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04-24-2023, 07:01 AM
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Basement Air - Replacing With a Mini-Split System
I ran across an interesting thread today on IRV2.com by a 2002 Itasca Horizon 3126E owner who's replacing his basement air with a Mini-Split system (two completely separate single zone systems). This is the first I've seen on a project like this and I've read a ton of basement air threads.
https://www.irv2.com/forums/f258/200...ml#post6479465
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04-24-2023, 03:01 PM
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I would not want a mini split, but that is just me. After many years in HVAC Construction I learned to hate the darn things, most companies do not have a good way of running the controls/power cable, the refrigeration lines or the condensation line. About the only place we used them was in IT Server rooms where aesthetics did not really matter.
I had a repair facility in Cleveland TN pull mine out and go through it, it now runs great.
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04-24-2023, 05:11 PM
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A full-timer guy on escapees.com has 2 different mini-split units in his 40' 5er, and says they work great.He installed them himself.
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04-25-2023, 06:38 AM
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They do work great, I just know the #1 complaint from our customers was that the stuff that runs between the two units is kind of ugly, and hard to hide.
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04-28-2023, 08:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tim myers
They do work great, I just know the #1 complaint from our customers was that the stuff that runs between the two units is kind of ugly, and hard to hide.
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That is the only complaint from the guy on irv2.com.
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05-02-2023, 06:28 PM
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you would need several because the 120 volt ones only come in small sizes not larger than 12,000 BTUH. I agree that there is no way to make them look decent.
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05-08-2023, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tim myers
I would not want a mini split, but that is just me. After many years in HVAC Construction I learned to hate the darn things, most companies do not have a good way of running the controls/power cable, the refrigeration lines or the condensation line. About the only place we used them was in IT Server rooms where aesthetics did not really matter.
I had a repair facility in Cleveland TN pull mine out and go through it, it now runs great.
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Hi, I am in Cleveland and have a 2003 Journey with basement air. It's still doing fine but I sure would like to know who did the work on yours and how much it cost.
Thanks, David
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05-08-2023, 10:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dnrainey
Hi, I am in Cleveland and have a 2003 Journey with basement air. It's still doing fine but I sure would like to know who did the work on yours and how much it cost.
Thanks, David
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Shelburne RV, Cleveland TN, I had my unit pulled, new condenser fan motor, new bearings on the condensing fan, new caps all the way around and a good cleaning. It was around $1800
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