Man! you just reminded me when I was young , I used to lift heavy loads and now my back is showing all that stress . Take care of yourself! Don't kill your back!.
I like how you tell people to have at least two people help install the outside unit and then proceed to do it yourself…just like I would stubbornly do…lol! Great video, Ben, and very informative as I’m considering a mini split system for the upstairs bedrooms in my split level.
My sister-in-law used to lift things like that...now in bed after back surgery number 6 and $100K + in medical bills later....DON'T LIFT LIKE THAT! EVER! I had so much respect for this guy and his great videos but then he did this.
You're absolutely right. I did my best to use "proper lifting posture" and I didn't get hurt at all but it still isn't a good plan. Thanks for your thoughtful comment and for watching!
I've watched a ton of DIY videos on RUclips and really can't thank people like you enough. However, this one has to be the most real. The kids coming and checking out, the foreman (wife) coming to inspect, and finally the old using the top of your knees to lift the unit. Just 2 cents, use a weightlifting belt. Im older than you and speak from experience. Save that back, your famiky will thank you. Great video.
The Boss thought she confirmed there would be a second person coming to help lift it in place... I was not aware of the solo lifting feat until after I saw the video. 😬 I tried. 🤷🏼♀️
"...have two people to lift the unit onto the bracket as they can be a bit heavy" Especially when you bought the 300,000 BTU sized unit with the 900 pound condensor ;) The struggle is REAL, you gave it the college level try and WON!!!
Great video! I very much appreciate the time in detail that you put into your videos. I’ve been waiting to see more about this mini split. You have very much influenced me and I intend to purchase the exact same unit for my Garage space in the future. Thank you very much for all the detail that you put into your work. PS seeing all the kids is great! You’re a good dad.I look very forward to seeing the rest of this installation.
Ben, when you get to the next video on hooking up everything, I have a minor suggestion for the condenser drain line. 11 years ago I installed my first mini split and just ran the drain line that came with the unit out of the wall. In about two years after installing it looked like a critter or something was eating off the end of the plastic. Turned out to be mother nature (UV light) so I had to add a short run of one inch PVC pipe to avoid the damage cause.
I have to lift a lot of heavy stuff by myself. Always learning how-to and not how-to; this one definitely goes into the not how-to. One thing I learned along the way is to lift in increments. You could have stacked cinder blocks or something stable to halfway to the height if the rack. By leveraging it in you only lift half the weight and to half the height.
I have a few steps to my front door (~2 ft). The UPS / FedEx drivers have picked up both my 65lb mini splits condensors from the back of the truck instead of using the lift gate. My knees hurt just watching this.
I'm glad that you got through that lift without an immediate injury or a damaged condenser. Next time - some lumber, a pulley and some rope to fashion a quick a-frame gantry might make for a better/easier day. But to be fair - hindsight is always 20-20 and I was once young, strong and impatient.
You have to think these things through in advance. In his situation either putting it in the back of a pick up or rigging an incline plane would have been best. He was able to do it, but it's more a video on how not to do it.
You are the reason I used an ATV winch and scrap lumber to place the unit on mount lol. worked quite well with a couple straps around the unit and a small 12v battery. Winch didn't seem to notice when lifting:)
2 things. 1 I liked the Long,long,Long,Long song and B I was on the edge of my seat when you were lifting the unit onto the mounting bracket. It was like watching the strong man competition.
Mounting on the ground reduces noise and vibration. I have one on the roof, and one i'll put on the wall soon, both because we don't have a lot of room on the ground, and I already hear it quite a bit in my room on the roof mounted one. I thought it was the head unit until I realized, I had mounted the condenser right above my bed on the roof. I chose the location due to other constraints (Flatness, shade, distance from head unit, etc) , and didn't realize until months later. We often man handle thing in DIY, but really its not safe, but often you just don't have a second set of hands to help. Definitely wouldn't recommend it for daily work. Mine was a bit smaller and I managed to bring it up to the roof now that I think about it..... by myself... probably not the safest lmao We seem to think we're invincible, until we break something inside us. Next time with that much open space, back your truck up to it, load it onto the truck bed, then get on the truck bed and move it over to the bracket.
Good timing, I’m planning to hang a Daikin unit on my new wall but it will be about 10’ off the ground. I will definitely need some help. You had me laughing there for a few minutes, glad you didn’t drop it.
i just lifted my 12k btu daikin about 8' off the ground a week ago and let me tell you, it really calls on the muscles in your arms. I was reliving that painful experience watching him
It was good to ride along with your quality and attentive "crew".It will be a few years before they will be able to help you lift things like this. Also it's pretty funny that you got busted by the "boss" in the video comments. Thanks for letting us ride along with your life for 15 minutes as well as the good information.
Dang man I really felt for you when you were lifting that condenser onto the wall mount and the bracket kept moving out of the way. One of those moments where you really gotta give 110 percent just to get it up there, then things dont go to plan and the margin for error is already slim. You pulled it off though, gotta give credit where its due!
