Thank you! I just got same brand unit installed. Appreciate your videos. Just want to add that if ordering on Amazon opt in for prime first. Totslly worth it to avoid shipping fee. One month prime less than 15.00, shipping was going to be over 170! It came to local freight, then semi with hydrolic drop gate delivered. Comes off truck on pallet, two boxes, very heavy. Takes two to lift. I backed my suv to load up, slid both boxes in and moved to save our backs. Unit has to be charged and numbers off both pieces to register for warranty. Pioneer customer service very helpful to find those cotton picking numbers. LoL oh, and unit does come with rubber pads on compressor to stabalize for vibration and a remote for control. Keep the videos coming! Yours covered a ton of info others didnt. :)
Thanks for watching Joanne. And thanks for the encouragement. It is fun for me to learn new things and this project was a lot of fun and it works so great in this hot Georgia sun and humidity.
What a small world Dave, this is Alan Paul. I just picked up a travel trailer and was thinking about upgrading the ac. I thought, this guy looks familiar and then i saw the chanel name. Anyway, glad to see you and Ninette are doing well!
There is anothee version of Mini Split using 12V only. It's fairly new to the market I supposed. They are made in China. I bought one from amazon for $399. Have it installed. You need to use vacuum pump to add the refrigerant (not included). It is working awesome.
Thanks for watching. It is exciting to see the changes that have been coming out since I did this video that help out the RV community. Do you have a link you can send me to review?
Thanks for watching Mathew and for your feed back. We love this change. It was a little work but well worth it. You should send us some pics to tigners@tigneradventures.com. Love to see how you did it.
@@TignerAdventures I sent some pics. I'll get better pictures when I get home. Some up close so you can see the way I mounted it all and I'll send some of the solar, batteries and inverters. Going with the 220 thats 38 seer let it stay cool on 200 watts. It's amazing that it can do that kinda temp change with so little power. The first 10 or 12 minutes is 600 watts then 200 for the rest the time we are home. It runs nonstop while we are there . Although we are normally in the semi truck lol..
@@joshmnky yes it's all off grid . It's a 30 foot holiday rambler but it's so small inside with so much of the room taken up with cabinets that the AC barely has to work at all to keep it cool.. or warm in winter. I have 30 kw of eve cells under the bed in the back bedroom with a 120/240 split phase sungold 4000 watt inverter. I have solar on the roof and also 3 ground mount arrays. 4 victron charge controllers. 150.70, 100. 50, two 100. 30s. I actually could get by with a lot less panels. I'm only home 3 days a month but hopefully that will change soon. When I'm there I never see the batteries go below about 60 percent and that's with us using everything like a normal camper plugged in. We have a fairly large TV and surround sound system, the fridge, mini split, water heater is gas and electric but only pulls 1500 watts when on electric which we only use the electric part of the water heater. Once we are around more and outta this semi truck most likely I'll need more panels than I already have for winter but with us only being there 3 days a month it's always completely charged when we get home and turn on the inverter.
@@joshmnky I use jk bms's and eve 280k grade a cells I bought from 18650 battery store. It's been a kinda expensive hobby and I've bought so much stuff then upgraded to something a little better lol. It really has been fun but now that it's finally capable of powering everything it's time for me to move on to another hobby.
Thanks for watching. Make sure you also get the Cielo Smart Controller which we have listed on our amazon recommendations at tigneradventures.com. It allows you to control if from anywhere with your phone.
Very tidy looking install. I would, however, remind anyone doing this to be sure and read the required minimum clearances listed in the manual for both the indoor and outdoor units. These are essential for proper air movement.
Thanks for watching Salvatore. You are correct for maximum performance you need to follow the manual. An RV however will probably never meet those requirements completely depending on the size of the unit. I mention in my main install that this isn't going to be as efficient because of some of the clearances I have. But with that said it has still works really good and for sure a lot better than my old AC.
Great video thanks. Really thinking outside the box thinking. We don't RV much anymore but the mini split would have been a big improvement. Question, in our house we have one outside unit with 3 inside units. Can you add another inside unit to your MH ? If your in WR be sure to go to the FMCA rally in Perry. As a matter of fact you should give a seminar at the FMCA rally about this. I did seminars at rallies for about 10 years. You will enjoy it.
