When I went to help my buddy install his new ductless HVAC system, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.
I thought he was going to have HVAC professionals helping out and maybe we would just help move some of the heavy components or something.
Well, it was just us and one other friend. Between the three of us, our buddy who bought the HVAC system was the closest thing to an HVAC expert that we had. He said that he had helped install these DIY ductless mini splits, but he wasn’t a certified HVAC expert or anything like that. He explained that they are so easy to install though and we had nothing to worry about. I’m glad he knew what he wanted to do already. He determined the locations for all the indoor HVAC units and we had to drill 3.5 inch holes through the outer walls of the house in the spots where the indoor units would go. This is so you connect the line sets from the indoor units directly to the outdoor condenser unit. Now I was surprised when I saw how small the outdoor condenser unit was. I thought this thing would be heavy, but it was light compared to my own AC condenser unit back at home. I thought we would put it on a concrete slab or something, but we ended up mounting it directly to the wall which is something I had never seen done before. When the installation was done, I was impressed. He now has 5 zones in his home with customized heating and cooling comfort in every zone!