I mounted it my minisplit on the ground and was surprised how much vibration came through with just the insulated piping contacting the wall. I can't imagine how much vibration would come through if the unit itself was on the wall. I had to wrap some lead weight around the piping to dampen the vibration. This was a Mr. Cool 12K unit.
From experience, wall or ground mounted, make sure the roof has very good water runoff control or the roof overhangs enough to keep water off the top of it. The rain water might help cool it in the summer, but the ice build up in the winter hurts its ability to heat.
Exactly. Or he might want to install gutters for the rain. In Winter, proper roof insulation and/or attic space to prevent ice formation. These units are meant to be outdoor.
DUDE! Thas was not a safte deal! Glad your back survived and the unit did not end up back in the box as a parts-only Ebay deal. Kids are great for the slow parts of the video.
Benjamin..I love your video's..Next time you decide about lifting large things by your self try my idea..I try and get the object up in the air. I use concrete blocks or 4x4 to start to get object in air. Your particular situation you could have put the unit in the back of a pick up truck and you are almost at the correct height. Now drive around the back of the garage. Lift up on to your brackets. Take care and see you in your next video..
Great video. I mean REALLY great. I loved your narration. I loved your straight forward directions about where to place things & WHY. I thought the kid closed captions were humorous & wasn’t excessive. I *really* like the cleanness of the video & just the whole package presented! But what i loved MOST about this video was the absence of profanity. So many creators believe it’s just a part of their expression to use their profanity & it just shows a lack of respect file the audience. Well done overall & you’ve EARNED yourself a subscriber.
I ordered a mini split 12,000 btu. I think I will mount the outside unit on a platform I'll build 2 feet off the concrete and the unit mounted on it a foot out from the wall. I have a large fenced concreted area for the dogs, and a gate to a much larger play area filled with sand. My back door to the concreted area has a little overhead roof about 4 feet out and 8 feet long parallel to the house that would provide excellent cover over the unit to keep snow and rain off it. The lineset only has to go horizontally about 9 feet and up and in.
Dude! You da man! That's totally me trying to lift stuff; always on the edge of disaster. And, your daughter's cameo was an unexpected treat! I just got my mini-split today. The condenser is a bit smaller than yours. I think it's just over 100 lbs. I'm considering wall mount options but may just build my own shelf.
Nice add of the rubber isolation, mum and dad has a unit that vibrates the hell out of the wall when the unit is in heat pump mode, got the rubbers just have to get back to finishing it off, luckily i have until next winter to install them since winter is over here.
WAIT, WHAT?! I live in Canada and your comment about, "if you're one of those smart people that live in a warmer climate..."..... well, I guess ya you're right... why am I living in Canada.... crap, I'm not that smart after all.... Great videos man! P.S., can you sponsor me so I can move to the U.S.?!
First off, your kids are too cute. 2nd, you have a brother to help you lift. 3rd, use the angle iron and attach to your studs, then another piece to angle up to the side of the leg (that'll brace it good). 4th, I don't know you from Adam, but you're about the age of my kids, and if I were your dad, I'd be very proud of you. Keep up the great work and video's.
In your part of the country your heat pump mini split is going to be operating more supplying heat so having the outside unit in the sun assists in a warmer area, that is where the heat pump gets a portion of its heat for free, and also causes the snow/ice to melt away from the outside unit allowing the air more free flow around the outside coil for heat pickup. As for lifting the unit in the air most any supplier can sell you a sky hook for ease of installation.
LIKE U SAID PUT UP HIGHER FOR SNOW. IM IN MD, EASTON SHORE, WE GET VERRY LITTLE SNOW, MORE RAIN THEN SNOW. MY HOUSE A/C IS ON FEET ABOUT 8" OFF THE GROUND.
I have the same compolaint about Michigan weather. I'm not saying we get Flordia weather, but with what we deal with as an average temp the rest of the year, you'd think we have a lot more Summer days in the low 70s and fewer day in the high 80s and 90s.
I’ve decided to mount mine on a wall-bracket that is mounted to a post-stand. I am augering two 36” deep holes similar to fence post. My post are 6”x6”x6’. I’m routing two dado for 2x6 cross members. One for the wall mount top rail and one for the lower stand-offs. I have faux brick that comes up 3ft and I do not want to mount to it or through it.
Great video! What kind of bolt did you use / how long was that you put directly into the studs? Any reason why you didn't use the anchors that came with the installation kit?
“Hey, Hon…while you’re out here…” There’s no way I’d lift that thing by myself while another perfectly-capable adult was standing there. My wife is probably stronger than I am, anyway.
I ordered mine with the wall mount to keep it out of snow. After ordering it I realized I need to be 3 feet from combustibles as it has the heat strip for -13 degrees heating. Now I need to figure a stand. I don’t feel like spending $250 bucks for a stand. There’s a relatively inexpensive one fo 40 bucks but it’s too small for my 24k Pioneer. I just bought a flux core welder that I haven’t mastered yet. So I have some practicing to do.
