too Old For This Shit" Best line ever !

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

I think it is said EVERY single day on the build. Lol!

Good stuff

Special air conditioning contractor I strongly recommend that you get some spray and foam and seal up the ends of those lion covers otherwise your mind up with little fellows making their home in your line set of course I can't eat through the copper tubing but they sure do her job on that insulation and the controller cord other than that looks like you did a nice job for amateurs my congratulations

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Good call! I didn't even think of that. I'll break out the spray foam and steel wool and plug up those holes.

I am very happy, Awesome job fitting MrCool. I am so proud of your ability to adapt to every situation and overcome. 😇😘🥶😓👏🙋‍♂🙋‍♀☘

I installed 2 of these in our home. With a little bit of common sense mechanical know how, anyone can install these mini splits. There are plenty of youtube vids just like this one to help out if you get stuck somewhere. Installing these yourself saves an average of $2,000 to $3,000 depending on your area. HVAC guys hate these things because the DIY mini split revolution is eventually going to put many of them out of a job. So sorry Charlie but if I can save $3,000, guess which direction I'm going? Since installing our mini splits, the central unit, while still there for a "just in case" backup, will probably rot before its ever turned on again. The mini splits do an amazing job and both at less than half the cost of the central unit to operate. You guys did a great job on your install. Congrats and I hope others have the same great results from a DIY mini split.

Congratulations on yourpass for your inspection

GREAT vid ! First vid I've watched. You guys are an awesome team. Value what you two have. Incredible relationship

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Hope you'll continue to follow our journey.

Aww, well done both 👍🍻🥂🎉 Bet you cant wait for a hot day just to chill inside 🤭 See you next time 👏👏

Greetings One Foot and family. Jamaica in the house 🇯🇲🇯🇲. Let's go have some fun 😊😊😊

Well done🤗wow

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Those units are very efficient. Very good as heaters too. Remember you are moving heat not making heat.

Nice job, nice video!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Well done guys that was a major project....but I love the way ye just ploughed through it even though ye hit a few little road blocks. Ye are getting so close to moving into that mansion. Loving the progress ye are making.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

It was a big project, but it was actually pretty straight forward. I think the hardest part might have been putting on the line covers.

I just love your outlook and attitude on things, it is so refreshing! I laughed so hard when you said that if all goes well you think that you can get the outside unit and the two inside head units installed in a week. It is such a nice place to be where you understand that things take a lot longer when you're doing your best to work through new situations. Due to the simplicity of Mini Splits many people could install all of the components in a single day and then maybe another day for running the electrical and add a day at the front end for pouring the concrete pad for the outside unit, but it was really cool to see you acknowledge that things happen and often times DIYers need a lot of extra time so you added on several days for that. Such a great outlook and so realistic. I say Bravo!!!!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

We have learned from experience that things always take longer than you expect with DIY projects especially when you are learning new skills/trades in the process. I joked with Sara that installing the line set covers was almost more difficult and time consuming than installing the actual unit. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel.

@Oztaffy1

9 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid A thought maybe next time you hit any type of road block do a google or youtube search to see if you can find a solution,, It may be faster than customer service. For example maybe your video will pop up if I searched for MR cool wrong fittings.... Great job by the way loved the video.

I am still here and watching guys and so proud of all you have done. It has been a long run and you are getting there and have so much to be proud of.....

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

Glad to see you Roy! Things are moving quickly now and some comforts are starting to come back into our life. I think a toilet might be up next.

@royhowdyshell241

10 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid Yes every one needs one of those hahaha have a great time and enjoy each day and all the news events in your lives

Hi guy's well done on a good job.x

Love your job. Folloing from Sweden.

radiant heat in the kitchen! I wish I put some in so I didn't have to wear socks or slippers every time I puttered around cooking in there.

Good job guys👍 beautiful house. What town you are guys it is a beautiful place. 👍

you did a good job ,i did installs on Mini split systems for many many years before i had a stroke. i wish i still had the opportunity to still do the work. dont forget to do your filter cleaning just take it out and rinse it out and put it back, i recommend to also clean your condensing coil at least twice a year to keep your system working like it should.

Great job! Will be nice finishing the inside this summer without baking to death.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

YES!! It's going to make it so much more comfortable working inside this summer.