Thanks for the info, I'll have to look into the FMCA rally. You can buy multi head compressors but you cannot add more heads to a compressor unless it was rated for that. So if you bought a 3 head unit and only installed 2 then yes you could add one more. However if you bought a 3 head and used 3 heads then you could not add another one. Good questions. Thanks for watching.
The 120 volt units only come with one indoor head unit. So if you wanted to install a second head, say in the bedroom, I would suggest a 9,000 BTU 120 volt unit. The 12,000 BTU is just to large. But where to locate a second outdoor unit? I have seen the outdoor units mounted on the bumper and the rear van door of a couple of RV's. Grand Designs is installing a 240 volt 2 head unit in their new fifth wheels, and they are putting in two cassette units in the ceiling, so they look like the typical units you see in most RV's. The outdoor unit is located in the basement on the driver's side, with the air intake mounted in what looks like a baggage compartment door. The Grand Design fifth wheels use a 50 amp 240 volt service. Your RV, I am guessing has a 30 amp 120 volt service? If you have a 50 amp plug, then that is 240 volts. The problem is they can not run the 240 volt unit in a RV park with a 120 volt 30 amp service, unless they have a inverter that is large enough, and can run the battery charger on the 30 amp power source.
Thanks for watching.We have had this for over 2 years now and have had no problems. We just returned from Newfoundland which has very rough roads like going to Alaska and everything has been great. It is important to anchor everything so nothing moves. All of my items are connected to the existing frame so there is no movement. I have heard of people putting them on their bummers and they tend to bounce around and even break the copper line. Mine don't move and I have never had any issues with leaks and we use it almost daily in the summer as needed.
Thanks for watching Mark. Our rig is 36'. If I had the room I would of like a dual head but i just barely got this to fit. It works really good if we are just sitting somewhere and it is on all day with good sun for the solar. Travel days are harder because the whole rig is hot and radiates up inside so we usually close the bedroom door and cool the front during those days. Otherwise it works great and we love it and are happy we made the change.
Thanks for watching Allen. Since this video I have noticed a lot of different ones coming out. Before I had seen a 48volt system but couldn't find 12. Now I just started seeing 12. So either they are new or it just wasn't on my list. Thanks for mentioning this.
New subscriber. Is this safe to leave running either heat or cold when you're not there with pets inside? What size is the rig? Is there an app for it so you can control it wherever you are and if it tells you what the current temp is? Thanks
Thanks for subscribing and watching. Mini Splits have been used in a lot of places around the world and are completely safe when installed properly. We use Cielo Home to remotely control our mini spit and to monitor our home from anywhere while we are gone. That way we can make sure the temp is correct for our cat. You can find this on our web site tigneradventures.com/amazon/#mini-split-air-conditionerheater Our rig is 36'. The efficiency of staying warm or cool is different for each RV and depends on the extremes of the weather. But it is perfectly safe for pets. Hope that helps.
@@TignerAdventures Great, thank you. That controller gives all the options so when the time comes I will probably pick that up but one question: I havent decided if im going to go with 2 head units (one in bedroom, 1 in main area) and if I do would that controller handle that and display temperatures in both zones?
@@ebrad68 If you have the space available it would help to have 2 units, less work than only having one to do the job. I didn't have the space. You would have to have a controller for each unit and they do show the current temp in that room. You would set it up to connect to each one separately over the Internet. They work pretty good and the company support is outstanding if you have an issue.