Damn. Those brackets for the outdoor unit on USA is much much more simpler than what i’ve got here in my country ( Indonesia ) :-P Edit : And also, it needs way less anchors that must got drilled onto the concrete ( still, more is better )
There are a lot of ways to approach it. Luckily he's young and strong. Still his approach is very dangerous in my opinion. He had plenty of space for an incline plane or block and tackle from above. Walking it up gradually with cribbage is another possibility. I like to have scrap boards around for just such purposes. You can even slide it up the face of a low slung aluminum ladder. Better yet the bracket manufacturer makes a bracket where each side works like a car jack and each side is moved up independently with a large screw driver as a pry bar an inch at a time. I see those mounting kits sell for close to $100.00 and look to be pure crap. No assistance at all in getting the compressing unit into position. How about two small brackets out on the end of the legs where two 2 x 4's could be temporarily bolted. Again his situation is one of the easiest that could be encountered other than just placing it on cement blocks on the ground. As smart as Ben is, he needs to study up on leverage and mechanical advantage when moving heavy objects.
Can't believe that you set that condensing unit in place by yourself, did something stupid like that 30 years ago and my back and life has been messed up ever since.
@@BenjaminSahlstrom Sorry Ben didn't mean to pick on you as I had always worked out and prided myself staying in shape until I blew my back out doing the work of 2 then my life went down hill from there braking up my marriage which isolated me from my kids and I had to survive ever since using only my head as Workers Comp is a total joke.
I'd say I went overboard on making my own bracket I have my bracket bolted to a concrete pad that's 6'× 4' and the concrete is 18" deep not to mention i used 1" 1/2 × 1" 1/2 × 1/4 thick angle iron 2.5 foot tall that's bolted down with 6 5/8 × 8" concrete anchors and I'm in Florida
I live in a co-op where every renovations/work is approved by a committee and they often tend to go on the cheap side... i don't really have questions here, i'm just looking for opinions/feedback etc. Right now every unit is having a 12 000 btu AC mini splits (from Direct Air) installed, my unit is 3 bedrooms on top floor and each floor is just about 500sq feet + finished basement... so far iv'e only seen completed installation on the the smaller units (2 bed rooms/400sq feet floors) and the outside condenser/fan part is installed directly underneath a wooden porch/deck structure , say when i step out my patio door i'm pretty much @ ground level where as when they walk out their patio door? they're about 5-6 feet of the ground so they have a tiny deck&stairs to get to their yards) , about half the residents here are retired folks who spend an INSANE amount of time relaxing in their backyards so anyway, got something on the stove so ill cut this short..... here are my worries; edit BTW, those backyards are all SMALL, i'm talking a resident sitting outside reading would almost always be within less than 10 feet from the machine,20 feet if they sit on the edge of their yards, most have gazebos setup just a couple feet from the decks... 12K btu is not enough for for my unit (about 1000sq feet + basement) and even if it were? the machine would be running hard most of the time, i live in Ottawa, we often get 40C/ 104F with humidex) The outside part of the system makes about 57decibels (comparable to a 2 person conversation 1 meter away or a 3-4 person conversation a few meters away) since it'll be ramped up during the hours of the day those folks like spending time in their backyard it might get pretty noisy, especially since some residents will be hearing their machines on top top of their two neighbors's machines... since in some cases the machines are installed under that wooden deck, i imagine to a certain extent some of the noise will be "contained" in that enclosed space under the deck and reflect out in the easiest path which aims directly at where these folks like to sit/read/chat etc also most of the heat from the condensers will probably hit the brick wall right behind and then radiate upwards through the decks which ... could be it's own problem. Could affect the wood itself? whatever paint is on those decks? but mostly, some residents like to put plants on those decks, can't imagine plants will enjoy the 60C temperatures, other residents also like to setup their BBQ on that deck, they fire up the grill and often step out the patio door barefoot to check on it... now seems to me like the deck could be so hot at times walking bare foot on it would be painful, attending the BBQ would be unbearably hot, i have some other issues but i think the smoke alarm is about to go off again so ill leave it at that... again, no questions just... opinions/feedback if you think we're heading for headaches or not etc. and yes... i'm drunk ;) sry for saying deck so much lol, i'm french,couldn't think of a better word :P Edit; here's another thing, in my case i live in a corner unit, i have an outer wall that's connected to my stairwell which makes the installation easy but in some other cases ive seen so far, the machine sits on the ground and the conduits are installed outside the wall(covered by a small plastic channel/cover) and they run all the way to the attic, so that's well over 20 feet of somewhat insulated conduits who are sitting right where the heat coming off the machine rises if there's no wind and then there's the added length going through the attic in order to reach the inside part of the machine... i'm not doing anymore research to determine how having such long conduits will affect the performance, i'm at least certain it won't help :/
Whenever possible, I try to avoid mounting mini splits onto siding/wood. When the compressor ramps up and down you can sometimes hear the noise. I'd prefer to mount it on a brick or masonry wall.
