Replace Your Old HVAC System With THIS! (DIY Heat Pump Install)
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Our first ever attempt to install central heating & air // A huge thanks to MRCOOL for sponsoring this video! Central Ducted Hyper Heat DC Inverter Heat Pump System: mrcool.com/central-ducted/
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00:00 Pulleys and ladders
03:44 Intake venting
05:44 Ductwork and registers
09:06 Line sets and skid steers
15:45 Condensate drain 
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15:35, I would also insulate these brass plugs for efficiency and to prevent condensation. Good job it seems
Good job with the installation and brand deal with this company!
You can use the condensate water for your home, it works the same as the water generator, your only missing the uv lamp
If MRCOOL made a DIY atmospheric water generator your water issues would be solved and you would have a most watched video. Maybe Riley could repurpose the bedroom MRCOOL to make water.
Hey thought next video would be about water source If some thing fell through why not take 5 or 10 min and see how other places around the world drill wells NO NO NO not just soft no rock or like that pvc pipe sand drilling People have been drilling wells up to and over 500 feet with a rope wood pole and a home made drilling bit since at least the thirteen hundreds You Guys take on crazy Giant imposable to most road building both of you can fab things from scratch blessed with awesome tools to do so But you cant make a small balance beam rocker with simple type easy to make winch simple percussion drill bit Then hook the rocker arm to a lawn mover motor then run through pulley on pig poles? My old buddy drilled wells all his life with a percussion drill rig You have to baby set it and it could take a week of 10 hour days if deep and all rock You mostly set in shade drinking beer shooting the shit or falling asleep when you pass short learning curve IT IS JUST PICKING SOMETHING HEAVY WITH HARDENED STEEL POINTS UP AND DROPPING IT TILL YOU SEE IT IN YOUR SLEEP LOL When you hit water good you will have to run a very simple home made bailer down the hole to clean it out and test gallon per min Guys I know this sounds simple because it is lol I would laugh my ass off if you lost the rope or cable down the hole and have to spend half the day fishing it out So if you guy drill it your self with a small home made rig fake your old man goofing off and having to go fishing ! You have subs to entertain LOL I dont know you guys from adam but there is a dad with wisdom and maybe a touch of money and tons of loving his kid in back ground some where You guys are to young to do what you do with out at least wisdom being sheared from some where!!!! Love your videos drill you own well it will entertain and help others WIN WIN WIN!
I am 76 years young and have been enjoying most of your many project adventures now. I am delighted with your ingenuity, skills, talents and their applications. But, most of all, I am so happy about the care , love, cooperation and respect you show for each other. God bless all of you!
Glad to see you doing it yourself. A few suggestions if I may from someone in the industry.
1. Ductboard is great... until it's not. Your indoor unit will develop an inch of static or more. As it's in the hot attic, the tape will delaminate and the ductboard will blow apart. You must inspect it regularly. Make sure you are using the correct foil tape. Regular duct tape won't last a year no matter what it's called. We often use clips on the seams.
2. Install a second zip tie on the flex duct. It's remarkable just how often those ties fail. You are also not using a zip tie gun, so they are not nearly as tight as they otherwise would be. Then take a third tie, roll the outer face over the insulation and lightly zip it down. Makes for a clean installation and critters have a harder time entering it.
3. Those mechanical fittings always leak. Do yourself a favor and buy a refrigerator sniffer and test the fittings to make sure they aren't leaking. You may be able to buy the precharged unit yourself, but you can't buy replacement refrigerant without a license. Check for leaks when changing the filter.
4. During very cold weather, the unit is less efficient at heating. It will struggle. That is normal. It will also not heat the house well and will run constantly. In very cold weather, you need a backup source of heat. As this unit doesn't have backup strip heat, you still need that wood stove.
5. Icing of the outdoor unit in heating mode is normal. Icing of the indoor unit in cooling is not.
6. The lack of a trap on the overflow will allow unfiltered air from the attic into the air handler depending upon how the unit is configured. That little wavy trap you installed has very little static pressure capability. You should install a proper trap.
7. Do yourself a favor and install a water bug alarm in the drip pan.
These inverter driven compressor systems don't struggle to heat at low temperatures. They have 100% heating capability down to -5F and 78% at -22F.
