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robl wrote: I am with you
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You can get them that only have an indoor unit. Only air goes through to the outdoors, less likely to freeze I would think.
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Betreger wrote: Knock on
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Wow, $1500 to install a $200 device?! Nope, I'm installing my own, it's not rocket science. Just a few hoses.
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The $1500 consisted of ~$500
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The $1500 consisted of ~$500 in parts, $500 for a HVAC guy to evacuate and test the lines, and $500 for a contractor to drill threw a concrete wall and mount both units and hook up the electrical.
I say go for if you get results similar to mine you would be very pleased.
Betreger wrote: The $1500
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Way too expensive. You can get pre-gassed units so you don't need equipment to fill it. Drilling through a wall can be done in half an hour by yourself. $500 to make a hole, Jesus Christ.
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I don't have the tools to cut
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I don't have the tools to cut a hole in concrete, It was charged but there still were lines that needed evacuation including a micron meter to properly test it with and lastly if I were 20 years younger many things around here would be done differently. I find that in my mid 70's I hire out things I used to do. My ladder climbing days are over. I would like to see 80.
Betreger wrote: I don't have
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I bought a drill for £40 and a masonry drill bit for £8. Evacuation should not be necessary if you buy a pre-gassed system and have under 6 metres of piping - presumably it's ok with the air in there. You can even buy portable ones that are self contained in one unit indoors, you only need to vent air, same as with a dryer. In your 70s you should be asking friendly neighbours and relatives to do favours for you :-) As for ladders, I'm installing mine at ground level!
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I hope you will be as happy
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I hope you will be as happy as I am.
Betreger wrote: I hope you
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Well they'd better work, since the UK has banned gas boilers (furnaces) in new homes from 2025. I'll choose a really good one. Since I either need to spend a lot fixing up my old gas system, or buy something new, I thought I'd be best getting the latest technology. I'm told the invertor ones are good - is yours an invertor model?
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Yes, AFAIK all 3rd generation
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Yes, AFAIK all 3rd generation heat pumps are.
Betreger wrote: I don't have
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Total agreement here. i too am in my mid 70s. While the mind is willing the body is not. Alot of stuff I used to fix is now hired out. I hate it because you have to admit that your aging. Oh well it is what the future holds for all of us. Just be accepting and move on.