@@xcmskim4 i did buy the bracket, but figured tapcons would be better then using plastic anchors. We aren’t installing until later this week anyway. I believe the outside unit says it weighs 115 pounds.
I had almost forgotten how cute lil ones can be, aaaand there goes the mic. Now there is a good boy! Good effort, but that get it done attitude is going to make you pay later in life. Get help whenever you can. Love the videos. One question on placement of the outside unit. You say out of the sunlight which for us in the US means the north side of the house. What about any possible efficiency gains of placing it on a south wall, avoiding our cold north wind here in KS, but also inside what would be a greenhouse in the winter months, but open during the summer months with an overhang that eliminates the sun hitting it in the summer?
We just had a four zone Mitsubishi unit installed on our concrete block wall outside of the living room. Now my wife can't sleep because of the noise. I think we should have installed it about 30 feet away on the outside garage wall. Too late now, my wife will have to learn to ignore the noise. I am happy to get the unit so we don't have to use a woodstove anymore to heat the house, but now wondering how much our electric bill will go up.
@@1955RKE I have a 12k but single mounted on the cinderblock foundation on one of my 5 systems...right outside the room where the indoor unit is...absolutely no noise ,no rumble,nothing don't even know it's running...all my others are pad mounted...the wall brackets usually have rubber isolation pads..make sure they are installed properly...these things are wall mounted all over the world...if it was an issue..it would certainly be recognized. Make sure bracket is secure and tight against the wall and all the bolts are tight on the bracket...quiet is Mitsubishi main feature..besides super seer efficiency rating
Nice video, but clearly the kids are the stars. I have a slightly smaller Cooper & Hunter unit and I'm wondering how much spacing is required around the outdoor unit for proper air flow. I can't find that info in their online documentation. Btw, I'm originally from Iowa, but now I must've become one of those "smarter people" as I live in California...
LOL, I didn't see it till you said something. I will say he is lucky, when I was younger I looked more like Ernie from My Three Sons............. ETA as if that genetic insult was not enough,now I look more like grandpa from The Munsters..........
@12:48 if there is a gutter to catch the water from the roof, would the mini split be able to be mounted underneath that side of the garage/building? 🤔
Thanks for the video. I'm trying to decide whether to mount mine on a pad or on the wall. One consideration is, per Cooper Hunter, the unit needs 12" clear to the wall behind it. Looks like you have maybe 6". What are your thoughts?
Who else slipped a disk watching that install?!?!? PHONE A FRIEND!
Man! you just reminded me when I was young , I used to lift heavy loads and now my back is showing all that stress . Take care of yourself! Don't kill your back!.
Same thoughts here, that's me 20 years ago!
Now it's, nope, I'll get someone to help
Things are always more fun doing it with your children...
and it's what makes a family A FAMILY.
Great job!
I like how you tell people to have at least two people help install the outside unit and then proceed to do it yourself…just like I would stubbornly do…lol! Great video, Ben, and very informative as I’m considering a mini split system for the upstairs bedrooms in my split level.
Bring out the engine jack and start cranking
My sister-in-law used to lift things like that...now in bed after back surgery number 6 and $100K + in medical bills later....DON'T LIFT LIKE THAT! EVER! I had so much respect for this guy and his great videos but then he did this.
While it was entertaining to watch you lift the unit by yourself, once you hurt your back you will always have a bad back. Take care of yourself.
You're absolutely right. I did my best to use "proper lifting posture" and I didn't get hurt at all but it still isn't a good plan.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment and for watching!
Not to mention a hernia! Ya don't want to wear a truss or have surgery 😫
Did the same thing yesterday lol
this is very good advise!
Oh my god! My Lumbar 4/5 Disc blew watching Mr. S move that thing by himself!
Ben, you are a well explained tradesman and GREAT DAD to your children. Appreciate all of your videos. Keep em coming bud.
I've watched a ton of DIY videos on RUclips and really can't thank people like you enough. However, this one has to be the most real. The kids coming and checking out, the foreman (wife) coming to inspect, and finally the old using the top of your knees to lift the unit. Just 2 cents, use a weightlifting belt. Im older than you and speak from experience. Save that back, your famiky will thank you. Great video.
The Boss thought she confirmed there would be a second person coming to help lift it in place... I was not aware of the solo lifting feat until after I saw the video. 😬 I tried. 🤷🏼♀️
I think I said that I "might make a phone call" right? ;) You're totally correct though. I should have asked Reuben for help.
"...have two people to lift the unit onto the bracket as they can be a bit heavy"
Especially when you bought the 300,000 BTU sized unit with the 900 pound condensor ;)
The struggle is REAL, you gave it the college level try and WON!!!
Thumbs up for your daughter's singing. Very cute. And also the lag screw recommendation.
Great job Ben
Safety first
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Great video! I very much appreciate the time in detail that you put into your videos. I’ve been waiting to see more about this mini split. You have very much influenced me and I intend to purchase the exact same unit for my Garage space in the future. Thank you very much for all the detail that you put into your work. PS seeing all the kids is great! You’re a good dad.I look very forward to seeing the rest of this installation.