God bless your life boy You so good explaining what we need to do in emergencies I saw your videos for the first time and I'm so impressed how you explaining all the details You so good Thanks

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

We, too, installed our mini split as unknowledged diy-ers. Very simple, easy project. Had to have pros come out to charge the unit for warranty purposes. 5 years still cooling and heating as it should. Great Job you guys... I miss the PNW, lived in Kent and Spkoane areas.

@johndickerson6363

7 ай бұрын

What did it cost for the contractor to come out.

Good! Ciao from Dolomites.👍👍👍

Could not recommend Mr Cool more. I installed my smaller unit in my office a couple of years ago and absolutely love it. Very easy to install and works like a champ. Love your videos guys!!!

@davidanderson1074

9 ай бұрын

Could not?

@None-685

9 ай бұрын

Do you know how many amps your panel needs to be?

@matthaffner9920

9 ай бұрын

I installed a dedicated 110v 20amp breaker for my mini split. Mine is the 12,000 BTU model so the 20amp has worked great with no issues

@None-685

9 ай бұрын

@@matthaffner9920 Thanks- and it removes humidity too, that’s my biggest complaint about window or mobile air conditioning

@matthaffner9920

9 ай бұрын

@@None-685 I can’t confirm or deny because I live in a non-humid climate. However, we do get occasional humid days and I have not seen much difference. Good luck!!

Wow 😁😁

I just signed up to your Channel. You really made that Mr Cool install look easy. My A/C is getting old (34 Yr) and I may look into having my "Ducted" unit replaced with Mr Cool when the time comes. Art in Calif

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

We have been really pleased with the performance of the unit. Even without floor insulation and without our ceiling finished it cools our entire main floor without much effort. And it does it all almost silently. I'd certainly recommend looking into them as an option.

I work in the HVAC trade and this was impressive to see man! You’re install came out very nice, only thing I would recommend is maybe putting some rodent screen on the end of the lineset covers or spray foaming the inside of them

Great job. I have one too and love it. However, one thing I failed to do was the bubble test for Cooling AND Heating too! Lost all my coolant that first winter. Might be worth a double check, you want to do a second check after a few months anyway.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

5 ай бұрын

I keep worrying about ours losing refrigerant. I'm crossing my fingers that we don't have a leak. I'll test the connections by the outside unit again, but where the connections are made to the head units are already under the trim and behind those sound dampening pads.

I did the 18K and I honestly wish I went larger. When I installed my outdoor unit I installed on top of four concrete and PVC columns that are 2 feet high. I did this because we can possibly get 2 feet of snow from a storm. It's worked out well. Oh, and the "I'm too old for this shit" comment. LOL! I'm 60 this Rocktober. Still not too old.

Cool😄

Well thats pretty Awesome! Mr Cool seems to be a pretty good company to work with Great seeing your progress NEW to the channel cant wait to see more!!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yeah, we enjoyed working with Mr. Cool and the install process was pretty straight forward. We have been loving having AC in the build site this summer.

@cityhomestead40

9 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid Yeah I bet it's nice! Yall did a great job

I would have set the outside unit on a raised platform it get it above the snow in winter.

You have such a beautiful wooden exterior that it would look much better to cover the linesets with wood or paint them matching brown.

"I'm too old for this sh**" ... Me: my body aches just watching you two work

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

I keep hoping that it is "keeping us young"

Great job on the Mini-Split install. Such confidence. I’ve been considering an addition on our house and you just gave me the answer to my heating/AC questions. Keep up the good work. Do you have a target occupancy goal yet?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

Glad the video was helpful for you in making a decision. I've been really impressed with how quickly the 24k unit cools down the entire great room even on hot days. And that is without insulation in the floors yet. We ar aiming for occupancy in the fall. That doesn't mean everything will be done, but at least the kids can move in while we are finishing things up.

It looks awesome. What is the name of the music at the end of the post?

9:20 real every day face, 9:22 - the video camera face... LOL

I was worried about kinking the lines when you were bending them 90 degrees, how did you keep them from kinking?

Cool project. Just a note, for jurisdictions that follow NEC2023 the disconnect needs 15" workspace to the left and right and nothing protruding past 6" beneath that space.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for pointing that out. So in our case with our unit being offset from the house by 12" does our disconnect meet that requirement? We had the inspector out to approve our disconnect, so they must not follow NEC2023 yet, but I'm just curious.