I put an 18K BTU 220V MrCool mini split in to replace a 12K BTU 110V window AC. My electric bill is lower than last summer and my home has been much more comfortable. I don;t know yet whether I'll use the gas furnace this winter or the MrCool. What would be nice is a thermostat that can coordinate the heat functions of the heat pump and the furnace.
i came to say this, the only real issue i see, is the return in a bathroom. other than that not bad. @@greggv8
I second that. The problem I see with the return. Your bathroom smell will be distributed throughout the house. Everybody will get to experience your number 2. Lol
@@fgambaroAgree. I think if the return plenum was just outside the bathroom with a small, maybe 4”-6”hose going to bathroom ceiling area for a bit of return ventilation & remove a bit of steam etc, might be a bit better, pretty good tho
The gift that keeps on giving.@@ronniebiggers2147
Hey, love the install!! A small observation: as a father of five, yes five, if you teach Oliver to sleep went quite, he will become a very light sleeper. Whereas, if you just go about your daily lives making normal amounts of noise, he will be a better sleeper all around, especially if you go travelling with him to new environments. Hope this helps out. 👍🏼👍🏼
Yes, this! 💯%
Agree! We never changed a thing and the kids slept and still sleep so well.
My sibling all turned on radios in the babies room and turned up the tv after putting the kids down and they turned out to be great sleepers
letting sponsors fund your projects is very smart. must be nice!
I like the videos where Courtney can help
As a refrigeration mechanic i couldn't have done this aircon installation any better...and never underestimate the lifting power of a multiple pulleys system👌
Block and tackle
Loved the line... "why does this stuff always happen to Riley"! You guys are the best!!
I am very impressed with you too. This comment is for Courtney. You're doing a great service for the. young ladies. to learn and do at showing them that they can do this also.. You're teaching a younger generation. that you can do it..
Great job. Oliver doesn't know yet how lucky he is to have you two as parents.
You have a talent for attracting the best sponsors. Mr. Cool has certainly provided you with high quality, easy to install, well designed HVAC units. I see one in my future.
The production quality of your videos improves constantly. Thanks for all the hard work you do to provide quality entertainment for those of us who love the off grid life. Good stuff!
Don't be quiet with babies!!!
It was advice from my parents and it's worked so well. Do vacuuming, make noise, do everything while they sleep, they'll be more resilient and you'll have more time.
You are so blessed to have a beautiful wife who is so able bodied to help you, I know because I am also lucky. My wife gets all in to projects, some of them by herself!!!
Peak Riley!! IBC Lift!!! Brilliant! Well done you two!
Scary lift. Consider auxiliary belayment in future lifts. Step ladder used...equally scary. A straight ladder sticking through the access hatch and tied off highly recommended. Youth and strength admired. Please don't let the luck run out.
Maybe you already thought of it but you might want to capture the condensate for auxiliary free water.
When we installed our first central air split system I put a 5 gal bucket at the condensate outlet and it would fill up every single day. So I exchanged the 5 gal bucket for a 55 gal drum and used the collected water for irrigating our garden. It was very expensive water to make, so I did not want it to go to waste.
Something to consider... Generally speaking, it isn't recommended to use AC condensate for things related to human consumption since it can contain heavy metals. Might be good for a flower garden but probably best to avoid using it in a vegetable garden.
@@Rickmakes Also the pollen and other airbornes add algae and other yuckiness to real nasty stuff to the water- flower garden is the ticket!
They already have a dedicated machine that makes water out of condensate in the air. I guess you're not a regular watcher of their channel. At 14:00 - 14:04 you can see the machine in the background. That big white machine on the ground is the water-maker.
@@xNYCMarc I AM a regular watcher and also I am aware of their "machine" to make water. I also know that they were not pleased with how it worked (watch the follow-up episode) and had to find another alternative for getting water. I was simply offering them an alternative that I found, that may be useful for their needs, as well as the needs for anyone else who might watch their channel. Admittedly this method may not work for everyone as I live in the south where it is quite humid in the summertime and there is lots of moisture in the air to make water out of.
@@FrugalBuilding So, you're aware that they have a machine that was purpose built to take condensate out of the air for water and it DIDN'T WORK, yet you suggested that they collect condensate? Um, okay.
Man's gonna do what a man's gotta do, good going Riley nice job!
Everyone needs a Courtney in there life. Lucky man Riley.
You two are an amazing team. My wife and I are both impressed with how you work together.
As a former pest tech I recommend wrapping the end of your condensate drain tubes with some mesh screen. When it's driest is also when that AC will be a running stream for wasps and roaches.
Go riley....thanks for backing up Mr reckless....your the best boss ever....