Ben, when you get to the next video on hooking up everything, I have a minor suggestion for the condenser drain line. 11 years ago I installed my first mini split and just ran the drain line that came with the unit out of the wall. In about two years after installing it looked like a critter or something was eating off the end of the plastic. Turned out to be mother nature (UV light) so I had to add a short run of one inch PVC pipe to avoid the damage cause.
I have to lift a lot of heavy stuff by myself. Always learning how-to and not how-to; this one definitely goes into the not how-to.
One thing I learned along the way is to lift in increments. You could have stacked cinder blocks or something stable to halfway to the height if the rack. By leveraging it in you only lift half the weight and to half the height.
I have a few steps to my front door (~2 ft). The UPS / FedEx drivers have picked up both my 65lb mini splits condensors from the back of the truck instead of using the lift gate. My knees hurt just watching this.
I'm glad that you got through that lift without an immediate injury or a damaged condenser. Next time - some lumber, a pulley and some rope to fashion a quick a-frame gantry might make for a better/easier day. But to be fair - hindsight is always 20-20 and I was once young, strong and impatient.
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You have to think these things through in advance. In his situation either putting it in the back of a pick up or rigging an incline plane would have been best. He was able to do it, but it's more a video on how not to do it.
You are the reason I used an ATV winch and scrap lumber to place the unit on mount lol. worked quite well with a couple straps around the unit and a small 12v battery. Winch didn't seem to notice when lifting:)
The shenanigans and the lift partition were golden. I was laughing then dead serious hoping the mini split wouldn’t go splat!
This was the best installation video I found yet.
Love your videos man!!!! Congratulations fir the beautiful family.
2 things. 1 I liked the Long,long,Long,Long song and B I was on the edge of my seat when you were lifting the unit onto the mounting bracket. It was like watching the strong man competition.
You’re an American treasure! Thanks so much for taking the time to do these videos!
Thank you. I love how he got stronger once his wife showed up :) The mic thief....muaha
Mounting on the ground reduces noise and vibration. I have one on the roof, and one i'll put on the wall soon, both because we don't have a lot of room on the ground, and I already hear it quite a bit in my room on the roof mounted one. I thought it was the head unit until I realized, I had mounted the condenser right above my bed on the roof. I chose the location due to other constraints (Flatness, shade, distance from head unit, etc) , and didn't realize until months later. We often man handle thing in DIY, but really its not safe, but often you just don't have a second set of hands to help. Definitely wouldn't recommend it for daily work. Mine was a bit smaller and I managed to bring it up to the roof now that I think about it..... by myself... probably not the safest lmao We seem to think we're invincible, until we break something inside us. Next time with that much open space, back your truck up to it, load it onto the truck bed, then get on the truck bed and move it over to the bracket.
I'd recognize that Harbor Freight level anywhere. Cute kid.
Good timing, I’m planning to hang a Daikin unit on my new wall but it will be about 10’ off the ground. I will definitely need some help. You had me laughing there for a few minutes, glad you didn’t drop it.
i just lifted my 12k btu daikin about 8' off the ground a week ago and let me tell you, it really calls on the muscles in your arms. I was reliving that painful experience watching him
It was good to ride along with your quality and attentive "crew".It will be a few years before they will be able to help you lift things like this. Also it's pretty funny that you got busted by the "boss" in the video comments. Thanks for letting us ride along with your life for 15 minutes as well as the good information.
Dang man I really felt for you when you were lifting that condenser onto the wall mount and the bracket kept moving out of the way. One of those moments where you really gotta give 110 percent just to get it up there, then things dont go to plan and the margin for error is already slim. You pulled it off though, gotta give credit where its due!
I mounted it my minisplit on the ground and was surprised how much vibration came through with just the insulated piping contacting the wall. I can't imagine how much vibration would come through if the unit itself was on the wall. I had to wrap some lead weight around the piping to dampen the vibration. This was a Mr. Cool 12K unit.
From experience, wall or ground mounted, make sure the roof has very good water runoff control or the roof overhangs enough to keep water off the top of it.
The rain water might help cool it in the summer, but the ice build up in the winter hurts its ability to heat.
Exactly. Or he might want to install gutters for the rain. In Winter, proper roof insulation and/or attic space to prevent ice formation. These units are meant to be outdoor.
DUDE! Thas was not a safte deal! Glad your back survived and the unit did not end up back in the box as a parts-only Ebay deal. Kids are great for the slow parts of the video.
Benjamin..I love your video's..Next time you decide about lifting large things by your self try my idea..I try and get the object up in the air. I use concrete blocks or 4x4 to start to get object in air. Your particular situation you could have put the unit in the back of a pick up truck and you are almost at the correct height. Now drive around the back of the garage. Lift up on to your brackets. Take care and see you in your next video..
12:08 .... DOOD!!!..... I'm totally SQUIRMING in my chair here trying to help you put that up there!!!!!!