@@TignerAdventures I dont have an rv yet i am learning everything I possibly can before I do. The reason behind my thinnking to have 2 head units with 1 outside unit is to first, save space on back of rv, if there would even be enough space for 2 but mostly to save on electric use. I will be living full time in the rig and it looks like at campground most of that but there will be times I will be boondocking, but in subarban lots like walmart, home depot or wherever i can get a few nights in between my campground bookings. When doing so I will still need to use ac / heat to keep myself and cats comfortable. I want to do a solar panel system capable of this and 2 separate outside units would use double the electric. I want to be able to run the mini split as well as microwave, tv and a couple other things like router, wifi, etc all at same time as if I were in a house. I am still figuring out the needs but i am thinking 3000 watts of solar/battery power is where i need to be at. I realize I overstepped the context of this discussion but it all overlaps and one thing affects another....in this case its the power consumption. I am also thinking that with 2 head units it will be more efficient because one unit wont have to try and heat or cool the entire motorhome, especially if the layout isnt linear where the air could just be pushed directionally with a small fan..... Thanks again!
@@ebrad68 No issues. A dual head unit doesn't use as much power as 2 units since they both use the same compressor. I run my system on 1000 watts solar, 600 amps lithium, and a 3000 watt inverter. But I don't heat with my unit, I use the propane for that. With that said we try not to be where it is hot. We can run all the regular things like computer, TV and the like and 2 extra things at any one time. So either microwave, mini split, microwave, toaster oven, toaster oven, mini split, etc. I have a good pure sine wave inverter, 6 lithium batteries that can put out as much as 900 am until they are dead. Most batteries can't do that. So take your time, plan, learn, enjoy. Feel free to ask questions anytime. You may want to email us with your contact at tigners@tigneradventures.com. I have several videos on power and solar.
Just wondering, why don't people use the cassette type indoor units for the mini-splits and place them in place of the old over head RV AC units. One might think that would be a better solution on installing a mini-split system in a RV
There are so many options out there and new ones coming out all the time. But the costs have to also be considered. A standard mini split is pretty cheap and the new options are getting cheaper also. So who knows where it will all end up. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for watching Mike. I have seen notes on items that specify that so don't buy those. I have not ran into that with Pioneer as I have talked to their support staff to get questions answered and specified that I was not a HAVC guy, no problem. By the way I give you a link to purchase this on Amazon and they offer an extra warranty option there so no matter what you are covered.
Sorry Roy. The unit is designed to take air in the top and blow it out the front. Have never seen one that could use the ducting. We just sealed ours off when we installed fans in place of the ac. If you bought a rooftop unit style then it probably could use the ducting. Hope that helps.
Great questions. It really depends on I guess where you plan to be. We do great in the West where there isn't much humidity and it isn't too hot. As an example where we are in Eastern Washington right now it is 93 and full sun. I have 1000 watts and 6 lithium batteries and at the end of the day I will be down about 90 amp hours for the day. But we only run it from about 11 to 6. When we were in Georgia last year we had to run it 24x7 so we ended up plugging in and we were by some trees that didn't help with solar production. In Georgia it was 100 with 100% humidity so the AC had to work the hardest and it was pulling 13-14 amps to run the AC. Here it is only running between 6-9 amps.
The industry kept them from being readily available until lately, and we can see why. Which I always thought was crazy as you would see literally 1000’s of them in cities overseas…
Good question. Since cool air falls and heat rises all the cold air would be on your feet. So they suggest 72" above the floor and at least 6" from the ceiling. We are about 60" from the floor and 4" from the ceiling. So I don't think it would work very good on the floor. Thanks for watching.
I've been considering putting one into my trailer, but have been deterred by the manufacturers. They all seem to say the indoor unit should be at least 6 feet off the floor and have at least 6 inches of free space above. The unit being about 12 inches and my trailer having a 7 foot ceiling means I can't mount it at least 6 feet off the floor. It looks like your unit is mounted less than 6 feet off the floor, have you had any issues with heat/cold dispersement? Or did you solve that with the extra fans. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Aleks. What the factory wants are idea and anything you take away does or can make it not as efficient. What I have done works for us. I only have about 3 inches open above my unit and it is only at best maybe 6' from the floor. If I had room which I don't I would have put 2 heads in, one in front and one in the bedroom. But what I have now is way better than I had and it does the job. I usually keep my unit about 70 however if the back of the unit is in the sun the bedroom is usually a little warmer. But the old units barely would keep us 10 degrees lower than the outside temp. This one can keep us at 70 even when it is 100 outside. So over all we are happy with it and would do it again.
