How To Install A Mini Split In Your Garage -Step By Step-

[@AF-O6]

Your videos are extremely helpful and confidence building. Even after buying tons of HVAC specific tools and gauges, swapping and charging a unit is still many thousands less expensive (in the D.C. area)…nearly $10k cheaper.

[@tangoseal1]

I just installed a mini split a few weekends ago. Thing works great! I did everything my self and its straight pro job. Even have a Surge protector defending the control boards etc... mounted to the cutoff switch. I got my 608 Type 2 so I can work on my own junk. Thanks to your channel it was a huge help to begin with.

[@tangoseal1]

It was a Pioneer 22 Seer... This thing sips energy. A 2 ton unit and it cost me maybe 1 to 2 bucks a day to run. Amazing inverter tech.

[@GALowe]

I agree with you. The Pioneer mini splits are very easy to install. I installed mines in my pole barn in March of 2022. I also installed the wi fi dongle and it was wonderful working in a comfortable workspace during the Summer and Winter months. An added bonus is that the unit is extremely energy effecient.

[@Aviation_Professional]

The higher and higher HVAC fees get the more and more I tackle myself. Only so much money to go around these days

[@diyhvacguy]

Amen. Happy these videos are helping expand your knowledge 👍🏼

[@paulutd69]

AC companies just rape customers on price.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Spend it now or spend it later. Got to have that new truck or car though right?Then you can pay the bank, the car dealership, your registration/tax office, your insurance agent. Enjoy.

[@blacksunshine489]

@@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrityrandom comment.

[@krusejonathan01]

I’ve watched you install prob 5 mini splits on this channel. Every time you upload a new one I’m like yep, gunna watch that one too. 😂

[@diyhvacguy]

Haha hope you are learning things :) cheers man thanks so much for the support!

[@krusejonathan01]

@@diyhvacguy I’ve learned a ton and appreciate the work you have put in to your content educating the general public. Will likely save me a grand or more when I install my own mini split vs paying the contractor.

[@giantkillin8278]

one of these days, all your videos will come in super handy.!

[@petersmart1999]

If i was to ever go cheap,I would say Pioneer would be the unit! First time I ever saw one was a DIY install gone bad! (Brake line flare tools are not for linesets) I reflared,nitrogen test,evacuated and charged both units! But I gotta say,the build quality was pretty darn good!

[@IvanHVAC]

Thanks for all the valuable info Dave .

[@arth.4196]

I really appreciate your learning videos I'm a DIY'ER FAN

[@CLNFlorida]

I love pioneer, thanks for the video !

[@modestohodesto7140]

Great video. Just one thing I don't agree with. Nitrogen pressure check should always be done before evacuating. Just because it passes the decay test doesn't mean there are no leaks. Nitrogen pressure is forcing pressure out to leak test. Vacuum sucks in and can mask leaks. Also if there is the smallest leak you just contaminated the system.

[@jwde2630]

Can you mount the condenser in the garage, i am building a 12x16 insulated room in my polebarn?

[@bsd3662]

is there any way to install the ridged connector on refrig, line without brazing it ?

[@jimbola77]

nice install man thanks for sharing.

[@RainbowTy]

Can you help with answer a mini split question? The Fujitsu unit is dripping water from the vent fins…the outdoor condensation line is dripping as normal. The unit has worked for years with no issues but all of a sudden it started dripping. Help!

[@tyler.d.harrington]

@20:50 how do you know it's fully opened? Is there a risk of over opening these and releasing refrigerant?

[@diyhvacguy]

No there is a c clip that stops the valve from opening any further 👍🏼

[@tyler.d.harrington]

@@diyhvacguy I assume all of these ports will be built like this? I thought I read somewhere that you can over loosen and release refrigerant on some types

[@jaredvw]

7:48 Every other video I've seen of this flare tool the person had it extend out about 1/8". I don't know if your flare tool is different Edit: yeah at 9:30 I can tell that looks like too small of a flare

[@spenceratkins]

I just bought a pioneer 12k btu 115v and it says max breaker 25A on the condenser. Should I be running 12g or 10g wire? And should it be a single or double pole 25A breaker? Thanks

[@bobn8865]

No double flair on line set? I would prefer to double flair... Thanks great video.