You could always add a couple of cantilevered struts from the bottom of the structure to the supplied brackets, to increase stability.
A fellow SW Minnesotan! I subbed, liked and commented ( long live the YT algorithm )
Great video. I mean REALLY great. I loved your narration. I loved your straight forward directions about where to place things & WHY.
I thought the kid closed captions were humorous & wasn’t excessive.
I *really* like the cleanness of the video & just the whole package presented!
But what i loved MOST about this video was the absence of profanity. So many creators believe it’s just a part of their expression to use their profanity & it just shows a lack of respect file the audience.
Well done overall & you’ve EARNED yourself a subscriber.
Man . . my back went out just watching you with that condenser😱
Kids are great, aren't they?
My kids just play with their phone all day.
Pucker-factor 10 as you soloed it up on the wall... my back feels for yours
OMG... lifting that mini split looks like something I'd try to do!
You have very talented helpers.😀
Congrats on your plaque! Well earned. I always learn so much subscribing to your channel, Ben. Loved your helpers, the two and four legged!
Thanks!
You have never slipped a disc before!! Life as you know it now will never be the same!
Can't believe you made that lift! Right on man 👍
You are a brute! I was sweating watching you lift that outdoor unit. Well done!
I'm glad you didn't wimp out and ask for help to lift that mini-split compressor like the advice you gave everyone else.
I ordered a mini split 12,000 btu. I think I will mount the outside unit on a platform I'll build 2 feet off the concrete and the unit mounted on it a foot out from the wall.
I have a large fenced concreted area for the dogs, and a gate to a much larger play area filled with sand. My back door to the concreted area has a little overhead roof about 4 feet out and 8 feet long parallel to the house that would provide excellent cover over the unit to keep snow and rain off it. The lineset only has to go horizontally about 9 feet and up and in.
I’d recommend spacers between the bracket and the siding to compensate for the ribs. So that the lag bolts can actually get tight
Dude! You da man! That's totally me trying to lift stuff; always on the edge of disaster. And, your daughter's cameo was an unexpected treat!
I just got my mini-split today. The condenser is a bit smaller than yours. I think it's just over 100 lbs.
I'm considering wall mount options but may just build my own shelf.
Nice add of the rubber isolation, mum and dad has a unit that vibrates the hell out of the wall when the unit is in heat pump mode, got the rubbers just have to get back to finishing it off, luckily i have until next winter to install them since winter is over here.
Your kids are precious. Love that microphone thief at 10:45. :)
Kid running away with the mic is classic.
WAIT, WHAT?!
I live in Canada and your comment about, "if you're one of those smart people that live in a warmer climate..."..... well, I guess ya you're right... why am I living in Canada.... crap, I'm not that smart after all....
Great videos man!
P.S., can you sponsor me so I can move to the U.S.?!
That lifting job!😱🤦🏼♀️ So scary!
Haha
I’m liking this video because it was fun watching you struggle to get that up there haha. And because it’s a good video 😂
I was gonna comment on your installation,but instead I’ll say your little girl is so cute,lol
Thumbs up for the commentary by the kiddo.
Anchor a come-along few feet up the wall and it will do wonders for lifting that unit.
I sometimes clamp an anchor point to a beam for the come-along.
First off, your kids are too cute. 2nd, you have a brother to help you lift. 3rd, use the angle iron and attach to your studs, then another piece to angle up to the side of the leg (that'll brace it good). 4th, I don't know you from Adam, but you're about the age of my kids, and if I were your dad, I'd be very proud of you. Keep up the great work and video's.
In your part of the country your heat pump mini split is going to be operating more supplying heat so having the outside unit in the sun assists in a warmer area, that is where the heat pump gets a portion of its heat for free, and also causes the snow/ice to melt away from the outside unit allowing the air more free flow around the outside coil for heat pickup. As for lifting the unit in the air most any supplier can sell you a sky hook for ease of installation.
HI, kids are great at that age. My son is already 22 and a police officer in Woodhaven Michigan. Where does the time go LOL Thanks Friend
LIKE U SAID PUT UP HIGHER FOR SNOW. IM IN MD, EASTON SHORE, WE GET VERRY LITTLE SNOW, MORE RAIN THEN SNOW. MY HOUSE A/C IS ON FEET ABOUT 8" OFF THE GROUND.
definitely worth watching till the end! thank you!
Hey bro your kids are fantastic
Solid attempt!
I have the same compolaint about Michigan weather. I'm not saying we get Flordia weather, but with what we deal with as an average temp the rest of the year, you'd think we have a lot more Summer days in the low 70s and fewer day in the high 80s and 90s.
Love the long song 😂
I’ve decided to mount mine on a wall-bracket that is mounted to a post-stand. I am augering two 36” deep holes similar to fence post. My post are 6”x6”x6’. I’m routing two dado for 2x6 cross members. One for the wall mount top rail and one for the lower stand-offs. I have faux brick that comes up 3ft and I do not want to mount to it or through it.