Overall good job. However the dryer vent location will cause clogging of the condenser fins

@OneFootOfftheGrid

7 ай бұрын

Yep, I'm going to have to move that vent or just know I'm going to have to clean the fins every year. I was hoping the outdoor unit would be able to go somewhere else and I already had the dryer vent installed. Luckily it shoudl be a pretty easy fix.

Thank you 2 for sharing! I will def do my own install now. Are you going to stain/seal that interior T&G on the walls?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Yes. We are putting a clear coat finish on all of the wood for the walls and ceiling.

For future concrete work the rebar should be on bottom few inches to work properly not pushed into top as frost heaves are the biggest threat to cracks!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if it was clear in the video, but when I put the rebar in we were only at half of our pour. So there was still another 1-2 inches after we put the rebar in.

@bentleydonovan4608

8 ай бұрын

LoL ok whatever do it your way I was just trying to let others know correct way

I installed the mr cool universal system, used my existing duct work. Great system so far. Been 1 yr and no issues. Would like to see if yours cools the living room i think personally it will run nonstop.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Good question. We have had some 90 degree days so far and the living room unit has done a fantastic job of keeping it cool. The problem we might run into is the upstairs unit being undersized since a lot of the hot air accumulates in the loft. We are hoping that once we have our ceiling fans in the living room unit will be able to assist in cooling some of that air once we have things circulating well. But as long as we are on the main level, we are cool as a cucumber. (Oh, and we don't have our floor insulation or our ceiling boards on yet, so our R value will improve considerably in the near future.)

@Tomwheat1289-uj8gc

9 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid who is the lucky person to sleep up theyre

Awesome vid! Now subbed and liked! Thnx for taking the time to create and post! Such a gorgeous cabin! Would it have been possible to run the refrigerant lines WITHIN the cabin walls so they wouldn't affect the external faced of the beautiful cabin? I would think the lines could be ran inside the walls and out of the wall at the bottom of wall so wouldn't be protruding over entire travel down the outside of the cabin? There's what 5 items connecting the inside unit that need to be ran outside, the (1, 2) two refrigerant lines, (3) condensate drain hose, (4) power wires, and (5) control wire? All of this could be ran down the inside of the wall, between the inside wall and the outside log wall, and then exit the bottom of the log wall. Would be a lot less protruding. I do like how you painted the line covers faux wood... Just wondering... Keep up the great posts! Learning a lot from your experiences!! Also, didn't see what the cost of that unit was or the specs? I may've just missed that info... Congrats!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

It would be possible to run them inside the walls. We would have had to remove a lot of our insulation to accomplish this and then you always have to consider the bend radius for the copper lines. For us doing this way just worked better but it is a possibility.

Why Didnt you mount the outside unit 3 to 4 feet above the ground to keep it above the snow in winter?

Whoa, how about some eye protection when working with them there power tools (wink 😉)? Great job on the install!!!

What... no footage of you guys enjoying all that hard work and basking in the cool conditioned air? I almost feel cheated!... lol. Nah, I bet you were pretty spent by the time you got all this done and were happy to enjoy that comfort without filming anything... you deserve it. Nice job.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

I kind of felt the same way. Right before we were installing it we had some major hot weather, then right after we got done we had weather in the 60s so didn't have a chance to enjoy it. This weekend is in the 90s so it is definitely making us happy

Wondered if you close the king valives after you open them to test the lines ? Or do you leave them open Great video and good install. Love your place.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

7 ай бұрын

You are suppose to leave them open.

@herbertwerner2287

7 ай бұрын

thanks @@OneFootOfftheGrid

Does Mr Cool have a setup to add a geo, earth, thermo set up. Other words where you add a buried line to get under ground tempature heat / cooling source. Supposed to increase the efficiency of these heat pump systems allot.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Not that I'm aware of, but you could always contact their support number. They were very helpful when we had questions.

@stanleytolle416

9 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid they don't have a add on but they do have a geothermal set up. Like maybe in a mild climate like PNW geothermal not that critical but where I live it would make a difference at below zero. Kind of an investment I definitely don't like being cold on the coldest days. My understanding geo also helps with cooling. Still a retrofit for future needs seems to make sense to me.