Definitely a "SAVE" episode. Great job, as always. (Who knew the totes had compressor-rated frames?)😂
if he had secured the pallet to top of tote that could have been a work platform.
"Mom, maybe stop watching"
😂😂😂😂😂
this video came at the perfect time! My centrail air unit died after only 20 years (lol) which was also heat! I only need to worry about 900sqft so I am totally going to check this out to see the specs!
Mr Cool is the first choice for DIY HVAC systems. They have it down for easy install, and well designed equipment. I've installed 3 units and amazed with how little power they take to run, and how quiet they can be.
Mr cool keeps real hvac guys in business lol. Control boards always go out and the fittings leak.
@@KKCHEVY do you have an alternative brand suggestion?
You know what I like about you guys there’s no matter what kind of day you guys are having you always are smiling😊😅😊
120° in that attic and you guys didn’t break a sweat.Watching your videos for a few years. Love you guys.
I just figured out how to set up the comments.
From personal experience, I would take a small piece of window screen and form it over the drain pan drain because you’ve already had rodents and insects in the attic and wasps and mud Dobbers love to use that open hole to make a home and then it doesn’t drain water and I’m sure you get the point a piece of screen screwed down to prevent them from getting to it helps
I wonder if u could use a small piece of a pool chlorine tablet occasionally in the condensate overflow tray to stove off rodents & pests if water did ever happen to flow into it, the water would activate the pool chlorine, sterilise the water to reduce algae buildup & keep unwanted pests away & from drinking or using it.
I love watching you two working together.
I gotta hand it to Riley... He's very creative in making things work! Necessity is definitely the mother of all creation! Just glad it was only a fly that got him hurt and not falling off the ladder! Anyway... A great video! Thanks guys!
And Oliver is absolutely precious ❤️.
You're absolutely correct, Riley. Too many HVAC installers undersize the return air register and duct which starves the unit of fresh air. When it comes to the return air side, better to oversize than undersize.
I have two Mr. Cool mini-split units and one failed last week at 5-1/2 years. Based on the lack of response from Mr. Cool in past years, I decided to rip it out and replace it with a main line brand as the warranty problems must be verified by a licensed HVAC technician anyway. Many HVAC contractors will not touch DIY installations. The fixed length DIY line sets really limit the condenser placement and the suction line is actually braided steel rubber hose with copper ends. I'm going with real copper lines and the flexibility of placing the condenser appropriately. No doubt, Mr. Cool is a hot seller and just about every major RUclipsr has a few free ones.
Great job on installing that unit! I'm sort of surprised that Riley has not made a metal frame with a platform and rails for the skid steer pallet forks so he can safely be lifted and work on higher projects like this one. A lot better than the old fashioned ladder.
Great idea. And Riley is just the guy to do it. I imagine after every time he has to go up high he thinks, 'Well, that's the last time I have to get THAT high.' Nope.
A BIG THANKS to Mr. Cool for keeping the whole family cool this summer...
Nice install. I suggest you wrap or foam the exposed metal on registers in the attic. The cold metal will cause moisture to condense and then ruin you sheetrock.
No one ever said you must "rough it", to live off grid. Once you have the water issue addressed and a hot tub installed, you will be living "Off grid with Amenities!"
What can I say? The man is a genius 😂 Riley that devious look on your face is priceless 😂😅😊
Pro Tip for using a hole saw. Replace the drill bit in the hole saw with a section of drill rod with a rounded tip. Use a regular drill bit to drill the pilot hole. The smooth shank of the drioo rod will NOT enlarge the pilot hole and the hole saw will cut a cleaner hole, and you don't end up with a broken bit in the middle of your job.
If the air flow out of your outlets is too much and restricting the registers makes them noisy you may be able toadjust the fan motor speed.
Put a little piece of screen over both ends of the pipe for the secondary drain pan and the end ( outside ) of the primary drain line so you don't get dirt dobbers clogging up the drains and flooding your attic. Just put a square of screen over the end of the pipe pull the edges of the screen down the sides of the pipe and secure in place with a sun resistant zip tie.
I really like Northern Idaho! I had customers in Athol, Sandpoint, Kootenai, Moyie Springs - among other small towns. One of the prettiest regions on earth! I'm retired now but have many fond memories of that area.
Courtney and Riley you are an amazing couple all the best for your latest project I am sure Oliver will grow up just as amazing best wishes from Les and Marie down under New Zealand
I am itchy just watching you guys. Great job.