Love the sound of bugs buzzing you
I installed a heavier one like that alone. I survived.
Your chiropractor needs to watch this and comment. 😂 DEFINITELY a two-man lift. I'm glad you didn't drop your $$compressor$$.
Man she’s been outside for a loooog time😊
Great video! What kind of bolt did you use / how long was that you put directly into the studs? Any reason why you didn't use the anchors that came with the installation kit?
“Hey, Hon…while you’re out here…”
There’s no way I’d lift that thing by myself while another perfectly-capable adult was standing there.
My wife is probably stronger than I am, anyway.
I ordered mine with the wall mount to keep it out of snow. After ordering it I realized I need to be 3 feet from combustibles as it has the heat strip for -13 degrees heating.
Now I need to figure a stand. I don’t feel like spending $250 bucks for a stand. There’s a relatively inexpensive one fo 40 bucks but it’s too small for my 24k Pioneer.
I just bought a flux core welder that I haven’t mastered yet. So I have some practicing to do.
I wish I had been there to help you with that thing...
Haha, me too!
Damn. Those brackets for the outdoor unit on USA is much much more simpler than what i’ve got here in my country ( Indonesia ) :-P
Edit : And also, it needs way less anchors that must got drilled onto the concrete ( still, more is better )
Ben: "Always use 2 people to life the unit"
also Ben: "Hold my beer"
Agree, your back will thank you went you're 60... don't ask me how I know.
There are a lot of ways to approach it. Luckily he's young and strong. Still his approach is very dangerous in my opinion. He had plenty of space for an incline plane or block and tackle from above. Walking it up gradually with cribbage is another possibility. I like to have scrap boards around for just such purposes. You can even slide it up the face of a low slung aluminum ladder. Better yet the bracket manufacturer makes a bracket where each side works like a car jack and each side is moved up independently with a large screw driver as a pry bar an inch at a time. I see those mounting kits sell for close to $100.00 and look to be pure crap. No assistance at all in getting the compressing unit into position. How about two small brackets out on the end of the legs where two 2 x 4's could be temporarily bolted. Again his situation is one of the easiest that could be encountered other than just placing it on cement blocks on the ground. As smart as Ben is, he needs to study up on leverage and mechanical advantage when moving heavy objects.
you have a beautiful family
I feel your pain man .I have a three year old . Great videos
Can't believe that you set that condensing unit in place by yourself, did something stupid like that 30 years ago and my back and life has been messed up ever since.
the amount of shit i continue to do .. i'm 33 i've reuined my body i need surgery now to repair some tendon i tore lifting a condensing unit
Yeah, it wasn't smart for sure! I should have known better.
@@BenjaminSahlstrom Sorry Ben didn't mean to pick on you as I had always worked out and prided myself staying in shape until I blew my back out doing the work of 2 then my life went down hill from there braking up my marriage which isolated me from my kids and I had to survive ever since using only my head as Workers Comp is a total joke.
Dude you need to get an engine lift on your next solo mini split wall mount install! 😂
I just lifted a 270 pound air hockey table off the bed of my pickup by myself using an engine lift.
I'd say I went overboard on making my own bracket I have my bracket bolted to a concrete pad that's 6'× 4' and the concrete is 18" deep not to mention i used 1" 1/2 × 1" 1/2 × 1/4 thick angle iron 2.5 foot tall that's bolted down with 6 5/8 × 8" concrete anchors and I'm in Florida
I am sorry Ben! I was supposed to be the second person, but I guess I was too busy to wait for?
Or was your bro too impatient to wait! 😉
My back was hurting watching u
Haha the kids like to help too! Don't hurt yourself!
I live in a co-op where every renovations/work is approved by a committee and they often tend to go on the cheap side... i don't really have questions here, i'm just looking for opinions/feedback etc.
Right now every unit is having a 12 000 btu AC mini splits (from Direct Air) installed, my unit is 3 bedrooms on top floor and each floor is just about 500sq feet + finished basement... so far iv'e only seen completed installation on the the smaller units (2 bed rooms/400sq feet floors)
and the outside condenser/fan part is installed directly underneath a wooden porch/deck structure , say when i step out my patio door i'm pretty much @ ground level where as when they walk out their patio door? they're about 5-6 feet of the ground so they have a tiny deck&stairs to get to their yards) , about half the residents here are retired folks who spend an INSANE amount of time relaxing in their backyards so anyway, got something on the stove so ill cut this short..... here are my worries;
edit BTW, those backyards are all SMALL, i'm talking a resident sitting outside reading would almost always be within less than 10 feet from the machine,20 feet if they sit on the edge of their yards, most have gazebos setup just a couple feet from the decks...