Thanks for watching Tim. All power coming into an RV is 110. If you have a 50 amp rig then you get 2 110 volt lines which are like a house, however, it is different on an RV because they are NOT normally combined to make it a 220-volt link like in a house. Now there are people that know a lot about voltage that may make changes to a rig to make it appear as 220 but that is not normal. In a standard RV, you just have 2 circuits of 110. A 30 amp rig is 110 volts and even though the plug looks like a dryer vent plug which is 220 it is not wired as 220 in fact if you ever plug your rig into a dryer vent you will electrify the skin of your rig which can kill someone. So don't ever plug your rigs into anything that is not meant for an RV. Basically, a 30 amp rig is 30 amps of 110 service and a 50 amp rig is 100 amps of 110 service (2 50 amp 110 volt lines)
My neighbor just had a 220 split installed. 5th whl. Like you say it's 2-110 legs (50amp), didn't get to see how tied into power connector. Were using bracket that replaces ladder for outside unit. Problem lies with wall space, (slides), cabinets. Over the door is a good idea. Thanks for your video!!
Good question. Never tried it. Not sure why you couldn't depending on venting. In my case I have to have my door open for the compressor to be vented. I have seen some that are on the back of the RV in the open. In that case it would work so it just depends on your setup.
Yes Brent. That is the cool thing about the Mini Split. I have a 3000 watt inverter and we can run the mini split and the microwave or toaster oven at the same time. We usually just run it in the afternoon so the solar keeps up pretty good. Right now we are in Georgia and running it 24/7 and no solar so we have our charger plugged in to charge the batteries but we are still running everything off the batteries/inverter. Thanks for watching.
@@TignerAdventures Thank you for the good content. We bought 600ahs of Battle Born, a couple years ago. They are great batteries, too. I have been contemplating our A/C solution. I’m trying to keep the roof space for solar. We haven’t done that yet.
That is cool. I never seen a 12 volt when I was looking and most that have put them in now have been Van's. I love the Idea of a 12v and think the RV industry needs to imbrace it. They are still using old technology.
I haven't seen a 12 volt version. I have seen a 24 volt. Anything that can go direct is better. Since I have a 12 volt system I didn't even look at that as an option at the time. But things keep getting better. If you can find one that is big enough for your needs and run on a DC that you can engineer that would be best. Most things you see are for 48v DC for off grid living. But things are always changing. Thanks for watching and yes those would eliminate the lost from an inverter.
That is true. Interesting that most companies everything is the same but not Home Depot. I would never buy online from them. Best to buy in the store. Thanks for watching.
Sorry for the distraction Robert and the note. I'll work harder to do a better job. Thanks for watching and I hope you got some value out of the video.
Thank you! I just got same brand unit installed. Appreciate your videos. Just want to add that if ordering on Amazon opt in for prime first. Totslly worth it to avoid shipping fee. One month prime less than 15.00, shipping was going to be over 170! It came to local freight, then semi with hydrolic drop gate delivered. Comes off truck on pallet, two boxes, very heavy. Takes two to lift. I backed my suv to load up, slid both boxes in and moved to save our backs. Unit has to be charged and numbers off both pieces to register for warranty. Pioneer customer service very helpful to find those cotton picking numbers. LoL oh, and unit does come with rubber pads on compressor to stabalize for vibration and a remote for control. Keep the videos coming! Yours covered a ton of info others didnt. :)
Thanks for watching Joanne. And thanks for the encouragement. It is fun for me to learn new things and this project was a lot of fun and it works so great in this hot Georgia sun and humidity.
Very helpful, you’ve explained it better than anyone else I’ve seen. Thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for watching Nancy and I'm glad it helped.
What a small world Dave, this is Alan Paul. I just picked up a travel trailer and was thinking about upgrading the ac. I thought, this guy looks familiar and then i saw the chanel name. Anyway, glad to see you and Ninette are doing well!
Thanks for watching. Hope it helps you out. It has been great for us. Hope to see you at Sundance again.
There is anothee version of Mini Split using 12V only. It's fairly new to the market I supposed. They are made in China. I bought one from amazon for $399. Have it installed. You need to use vacuum pump to add the refrigerant (not included). It is working awesome.