My wife and I so admire everything you do up there. We will be relocating to southern Idaho and our plan is to build a setup similar to yours. We plan to be 100% off the grid too. They are actually producing the solar system you guys have, complete with panels. We also plan to do a lot of greenhouse growing. However, at our age, we also want creature comforts too, such as a spa and a pool. We look forward to more episodes guys. You are an awesome unit. God Bless, Chris
Ollie is so adorable ❤
Run the condensate lines into your water storage 🥳
Courtney & Riley, thank you for once again sharing your projects. I recently installed a heat pump in my home for heat, AC, and ventilation. It works so good and acts as a dehumidifier too. Well done guys. You rock!❤
Avoid surprises, a Blink camera in the attic and you can monitor the water tray without climbing into the attic. You can turn on and off the Blink with your cell phone and it's two AA lithium batteries will last a couple of years.
Yahoo, Cool Air is also good for sleeping. Oliver seems to be satisfied. Ron PTL USA
I always install a moisture sensor in the emergency overflow drip pan below the air handler connected to a light or bell or blue tooth to my phone to alert that primary condensate pan has malfunctioned and get service preformed on unit before disaster strikes, it's low voltage and low cost insurancefor the piece of mind it provides as when (all A/C Air handlers will expirence a blockage sometime in their lifetime) drain becomes blocked all the water collected will make for a lot of damage this simple precaution can save you hundreds if not thousands of times the cost of installing preventing water damage to your home. Great job on the install. Ray Stormont
BC Rockies here. The skidsteer height solution brought back a memory from 40 years ago when working on a beehive burner at a mom and pop lumber mill in the Columbia valley when I was eighteen. The conveyer from the mill to the burner ran up at a 30ish degree angle and had come apart past the halfway point. Sooo the foreman puts TWO lifts of lumber on the forklift and wanted me to climb on top of the two lifts of wood and THEN be lifted to the max height of the forklift, ON UNEVEN GROUND! And then reach up further to manhandle the fix. I respectfully declined. So they got some other poor sap to do it. He lived. I was not fired nor reprimanded for the refusal to work. We didn't have cell phones then but it only takes a regular land line and one little finger to make one little call the WCB, workers compensation board, who is in charge of paying damaged workers.
You guys are the ONLY diy channel that truly understands weight, force and leverage…WELL DONE (again).
Yeeaahh the pulley worked!!, normaly "Reckless" does something wrong but hes growing up, Yeeaahh!!😁be an asset to the house now, good to see you Courtney being front and center, Love you guys, Love from UK x x
Beautiful Team install. Mr Cool heat/cool pump is beautifully engineered. I was impressed how you two break down the install into manageable steps. Well done! Oliver will soon learn a Lot from each of you.
Great job on the install Courtney and Riley! You two work so well together!
Next step would be the efficient use of water by splitting it into fresh water, grey water and black water. You could catch the condensate of the a/c units and add it to the grey water tank. Or maybe even add it to the fresh water tank with additional filtration. The grey water can be used to flush the toilet and for irrigation.
I’ve been anticipating the scene with the fly in your eye.
Pretty nifty unit Riley & Courtney , Great job!!!
Good Job ! This is our 2025 project :)
You guys are great teachers and are doing such a great job on the homestead
You two work so well together. Oh, and thanks to you, I will soon be getting my own Mr cool!
Is there anything that you two can't do? Your skills are absolutely amazing! And Oliver is such a cutie. He's very lucky to have you two as parents as he will learn so much about how things work. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Thanks for taking us along for the install. This is inspiring thinking I can do this myself. Thanks again!!!
Excellent Job... It's been 115 in Texas, I'm headed to your house...
that is some very clever engineering for the pre-charged line. I appreciate you finding this product.
“Cool” video. Thought we were gonna get a water update. Guess this will have to carry us through to next week.
The two of you are so intelligent and do wonderful work of all your projects. God bless.
Great episode!!!
That's awesome that they're making whole house DIY units now. Good job Mr Cool!