Great video, I do see the dryer vent next to the condensing unit…yikes, be sure to monitor the condensing unit for lint buildup…fyi 😊

@OneFootOfftheGrid

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, we had the dryer vent installed first and then we realized that was the only location that would work for the condensing unit. I'll be rerouting the dryer vent to the back of the house to fix that issue. Good catch though!

Looks like you installed the condensing unit right next to the dryer vent. It will clog the coils and cause high head pressure shutdowns. Suggest relocating the dryer vent at least 8' away.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Good catch. I've been worried about that. Originally the outside unit was going to be placed away from the vent another 2 feet. Unfortunately, because of the line set lengths we had to move it closer. I'm going to monitor it for the first year and see how it looks after next year cleaning. Then likely rerouting the dryer vent to the back of the house to avoid future problems. Thanks for watching.

With all the connections on the compressor unit it occured to me that hot water, cloths drying and other set-ups could be made. Maybe not at first but later. So how flexible is this set up. It is it possible to cool the up stairs and heat lower floors like a basement? If this is possible all sorts things like hot water, refrigeration, clothes drying could be added. A geo source like well or lake water could also be added. Still would want a backup heat source in case of equipment or power failure. Any of this make sense?

@smjones4238

9 ай бұрын

These are strictly air to air units. You have to get into a rather pricey system to heat and cool with the same compressor. Mitsubishi was working on one, uses a 'valve/ distribution box inside the house to run linesets to then one large one out to the outside unit. Think it was a 4 ton 5zone.

Did Mr Cool instructions say anything about having a downsloping line set or are low areas ok?

Impressive work…it seems like an experienced HVAC pro could do the install in a day or two so $3,000 for install does seem like a lot. The good thing is due to DIY you know every connection for your system and can trouble shoot any issues in the future. Thanks!

@ymarko1

6 ай бұрын

You are wrong. They don't install your system (due to warranty). They buy it themself for $3,000 and install to you. You pay (with 2 heads) $15,000-20,000 depend on your location. That what 4 different companies told me this summer 2023.

First time watching your channel. I want to know if only 2 head units are enough to cool especially the first floor rooms?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

We have a 12k unit up in the loft and so far it seems a little undersized. We are hoping once we have the ceiling boards up and our ceiling fans installed it will help make a difference. The one 24k unit cools the main room without much a problem even on very hot days. The first floor rooms actually stay pretty cool as long as we keep the doors open. We have setup a fan a couple of times to direct cold air back to the back bedrooms. Overall, we are very pleased with the setup.

Are you going to use solar panels all so

Is that the dryer vent so close to the outdoor compressor unit? If so make sure you double or triple your cleaning routine on the coils on the condenser!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

3 ай бұрын

That was an unfortunate placement before learning where the outdoor condenser had to go. We will be rerouting that dryer vent to be clear of the outdoor unit this summer.

can you put a link to the 10 gauge terminal adapter that you used?? That is where I am stuck!

nice job i'm guessing the evaporator unit was not centered over the window because of structural concerns.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

I think it came down to clearance. To give the vertical clearance to the ceiling required it would have put the hole going out of the house going right through the window trim. It would have been our preference though for sure.

Code says you need a equipment disconnect if the equipment is more than 50 from the breaker or out of sight of the breaker panel. Yours does not require an equipment disconnect but it’s ok if you want one.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

7 ай бұрын

Good to know. Thanks.

Wow to much for me but u all did great

Great video! One question. You placed condenser on a concrete slab, close to ground. Is it fine? What happens during winter, when it gets few feet of snow?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

