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Or HVAC companies?
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OK. Electricians? Or, general contractors?
Neither.... HVAC contractor.
OK. Electricians? Or, general contractors?
OK, thank you for all the advice. Now I pretty much know what I need to be looking at.
There will need to be trenching from the breaker panel on the east side of the house all across the entire front (or rear) of the house over to the garage on the west side. I'm thinking the exterior unit can sit behind the bush and beneath the glass block window on the north side of the garage.
2 ton unit ductless split Diakin. This one? 17, 19, or 20 seer?
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Although I agree with Stomper about most electricians refrigeration knowledge, some experienced electrical contractors have hooked up many of these units. In AZ the HVAC contractor should set the equipment and run the refrigeration lines. Then an electrical contractor would need to run the electrical wiring and work with the HVAC contractor to complete the start up. AZ also allows a homeowner to do the work themself if qualified. So you don't need a general contractor. If you call me @ 928-706-5555 I can give you some ideas to save money on the installation and electrical wiring. I have installed many of these units over the years.
Anything else I should be looking for in the unit?
Diakin better than Mitsubishi? What would be your #2 choice after the Diakin?
I would imagine that HVAC contractors would probably only want to install units that they sell, rather than install a unit that I bought myself on the internet.
OK , sort of dumb question here, but is there a "Spec" that says how far away from the side of the house a unit needs to be, and why? We ran into this just recently when selling the Tuscon property, the building inspector told us the unit was too close to the house, ( 16 inches) and that we would ether need to move it, or have a HVAC guy com out and do something, moving it further out would have crossed the property line into the neighbors yard! I called B.S. on the whole thing, seems to be a scam or something! As long as there is some room for clearance, I don't see the issue!
OK , sort of dumb question here, but is there a "Spec" that says how far away from the side of the house a unit needs to be, and why? We ran into this just recently when selling the Tuscon property, the building inspector told us the unit was too close to the house, ( 16 inches) and that we would ether need to move it, or have a HVAC guy com out and do something, moving it further out would have crossed the property line into the neighbors yard! I called B.S. on the whole thing, seems to be a scam or something! As long as there is some room for clearance, I don't see the issue!
OK , sort of dumb question here, but is there a "Spec" that says how far away from the side of the house a unit needs to be, and why? We ran into this just recently when selling the Tuscon property, the building inspector told us the unit was too close to the house, ( 16 inches) and that we would ether need to move it, or have a HVAC guy com out and do something, moving it further out would have crossed the property line into the neighbors yard! I called B.S. on the whole thing, seems to be a scam or something! As long as there is some room for clearance, I don't see the issue!
Is the Fujitsu ductless split unit a good one also?
and that is why I rolled mine off the roof over 10 years ago. It was stainless steel but what is so good about stainless when the inside is steel. Every year changing the pump or putting new pads in it the birds tear apart to build their nest. Everything in your house rust. Plus when I first bought the house we left for the weekend. When we returned a storm hit that broke power poles and our roof had caved in from water in through the cooler. Rolling that off the roof was one of the best moves I have made.Swamp cooler will rust your knives & guns fast
It also taught me to never let an insurance company send in their crew to fix anything.
You all know what a garage feels like here during the summer months. We have been thinking about getting one of the Evaporative Coolers for sale at Home Depot. BUT, I don't know SQUAT about evaporative coolers/swamp coolers. Can they do a good job? What advice or suggestions can you offer regarding using swamp coolers in the garage? Thank you.
I've been a HVAC/R service tech/mechanic/installer for 30 years...
My favorite ductless split brand is Diakin, and I'd go with a heat pump instead of just straight cooling only equipment (yes, they make both) so your garage will be comfortable year round even if it gets nippy
If your garage is insulated figure about "1ton" (which is 12k btu/hr per "ton") of cooling per 600-800 sq ft.... I'm in Oregon so we can get away with 800 sq ft, Arizona you better go with 600 sq ft to be safe. If your garage isn't insulated you better figure 500 sq ft per ton .... so a 1.5-ton (18k btu/hr) to 2-ton (24k btu/hr) will do ya.... personally I'd go 2-ton.
The beautiful thing is going with the larger size unit, the cost difference is negligible and the cooling capacity ramps up and down to accommodate light and heavy cooling loads.
That's my 10 cents, my two cents are free!