Thanks for watching. It is exciting to see the changes that have been coming out since I did this video that help out the RV community. Do you have a link you can send me to review?
The upgrade is worth it if only for the quiet!
So nice not to have that noise. It has been a great upgrade. Thanks for watching.
Thank you, I just ordered a mini split. I’m sure looking forward to it and I appreciate your video!
Thanks for watching. Just take it slow and enjoy the journey. If you have any questions feel free to to email us at tigners@tigneradventures.com
I just did the install of my 38 seer 220 volt inovair minisplit on my holiday rambler camper. It's freaking amazing
Thanks for watching Mathew and for your feed back. We love this change. It was a little work but well worth it. You should send us some pics to tigners@tigneradventures.com. Love to see how you did it.
@@TignerAdventures I sent some pics. I'll get better pictures when I get home. Some up close so you can see the way I mounted it all and I'll send some of the solar, batteries and inverters. Going with the 220 thats 38 seer let it stay cool on 200 watts. It's amazing that it can do that kinda temp change with so little power. The first 10 or 12 minutes is 600 watts then 200 for the rest the time we are home. It runs nonstop while we are there . Although we are normally in the semi truck lol..
@@matthewknight5641 How big is your camper to need so little cooling? Is this in hot weather? That'd be perfect for solar powered boondocking.
@@joshmnky yes it's all off grid . It's a 30 foot holiday rambler but it's so small inside with so much of the room taken up with cabinets that the AC barely has to work at all to keep it cool.. or warm in winter. I have 30 kw of eve cells under the bed in the back bedroom with a 120/240 split phase sungold 4000 watt inverter. I have solar on the roof and also 3 ground mount arrays. 4 victron charge controllers. 150.70, 100. 50, two 100. 30s. I actually could get by with a lot less panels. I'm only home 3 days a month but hopefully that will change soon. When I'm there I never see the batteries go below about 60 percent and that's with us using everything like a normal camper plugged in. We have a fairly large TV and surround sound system, the fridge, mini split, water heater is gas and electric but only pulls 1500 watts when on electric which we only use the electric part of the water heater. Once we are around more and outta this semi truck most likely I'll need more panels than I already have for winter but with us only being there 3 days a month it's always completely charged when we get home and turn on the inverter.
@@joshmnky I use jk bms's and eve 280k grade a cells I bought from 18650 battery store. It's been a kinda expensive hobby and I've bought so much stuff then upgraded to something a little better lol. It really has been fun but now that it's finally capable of powering everything it's time for me to move on to another hobby.
Excellent info. Thank you!!
Thank you. Thanks for watching.
I’m installing a Pioneer mini-split on my Winnebago Ekko next week.
Thanks for watching. Make sure you also get the Cielo Smart Controller which we have listed on our amazon recommendations at tigneradventures.com. It allows you to control if from anywhere with your phone.
Very tidy looking install. I would, however, remind anyone doing this to be sure and read the required minimum clearances listed in the manual for both the indoor and outdoor units. These are essential for proper air movement.
Thanks for watching Salvatore. You are correct for maximum performance you need to follow the manual. An RV however will probably never meet those requirements completely depending on the size of the unit. I mention in my main install that this isn't going to be as efficient because of some of the clearances I have. But with that said it has still works really good and for sure a lot better than my old AC.
Absolutely. Those factory rooftop units are noisy and horribly inefficient!
Great video thanks. Really thinking outside the box thinking. We don't RV much anymore but the mini split would have been a big improvement. Question, in our house we have one outside unit with 3 inside units. Can you add another inside unit to your MH ? If your in WR be sure to go to the FMCA rally in Perry. As a matter of fact you should give a seminar at the FMCA rally about this. I did seminars at rallies for about 10 years. You will enjoy it.
Thanks for the info, I'll have to look into the FMCA rally. You can buy multi head compressors but you cannot add more heads to a compressor unless it was rated for that. So if you bought a 3 head unit and only installed 2 then yes you could add one more. However if you bought a 3 head and used 3 heads then you could not add another one. Good questions. Thanks for watching.