6 ай бұрын

Good question. We actually don't get very much snow fall here in the Northwest. If we get 12" it is a MAJOR snow storm. At that level, we will just make sure to keep the area around the condenser clear of snow. I can imagine in other areas where more snow is a frequent occurrence it might be smarter to elevate the condenser even higher. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Just got done doing mine about 45 days ago. 2X36K outdoor units. 2X18K, one 24K and one 12K. All working great. You might want to rethink where the dryer vent is, gonna plug up the outdoor units with fuzz. They inhale from the rear and no screen. Just sayin'. I bought mine in April, no wrenches no hole saw. All of my linesets go out under the deck (4'5" clearance under) and I'm 72, way too old fer this shit. I also was a little taken aback by the abysmally small screws and landing zones for the wire. Remanufactured some terminals to cover that. NONE of my linesets go up the side of the house. DIY indeed, my way. I have four condensate pumps to pump the water out. My wife uses the condensation water for her fussier plants. It is very similar to RO water, but tastes like plastic. The outside units are mounted 24" above ground on a 2 5/8" oilfield pipe 'double T' which is set int two 24X30 pads. We are in a high wind area. All of my linesets cept the 12K are 50' (2X 25' with some pricey looking splicer connections) and all of the excess is under the deck, much cleaner install. I nervously spaced out the king valves as well. Thought I blew it up, thank god they have some pretty good programming to prevent stupid shit. If you have some mixed results on temp control, use the "follow me" feature on the remote, turns it into the temp sensor, communicates only every 3 minutes to conserve remote batteries. BTW: House is 3000sq ft r36 top to bottom with full brick wrap. Had resistance electrical heat and a swamp cooler. We see -20° to 110° in a typical year so I oversized the system a bit. Thinkin bout a BIG single unit for my shop 5 ton or more. Mostly for heating above 40° outsideair temp and cooling. Have a 110K 96% propane unit heater. Good job!!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great system! After running ours a bit this summer I think the 12k unit in our bedroom might be a bit undersized. We will see once we have the finished ceiling installed and the ceiling fans going. The 24k unit cools the entire bottom floor without much trouble at all. It does seem odd that they recommend such large wire for the install but then don't give you the terminal connections to accommodate that wire size. I'll check out the "follow me" mode. I haven't played around with the remote to much beyond just the basic features. I have to say, building in an air conditioned space feels like real luxury this summer. Hopefully you'll stick around and follow the rest of our build. =)

@smjones4238

9 ай бұрын

I subbed up after reading, So I can keep track. Michael in Colorado.@@OneFootOfftheGrid

I've thought about one of these for my post frame building. I want my lines on the inside of the building?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

We've been really happy. It's up to you. You could run them on the inside or the outside depending on if you have done insulation or closed up the walls yet.

What great timing. My husband and I were talking today about the HVAC options for our build and your show this week was about just that. We’re sort of worried about having cold and hot spots around the house. Have you had enough time to determine if the kids’ bedrooms and shared bathroom are cooling well enough? We love watching you all! You’re so inspiring and we get such useful information from you to apply to our own build. Keep up the great work!! 👍🥰

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

It's a little too early to tell, but my guess at this point is that if the kids bedroom doors are left open then the cold air from the main room will make it's way back there. Also, since the loft is above their room and will also be conditioned their rooms don't get a ton of sun exposure. We did install in-wall heaters for the winter just in case we need a little bit of supplemental heat in those back bedrooms. Glad the video was helpful and please let me know if there are any other questions about the system we can answer.

@connieweaver1025

10 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid thank you so much for the reply! We thought the same thing about keeping doors open and maybe the conditioned air would reach those spaces. Maybe you could do a quick follow up in a video later this year, once you’ve had the chance to experience both the cooling and heating capabilities of the units??

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

@@connieweaver1025 that’s a great idea. I’m sure that would be helpful to a lot of people.

Hey guys great job installing the mini splits but there is a super critical step that should have been done before opening up the king valves. The refrigerant lines needed to be evacuated with the use of a vacuum pump, refrigerant gauges, and a micron gauge. I am not familiar with the MrCool equipment so my question is are the copper line sets under a vacuum before connection to the condenser?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

4 ай бұрын

Yes they actually are. It is their DIY model.

Does everything your installing come in a kit ? What was your total cost ???

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Not appliances or plumbing, but most everything in the shell came with the kit. We paid just over $105k in 2020, but prices have went up since then.

With the wood walls you really did not need backing in the wall for those units. The one thing I am curious about is that vent coming through the foundation right behind where you are putting the outdoor unit.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

7 ай бұрын

We have the insulation gap though so any connectors we put in would be going through 2" of void before they got to the wood wall. I liked the idea of them hitting solid wood sooner. I did end up putting some extra long screws in as well that would extend to the wood wall. The vent you saw was my dryer vent and I'm going to have to relocate that. Unfortunately, this was the only location the outdoor unit could go and I had already installed the dryer vent.