The one thing I think I'd add to your setup is a water leak detector/alarm in that pan so you know when there's a problem with the primary condensate drain and you can fix it before you develop a problem with the secondary drain and ruin your ceiling
You need to fix the condensate P-Trap. The one you installed is not deep enough. 2+2 inches is the correct size. Check your manual. This is very important for this unit because the blower pulls air through the cooling coil. If the trap is too shallow, the condensate will not drain while the blower is running. The blower will also pull air from the drain causing condensate splashing at the drain outlet. This can often cause water leaking at the sheet metal seam. Fix that and this is a superb video installation. Mr. Cool definitely got their money’s worth for advertising. They should pay you royalties for each view. That second drain opening is for a secondary drain pipe if the main condensate pipe stops draining. An optional float switch to shut off the thermostat wire for cooling is also part of most attic installation codes for the sub pan. The condensate line in attics can also drip condensation from the surface of the pipe, so it is often insulated to prevent condensation. I am very glad to see those special line-set valves installed. This makes it all possible and easy for DIY. Safety on leaders is a big deal but that tote stacking idea was an excellent idea & safer than working off a ladder.
Great job y'all. Love watching your projects.
You guys are fun to watch!
That was great. Can not wait to see the follow up clips.
Thank you for the postcard guys much appreciated
Courtney, I have some potential bad news for you. You know that Oliver has some of Riley's DNA, so in a few years you could have two reckless men in your life. 😁
I’ve already started preparing myself for that. 😂
Yes, but Oliver has the benefits of Courtney's genes built in, and Riley must rely on her contributions externally ... 🤔🤣😂🤠🙏🤲🕊🤗
Mom is still boss. No Mom= Oliver doesn’t eat.
That’s funny 😂
I do second that, I'm laughing my off already, sorry for Courtney 😂😂😂
You two are just amazing.
Another good job, guys. And a GREAT video explaining everything step by step. We have three mini-splits on various outbuildings, and we simply love them. You guys make this old man proud. Enjoy this "quiet" time with Mr. Ollie. As soon as he learns how to crawl.....it is game on!
Another cool project, no pun intended. Looks like a great install. You guys rock !!!
I like how you guys are always doing interesting stuff. My favorite D.I.Y channel.😊
Great Teamwork!
Don't forget to get a reusable filter that you can just hose off. I spent years and years with the inefficient one-use filters that were so expensive and inconvenient having to buy so often. So very happy with the reusable types and much, much cheaper in the long run. 💯
You two are amazing! God bless you all and your precious little baby boy.🥰🙏💒❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
Wow! you two make it look so easy. Nice job.
Courtney when did you have the 2nd baby. When I seen Riley come out of the box. Riley still a kid at heart. That is a cool air conditioner unit and heater as well.
Awesome job !
Exceptional planning and installation! Very impressive. I enjoyed watching it. Thanks and well done!
Thanks for the honesty you two deliver to your viewers I really enjoy watching all of your adventures. Glad to see how this project came to fruition and would like to see an update on your choice and use of that no-flush toilet incineration you put in.
Looking forward to enjoy more from your Northern Idahoan off grid lifestyle which is actually yet of my Southern Albertan locale. 👋🖖
That was some brute work for a new mom!! Great job!
Your little Oliver is so adorable 💙
Off topic. I used to play with a cat d6 vintage 1956. Always fixing parts or modification of stuff to use as parts. Pony motor, that was a fun thing to mess with every day.
Wish I'd have known about DIY ducted systems a couple years ago, would have saved me a few thousand bucks. Great video, great install, thanks for taking us along.
Your making an awesome job ....you 2 are amazing....I bet your loving the coolness in the house...Stay safe
I knew cats love boxes, I will say Riley surprised me popping out of the box. LOL
Really a Cool install! Both of you are such good thinkers. Oliver is such a sweety pie. I'm so glad you have great cool air now and will have warm air during your long winter.
Such a great video.
Seeing your OSB “bridge” in the attic reminds me that I have another task to put on my list.
I'm kind of surprised you didn't do it at night time when it was cooler as that hundred degree Heat would cause me to be drenched with sweat stopping me from seeing.
Thanks for bringing a smile to my face with your unit Integrity working together and accomplishing such a wonderful, absolutely Stellar piece of paradise!
You'll want to periodically check the tape around the system to make sure the glue does not disintegrate causing leaks. There's a way to check for leakage but I don't remember how and I'm sure you can locate it on RUclips to ensure you have 100% efficiency
May all of you be abundantly blessed!
BVD f/ NY
Love the video on MRCOOL .
I use a 36.000 Mr. Cool and it has beena very good investment. It cools my whole house. I had a wall bracket in my garage that I didn't use for Mr Cool I put mine on a concrete pad. we don't get that much snow load here.
You guys make it seem so easy!
Digging those MrCool DIY systems.👍