[@mic98ws6]

I’ve watched a few of your videos now. I like the way you explain everything. I’m confident enough to do this myself. I’m going to install a 1200 btu unit in my garage. Can I run the line set on the inside walls and just make the hole through the concrete block on the bottom to go outside? I’d like to keep the line set more hidden, than to see from the outside. Thanks!

[@diyhvacguy]

Yes you can do this so your line goes behind the head unit. If you need some help finding the right equipment feel free to email me at [e-mail] Cheers

[@superspeeder]

Beyond installing? Looks fine to me. I just bought a damaged outdoor minisplit unit from a local HVAC company for a huge discount. Looks like it was hit by a forklift but none of the internals were damaged. Should work great. I’d be negotiating a discount if possible instead of a replacement.

[@diyhvacguy]

They sent me a new one and told me to keep the old! Great customer service. My buddies wife is pretty picky so we waited for a new one 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@superspeeder]

@@diyhvacguy That is great service!

[@7_of_9]

Love your videos. Do you know where home owners can buy a rheem or Bosch heat pump?

[@AL20496]

What is your take on the pioneer quality and durability? Do you have alot of service calls on them?

[@eddieochoa6636]

Great video

[@maxbiker99]

If you had to choose between Pioneer or Senville, which would you choose?

[@diyhvacguy]

Probably Senville to be honest. But for the most part they are all about the same as far as install.

[@maxbiker99]

@@diyhvacguy Thank you sir! Really appreciate the videos helping us diy'ers out

[@VDAwatch]

Hi, I also have a pioneer mini split. Do you know why the skinny line is longer than the thicker one? Does shorting the skinny line affect anything at all? I am your new scriber. 😂

[@diyhvacguy]

I’m not sure why one would be longer.

[@joecrowe3681]

Wouldn’t brake flares be a good choice for the lines rather Than normal flares

[@qck57594]

i believe it is easy. However, you get no warranty from the mfg. Problem.

[@diyhvacguy]

It makes no mention of licensed installer registering the equipment for the 5 year warranty so any homeowner can register their pioneer mini split 👍🏼

[@dbugman68]

And on this one we are going to go to 35 ft lbs. Then proceeds to go to 38 ft lbs. Lol. I always go just a bit more when I'm tightening things. I cant help it. It feels like it needs more.

[@diyhvacguy]

Exactly

[@diyhvacguy]

Comes from years of being a mechanic

[@dbugman68]

@diyhvacguy it's so true. I've been working with metal for +19 years. You really do get an un explainable "feel" of the metal itself through the tool. Drill, wrenches, screwdrivers, whatever it is, there is some feedback into your hands that tells you whats happening. Love your videos, I'm addicted. Lol

[@WhowereEpsteinsclients]

Ive installed 100’s of pioneers in the past 4 years. I was all for them but I have been getting leaks left and right on them and the fan motors start making noise in about 6 months. Spend the extra cash on the Mitsubishi but Ive have had issues with them also. They are all using all that cheap chinese copper in them. Pioneers are made in the Midea factory in China. Its sad to because Parker Davis used to be a reputable company and now they sell throw a ways. No reason to have pin hole leaks. Do better Parker Davis.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Oh, OK…you title it with a one day install, yet you had to return the scratch and dent junk, get another one and come back days later. How do you figure that it was a one day install? Always exaggerating.

[@iisreset]

How do you fault the manufacturer saying its junk for damage in shipping? Lets be fair. Also the "install" time was accurate.

[@diyhvacguy]

Yea, if I had a unit that wasn’t damaged this was 100% a one day job. I just didn’t know that it was damaged until I got to my buddies house with the equipment and unboxed it.

[@GrampyCampy]

How do ya do it if ya have 6 rooms that need one? These are confusing 🫤 I don’t have enough 220v fuse places left in my breaker box, I want to have heat as well as ac on each one?! Cornfuzzzling 🙏🦌😂✝️✅🤠🏡👴💒🫤

[@youdontknowme5969]

There are multi-zone ductless mini-split systems where there's still just one outdoor unit, but multiple indoor heads connect to the same one outdoor unit. And they all can run independently from each other.

[@GrampyCampy]

@@youdontknowme5969 oh wow it probably costs a few lifetimes to pay for too right? that’s what I want! ✅❤️😂✝️🙏🏡💒👴🦌🤠