@@TignerAdventures Thanks for the info.
The 120 volt units only come with one indoor head unit. So if you wanted to install a second head, say in the bedroom, I would suggest a 9,000 BTU 120 volt unit. The 12,000 BTU is just to large. But where to locate a second outdoor unit? I have seen the outdoor units mounted on the bumper and the rear van door of a couple of RV's.
Grand Designs is installing a 240 volt 2 head unit in their new fifth wheels, and they are putting in two cassette units in the ceiling, so they look like the typical units you see in most RV's. The outdoor unit is located in the basement on the driver's side, with the air intake mounted in what looks like a baggage compartment door. The Grand Design fifth wheels use a 50 amp 240 volt service. Your RV, I am guessing has a 30 amp 120 volt service? If you have a 50 amp plug, then that is 240 volts. The problem is they can not run the 240 volt unit in a RV park with a 120 volt 30 amp service, unless they have a inverter that is large enough, and can run the battery charger on the 30 amp power source.
What about durability? How does it survive under freeway vibration conditions?
Thanks for watching.We have had this for over 2 years now and have had no problems. We just returned from Newfoundland which has very rough roads like going to Alaska and everything has been great. It is important to anchor everything so nothing moves. All of my items are connected to the existing frame so there is no movement. I have heard of people putting them on their bummers and they tend to bounce around and even break the copper line. Mine don't move and I have never had any issues with leaks and we use it almost daily in the summer as needed.
Great information! How long is your rig?
Thanks for watching Mark. Our rig is 36'. If I had the room I would of like a dual head but i just barely got this to fit. It works really good if we are just sitting somewhere and it is on all day with good sun for the solar. Travel days are harder because the whole rig is hot and radiates up inside so we usually close the bedroom door and cool the front during those days. Otherwise it works great and we love it and are happy we made the change.
3 versions of mini split systems
110 220 and 12v systems
Thanks for watching Allen. Since this video I have noticed a lot of different ones coming out. Before I had seen a 48volt system but couldn't find 12. Now I just started seeing 12. So either they are new or it just wasn't on my list. Thanks for mentioning this.
New subscriber.
Is this safe to leave running either heat or cold when you're not there with pets inside?
What size is the rig?
Is there an app for it so you can control it wherever you are and if it tells you what the current temp is?
Thanks
Thanks for subscribing and watching. Mini Splits have been used in a lot of places around the world and are completely safe when installed properly. We use Cielo Home to remotely control our mini spit and to monitor our home from anywhere while we are gone. That way we can make sure the temp is correct for our cat. You can find this on our web site tigneradventures.com/amazon/#mini-split-air-conditionerheater
Our rig is 36'. The efficiency of staying warm or cool is different for each RV and depends on the extremes of the weather. But it is perfectly safe for pets. Hope that helps.
@@TignerAdventures
Great, thank you.
That controller gives all the options so when the time comes I will probably pick that up but one question: I havent decided if im going to go with 2 head units (one in bedroom, 1 in main area) and if I do would that controller handle that and display temperatures in both zones?
@@ebrad68 If you have the space available it would help to have 2 units, less work than only having one to do the job. I didn't have the space. You would have to have a controller for each unit and they do show the current temp in that room. You would set it up to connect to each one separately over the Internet. They work pretty good and the company support is outstanding if you have an issue.
@@TignerAdventures
I dont have an rv yet i am learning everything I possibly can before I do.
The reason behind my thinnking to have 2 head units with 1 outside unit is to first, save space on back of rv, if there would even be enough space for 2 but mostly to save on electric use. I will be living full time in the rig and it looks like at campground most of that but there will be times I will be boondocking, but in subarban lots like walmart, home depot or wherever i can get a few nights in between my campground bookings. When doing so I will still need to use ac / heat to keep myself and cats comfortable. I want to do a solar panel system capable of this and 2 separate outside units would use double the electric.
I want to be able to run the mini split as well as microwave, tv and a couple other things like router, wifi, etc all at same time as if I were in a house. I am still figuring out the needs but i am thinking 3000 watts of solar/battery power is where i need to be at.