@prestonj8839

7 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid you have shiplap on the wall. That is wood and will hold the a lot of weight. Its ok to over build if you have the money to do so. That is what I meant. The pioneers never put blocking in the walls because the walls where wood.

Nice work on the hvac. The confusion over the lineset seems to have been a bigger "miscomunication" than just between you and mr cool. I notice your electrical box is on the outside of the building. That is _not_ traditionally done in the pacific northwest. Is there another one inside somewhere, or was there some other circumstance leading to this? Maybe you are not from the PNW?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

The instructions didn't mention the adapter so they probably need to update the manual, but looking back at it I probably should have noticed the adapter and been able to figure it out. Ultimately, when I contacted support they were able to help me figure things out. We are from the PNW. The box is an exterior rated, weather proof box, so we are covered there. We installed that box way back right when we had our foundation poured so we had electricity near the house site while we were building. Then my thought was that we could just use it as our house panel once we were wiring electric. Well, once I started planning my wire runs I quickly realized that it was going to be much more convenient to have an interior panel as well. So I added a 100 amp breaker and a 100 AMP subpanel for the house interior. Since our stove, water heater, and range are all gas we actually don't need a ton of Amperage in the house. The panel on the outside of the house is 150 Amp, so I still have some capacity if I want to run another 50-100 amp sub panel to an out building later on. Thanks for watching and let me know if you have any other questions.

@smjones4238

9 ай бұрын

It's under QUITE an overrhang.

Why did you block your basement escape window?

Does the unit outside need a structure to protect from snow or is it okay? Love the channel!

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

The outdoor unit is rates for outside exposure so it will be fine. I'll make sure to clear snow from the unit in the winter of course.

@Sophia-uc9qh

10 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid we are looking at a house to buy with 3 of these outside so thought best to ask someone actually invested in them working lol!

When you order from MrCool do you tell them how long your lines need to be? I have an existing mini split system and was hoping to possibly reuse these lines.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

3 ай бұрын

They have standard lengths. 16', 25', 50' or something like that. You probably could reuse a lineset, but you'd need to flare the fittings, because most mr.cool units use a quick connect and come pre-charged.

Is your mini spit run with solar exclusively?

Awesome! Quick question, how come everywhere I see the install use 10 guage wire for these mr cool mini splits. Similar to the temporary wire you used for testing. But your using 8 gauge. is there a Reason behind that? Would be bad to install using 10 gauge wire instead?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

5 ай бұрын

I was following the recommendations in the install manual which suggest using 8 AWG. Many other people have suggested that it is over sized and not required and as I mentioned in the video, the lugs for the incoming wires aren't even sized of 8 AWG. Also, different size units probably require different size wiring. If you were only installing an 18k outsize unit I'm sure the recommended wiring would be less. Hope that helped.

Be cautious of that dryer vent right behind it. It’ll collect a lot of lint on the outdoor unit.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

Yeah good catch. I’m most likely going to have to reroute it to the back of the house. I’m going to watch it this winter and see how bad it gets and that will likely dictate how quickly I need to re-route it.

ya i plan gett mr cool min split for my house because I older now and I want ac to keep cool

@OneFootOfftheGrid

10 ай бұрын

We've been very happy with how it has performed so far.

❤Hello my dear friends

Are you putting on a soft start on your a/c ?

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

We had one on our old ac unit. I think the Mr.cool has a soft start built in.

I am planning to use the same type system on my shipping container build. I have a question, do the indoor head units get all of their power from the outside unit? Since I am building my own home and I don't do electricity.

@OneFootOfftheGrid

9 ай бұрын

Yes. The indoor units are 100% powered from the outdoor unit.

8 GW I did an 18000 4th generation MrCool with 12GW 20 Amp breaker " my electrician said thats enough !

@OneFootOfftheGrid

8 ай бұрын

I tend to agree. Was just following their instructions though since I was afraid it could cause a warranty issue in the future. Ours is twice the size of yours though so it makes sense our wiring would be somewhat bigger.

@LEK-we2hh

8 ай бұрын

@@OneFootOfftheGrid In that case YES !!