What are you installing?

Tom_133

I know in advance that this discussion is open to a lot of interpretation. I dont install mini splits for customers, but I would like to install a system for my house. Locally it's Fujitsu and Mitsubishi. I get a better deal on Fujitsu. Since I dont put a lot in, I was curious what others thought of the brands they are putting in, and if a cheaper version like a Mr. Cool is just fine for A/C and mild temps (shoulder months) of heat? Sizing I understand, and installation Im ok as well, I dont install because I am too busy doing heating to branch out. Thanks for your observations in advance

Tom

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No one ever got fired for installing Mitsubishi (now Trane). We also do lots of Carriers, have done some of the others. I installed an (IIRC) Comfort Aire mini split from Johnstone w/ the furnace adapter kit on a house I'm responsible for. I don't think that any of the residential outfits around here could service it.

Hot_water_fan

Mitsubishi has served me well, ducted and ductless both.

pecmsg

Mitsubishi

Fujitsu

Daykin

Not in that order.

I sell Fujitsu but am certified on Mitsubishi as well.

Intplm.

My guy is installing Haier. (I have a Haier in my own home.) Daykin is another along with Mitsubishi

Mustangman

I personally sell LG. The last place I worked was Mitsubishi which is a very good unit, I won't say anything bad about them. Daikin is a sleeper only because they have more experience with ductless than anyone else. They were the first to come up ductless systems in the early 80s. Daikin took off in Europe, Asia even Austrailia. Finally they moved their product to the states. They bought Goodman who already has a rather large foot print with manufacturing plants, warehousing and some name recognition. I would not hesitate to use Daikin. Its like trucks… who do you like Ford, Chevy or Dodge. They are all good its a matter of preference.

Unfortunately, I have had many issues with Fujitsu over the years. I don't know how many condenser fan blades I went through. they are plastic and they crack right where the blade meets the hub. I have a Fujitsu job that I inherited from the last project manager that is just giving me fits. There were quite a few install problems that I had to fix right off the get go. My guys think the place is haunted. We get called for a problem and we will make the 1.5 hr trip and nothing is wrong. Life of a tech.

SuperTech

We were installing Fujitsu, I'm so glad we aren't anymore. They are miserable to work on and a pain in the **** to clean. We ran into quite a bit of problems with them and Fujitsu tech support is terrible.

I wouldn't recommend Mr Cool or any of the cheap Amazon junk.

If I were installing something in my own house it would have to be Mitsubishi, I don't care if the cost is higher. The difference in quality is well worth it.

gyrfalcon

homeowner here, Mitsubishi in my sunroom. Best home investment yet.
considered Daikin, offered by my contractor too. Decided on Mitsubishi due to higher seer, higher hspf, lower decibels.

JMWHVAC

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1801188#Comment_1801188

Fujitsu support terrible?? Hmm.. I haven't had that experience. In fact, sometimes I am amazed how much latitude they give me. And they know their equipment.

Tom_133

Thanks for the comments, I knew it was going to be a Weil McLain vs Peerless vs etc.

I guess For the money I should look into Mitsubishi, they are also close by and the extra money it wont kill me!

I own an older (1949) Cape and it's cut up with doors to every room, cant decide on ducting the whole thing, or multiple heads.

Any thoughts on what line set to run? Had issues for awhile, and I just dont know that answer .

SuperTech

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1801228#Comment_1801228

Anytime I call Fujitsu it's easily an hour minimum waiting time to talk to someone. I've waited for more than 2 hours several times. They have you ohm out the fan motor, compressor and EXVs, if that doesn't show a problem they always just have you replace all the boards.

And the way the boards are installed is ridiculous. It's damn near impossible for someone with hands larger than a small child to make all the connections.

DCContrarian

If you need a heat pump with cold performance the Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat really are the best, something like this: https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/34583/7/25000/95/7500/0///0

At 5F it delivers 94% of rated capacity, at -13F 75%.

I've always been curious about the Daikin Quaternity series, the inside head has two coils, both an evaporator and a condenser so it can act as a dehumidifier in addition to heating and cooling. But the tech seems a little dated, cold weather performance isn't great. And I've never met anyone who actually has one installed.

EdTheHeaterMan

If you want to get some Solar Rebates from the Federal Gov. (not sure if they still exist), https://www.earthnetenergy.com/ I installed 4 of these when I was in business. I think this guy still has some systems available that I'm sure he would love to make a deal on. But he only has 12,000 BTU models.

My son has one in the home he grew up in (I sold it to him for $1.00) and it is working great. You get 3 solar panels that can be installed where ever you happen to have room. I remember putting a metal stand on a flat roof on a Philadelphia townhouse.

Otherwise I liked the Fujitsu mini splits for my customers.