I realize I overstepped the context of this discussion but it all overlaps and one thing affects another....in this case its the power consumption.
I am also thinking that with 2 head units it will be more efficient because one unit wont have to try and heat or cool the entire motorhome, especially if the layout isnt linear where the air could just be pushed directionally with a small fan.....
Thanks again!
@@ebrad68 No issues. A dual head unit doesn't use as much power as 2 units since they both use the same compressor. I run my system on 1000 watts solar, 600 amps lithium, and a 3000 watt inverter. But I don't heat with my unit, I use the propane for that. With that said we try not to be where it is hot. We can run all the regular things like computer, TV and the like and 2 extra things at any one time. So either microwave, mini split, microwave, toaster oven, toaster oven, mini split, etc. I have a good pure sine wave inverter, 6 lithium batteries that can put out as much as 900 am until they are dead. Most batteries can't do that. So take your time, plan, learn, enjoy. Feel free to ask questions anytime. You may want to email us with your contact at tigners@tigneradventures.com. I have several videos on power and solar.
Just wondering, why don't people use the cassette type indoor units for the mini-splits and place them in place of the old over head RV AC units. One might think that would be a better solution on installing a mini-split system in a RV
There are so many options out there and new ones coming out all the time. But the costs have to also be considered. A standard mini split is pretty cheap and the new options are getting cheaper also. So who knows where it will all end up. Thanks for watching.
Welcome to my home town yep it’s hot
Thanks for watching Richard. It is a great area. We will visit at a different time next time.
Another consideration is that most of the companies will not honor the warranty if it is not professionally installed by an HVAC contractor.
Thanks for watching Mike. I have seen notes on items that specify that so don't buy those. I have not ran into that with Pioneer as I have talked to their support staff to get questions answered and specified that I was not a HAVC guy, no problem. By the way I give you a link to purchase this on Amazon and they offer an extra warranty option there so no matter what you are covered.
Ugh!
I've worked in a restaurant kitchen for about 25 years now.. I know all about the heat and humidity.. Head North, my friends!
We are in a few days and then back west. Do you ever get use to it? Thanks for watching.
Thank you, answered most of questions... except using the old ducting to move some of the air?
Sorry Roy. The unit is designed to take air in the top and blow it out the front. Have never seen one that could use the ducting. We just sealed ours off when we installed fans in place of the ac. If you bought a rooftop unit style then it probably could use the ducting. Hope that helps.
How many amps and battery storage do you need to run with solar
Great questions. It really depends on I guess where you plan to be. We do great in the West where there isn't much humidity and it isn't too hot. As an example where we are in Eastern Washington right now it is 93 and full sun. I have 1000 watts and 6 lithium batteries and at the end of the day I will be down about 90 amp hours for the day. But we only run it from about 11 to 6. When we were in Georgia last year we had to run it 24x7 so we ended up plugging in and we were by some trees that didn't help with solar production. In Georgia it was 100 with 100% humidity so the AC had to work the hardest and it was pulling 13-14 amps to run the AC. Here it is only running between 6-9 amps.
The industry kept them from being readily available until lately, and we can see why. Which I always thought was crazy as you would see literally 1000’s of them in cities overseas…
Thanks for watching. These units work very well and it is exciting to see all the options being released now.
Can you mount the inside unite close to the floor???
Good question. Since cool air falls and heat rises all the cold air would be on your feet. So they suggest 72" above the floor and at least 6" from the ceiling. We are about 60" from the floor and 4" from the ceiling. So I don't think it would work very good on the floor. Thanks for watching.
You can get floor-standing indoor units.