12K btu is not enough for for my unit (about 1000sq feet + basement) and even if it were? the machine would be running hard most of the time, i live in Ottawa, we often get 40C/ 104F with humidex)
The outside part of the system makes about 57decibels (comparable to a 2 person conversation 1 meter away or a 3-4 person conversation a few meters away) since it'll be ramped up during the hours of the day those folks like spending time in their backyard it might get pretty noisy, especially since some residents will be hearing their machines on top top of their two neighbors's machines...
since in some cases the machines are installed under that wooden deck, i imagine to a certain extent some of the noise will be "contained" in that enclosed space under the deck and reflect out in the easiest path which aims directly at where these folks like to sit/read/chat etc
also most of the heat from the condensers will probably hit the brick wall right behind and then radiate upwards through the decks which ... could be it's own problem.
Could affect the wood itself? whatever paint is on those decks? but mostly, some residents like to put plants on those decks, can't imagine plants will enjoy the 60C temperatures,
other residents also like to setup their BBQ on that deck, they fire up the grill and often step out the patio door barefoot to check on it... now seems to me like the deck could be so hot at times walking bare foot on it would be painful, attending the BBQ would be unbearably hot,
i have some other issues but i think the smoke alarm is about to go off again so ill leave it at that... again, no questions just... opinions/feedback if you think we're heading for headaches or not etc. and yes... i'm drunk ;) sry for saying deck so much lol, i'm french,couldn't think of a better word :P
Edit; here's another thing, in my case i live in a corner unit, i have an outer wall that's connected to my stairwell which makes the installation easy but in some other cases ive seen so far, the machine sits on the ground and the conduits are installed outside the wall(covered by a small plastic channel/cover) and they run all the way to the attic, so that's well over 20 feet of somewhat insulated conduits who are sitting right where the heat coming off the machine rises if there's no wind and then there's the added length going through the attic in order to reach the inside part of the machine... i'm not doing anymore research to determine how having such long conduits will affect the performance, i'm at least certain it won't help :/
Whenever possible, I try to avoid mounting mini splits onto siding/wood. When the compressor ramps up and down you can sometimes hear the noise. I'd prefer to mount it on a brick or masonry wall.
What are you using to anchor to brick? Tapcons?
@@Jgiamportone023 Nooo thats gonna break. Buy a mini split bracket and use the included bolts and anchors.
@@xcmskim4 i did buy the bracket, but figured tapcons would be better then using plastic anchors. We aren’t installing until later this week anyway. I believe the outside unit says it weighs 115 pounds.
I had almost forgotten how cute lil ones can be, aaaand there goes the mic. Now there is a good boy! Good effort, but that get it done attitude is going to make you pay later in life. Get help whenever you can. Love the videos. One question on placement of the outside unit. You say out of the sunlight which for us in the US means the north side of the house. What about any possible efficiency gains of placing it on a south wall, avoiding our cold north wind here in KS, but also inside what would be a greenhouse in the winter months, but open during the summer months with an overhang that eliminates the sun hitting it in the summer?
Good. konlage. Thanku. sire
My neck, my back, my neck and my back.
Might need a video on a ladder and pulley system to pull that HVAC up without risking yourself or that expensive condenser unit. :)
thank so much!
The Mitsubishi has no vibration, SILENT, inverter variable speed compressor, and yes, it's on rubber pads on the wall braket
We just had a four zone Mitsubishi unit installed on our concrete block wall outside of the living room. Now my wife can't sleep because of the noise. I think we should have installed it about 30 feet away on the outside garage wall. Too late now, my wife will have to learn to ignore the noise. I am happy to get the unit so we don't have to use a woodstove anymore to heat the house, but now wondering how much our electric bill will go up.
@@1955RKE I have a 12k but single mounted on the cinderblock foundation on one of my 5 systems...right outside the room where the indoor unit is...absolutely no noise ,no rumble,nothing don't even know it's running...all my others are pad mounted...the wall brackets usually have rubber isolation pads..make sure they are installed properly...these things are wall mounted all over the world...if it was an issue..it would certainly be recognized. Make sure bracket is secure and tight against the wall and all the bolts are tight on the bracket...quiet is Mitsubishi main feature..besides super seer efficiency rating
Nice video, but clearly the kids are the stars. I have a slightly smaller Cooper & Hunter unit and I'm wondering how much spacing is required around the outdoor unit for proper air flow. I can't find that info in their online documentation. Btw, I'm originally from Iowa, but now I must've become one of those "smarter people" as I live in California...
I can't stop thinking "Beaver" (Leave it to Beaver) has become an AC expert.
LOL, I didn't see it till you said something. I will say he is lucky, when I was younger I looked more like Ernie from My Three Sons............. ETA as if that genetic insult was not enough,now I look more like grandpa from The Munsters..........
How many inches away from the wall is it?
My instructions say a minimum of 11 1/2 inches .
@12:48 if there is a gutter to catch the water from the roof, would the mini split be able to be mounted underneath that side of the garage/building? 🤔
Feats of strength!
Need to mount this to my flat one story building with epdm roof might need a roofer to make rails
Thanks for the video. I'm trying to decide whether to mount mine on a pad or on the wall. One consideration is, per Cooper Hunter, the unit needs 12" clear to the wall behind it. Looks like you have maybe 6". What are your thoughts?