I've been considering putting one into my trailer, but have been deterred by the manufacturers. They all seem to say the indoor unit should be at least 6 feet off the floor and have at least 6 inches of free space above. The unit being about 12 inches and my trailer having a 7 foot ceiling means I can't mount it at least 6 feet off the floor. It looks like your unit is mounted less than 6 feet off the floor, have you had any issues with heat/cold dispersement? Or did you solve that with the extra fans. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Aleks. What the factory wants are idea and anything you take away does or can make it not as efficient. What I have done works for us. I only have about 3 inches open above my unit and it is only at best maybe 6' from the floor. If I had room which I don't I would have put 2 heads in, one in front and one in the bedroom. But what I have now is way better than I had and it does the job. I usually keep my unit about 70 however if the back of the unit is in the sun the bedroom is usually a little warmer. But the old units barely would keep us 10 degrees lower than the outside temp. This one can keep us at 70 even when it is 100 outside. So over all we are happy with it and would do it again.
Rv’s have 220 coming in to them if they have 30 or 50 amp service.
Thanks for watching Tim. All power coming into an RV is 110. If you have a 50 amp rig then you get 2 110 volt lines which are like a house, however, it is different on an RV because they are NOT normally combined to make it a 220-volt link like in a house. Now there are people that know a lot about voltage that may make changes to a rig to make it appear as 220 but that is not normal. In a standard RV, you just have 2 circuits of 110. A 30 amp rig is 110 volts and even though the plug looks like a dryer vent plug which is 220 it is not wired as 220 in fact if you ever plug your rig into a dryer vent you will electrify the skin of your rig which can kill someone. So don't ever plug your rigs into anything that is not meant for an RV. Basically, a 30 amp rig is 30 amps of 110 service and a 50 amp rig is 100 amps of 110 service (2 50 amp 110 volt lines)
My neighbor just had a 220 split installed. 5th whl. Like you say it's 2-110 legs (50amp), didn't get to see how tied into power connector. Were using bracket that replaces ladder for outside unit. Problem lies with wall space, (slides), cabinets. Over the door is a good idea. Thanks for your video!!
Not available on Amazon at this time.
Thanks for letting me know. I have updated the link. Problem with Amazon they are always changing things.
Can you drive down the road with the mini running?
Good question. Never tried it. Not sure why you couldn't depending on venting. In my case I have to have my door open for the compressor to be vented. I have seen some that are on the back of the RV in the open. In that case it would work so it just depends on your setup.
@TignerAdventures just my 2 cents worth, with your setup couldn't you rig the generator (mini-split) door to be easily removed for just that purpose?
100% THANKS
You are welcome. We really love our Mini Split and use is quite a bit.
Do you run this off of your battery bank and inverter?
Yes Brent. That is the cool thing about the Mini Split. I have a 3000 watt inverter and we can run the mini split and the microwave or toaster oven at the same time. We usually just run it in the afternoon so the solar keeps up pretty good. Right now we are in Georgia and running it 24/7 and no solar so we have our charger plugged in to charge the batteries but we are still running everything off the batteries/inverter. Thanks for watching.
@@TignerAdventures Thank you for the good content. We bought 600ahs of Battle Born, a couple years ago. They are great batteries, too. I have been contemplating our A/C solution. I’m trying to keep the roof space for solar. We haven’t done that yet.
@@brentwalden6215 Go for as many of the largest solar panels you can physically fit on the roof. You can never have "too much" solar power.
@@sw6188 YES,... SIZE MATTERS!!
@@JipseeGirl Sure does!
My mini is 12v
That is cool. I never seen a 12 volt when I was looking and most that have put them in now have been Van's. I love the Idea of a 12v and think the RV industry needs to imbrace it. They are still using old technology.
What about 12v or 24v mini splits? Can those avoid the energy loss from needing an inverter?
I haven't seen a 12 volt version. I have seen a 24 volt. Anything that can go direct is better. Since I have a 12 volt system I didn't even look at that as an option at the time. But things keep getting better. If you can find one that is big enough for your needs and run on a DC that you can engineer that would be best. Most things you see are for 48v DC for off grid living. But things are always changing. Thanks for watching and yes those would eliminate the lost from an inverter.
Local “support” and Home Depot don’t go together 😂
That is true. Interesting that most companies everything is the same but not Home Depot. I would never buy online from them. Best to buy in the store. Thanks for watching.
I hate looking up someone's nose hairs
Sorry for the distraction Robert and the note. I'll work harder to do a better job. Thanks for watching and I hope you got some value out of the video.