Marie-Rose
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Mini-Splits
I did a search on the board re: mini splits and Pompano had great info but the pics are no longer there so not sure what make you (Pompano) ended up
getting and would be interested to know if you are happy with the system.
Also, how do you measure how big of a system is needed. At the moment we are all wired and set up for a/c in the great room and in the master
bedroom. The master bedroom is about 35 ft from the great room. Any info??
oops...should be in Baja building and living...no idea of how to move it
[Edited on 2007-4-27 by Marie-Rose]
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vandenberg
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Marie Rose,
We had new splits installed this fall. A A/C guy in California told me once that the rule of thumb for them is 1 ton of air for every 500 cubic ft. of
space. We have 12 ft ceilings and had trouble with wall units to bring the temp. down. We installed a multisplit in the living area,which includes
dining area and kitchen. 4 ton divided up in one 2 ton diffuser and 2 one ton diffusers. So we can use anuwhere from 1 to 4 ton as needed. In the
bedroom, with 13 ft ceiling we installed a 3 ton unit with 2 one and a half ton diffusers. The 2 ton wall unit we had there would not do the job at
all. I see the prices of these units in La Paz's City Club and the big grocery stores and found out that we got one hell of a deal from Pancho Lubet
in La Paz. We paid $3000.00 for both units and another $1500.00 for installation.
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vandenberg
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Marie Rose,
BTW, we had dinner at both Milano's and Jesse's at the same time as your friends from TD, who mentioned your name. Theirs of course escapes me. Senior
moment. ( Have lots of those lately,haha) Very impressed with Jesse's,to say the least, and not much with Milano's, which was to me slightly mediocre
with little ambience. Just my opinion Judy
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bajajudy
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Vandy
In all honesty, I have recommended Milano to several people, who had already eaten there, and they have also told me that they were underwhelmed and
in one case couldnt eat what they ordered. I havent eaten there in over 2 years so will withdraw my recommendation until I try it again. 
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bajajudy
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jeez did we ever high jack that thread.
Marie-Rose. The only recommendations that we got over and over again was not to buy the alpha by carrier. We bought Trane because they were the only
ones we could fine big enough for our usage.
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comitan
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Marie-Rose
Todos Santos?
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bajajudy
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Marie Rose
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Go on some of the a/c companies' web sites and they will have a plug in to figure out what size unit you need.
We also have 3 mitsubishi(sp? salt anyone) that we are very happy with and I have always heard that they are the best. We could not find the size we
needed or would have bought them again.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
The only recommendations that we got over and over again was not to buy the alpha by carrier.  |
THE MINNOW must be lost!!!!!
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Marie-Rose
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Marie-Rose
Todos Santos? |
Comitan??? Are you saying that we should not worry about a/c in TS
Judy, thanks for the info. Sounds like we will look for Mitsubishi in La Paz I really appreciate the suggestion of looking online to figure out the
size needed. Incredibly helpfull
Vandenberg...thanks for info. I actually am going to be able to try Tres Virgines with wrk (whom you met) in a few weeks We are doing a girls overnight. Can't wait!!!
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Dave
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Sorry
This thread obviously ain't about small bottles of wine.
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Pompano
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min-split photo for you, Marie-Rose.
We have a 4 ton unit in the main house plus a 3-ton for another area and it appears adequate...so far.
As a sidenote, we also have used a very energy-efficient 6000btu window AC unit in one bedroom in the past. It worked very well off our solar power
system only. This unit cost about $300 at Lowes, SD and will cool an average size bedroom with no problem. I believe this bedroom is about 400sq.
ft. This a/c only drew 3 amps after intitial startup according to my Trace inverter meter. Certainly something to consider before spending the
money for the mini-splits.
The photo below shows one of the installed heads. Good luck with your cooling.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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Mini-split compressor photo
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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I have a brand new (last year) Samsung mini-split AC that has never been used. It went through the Mulege flood and when I first saw it in October,
plants were growing out of the louvres.....not a good sign.
The dealer who sold the unit to me last year seems to have abandoned his clients. He just makes promises but never shows up. There is only one other
guy here who works on restoring damaged appliances. He cleaned it out and put in new bushings (bearings?) in the fan. The compressor was sealed and
not damaged. He went inside the house and pulled the plastic cover off the blower (for lack of a better word). He pushed something inside which
triggered the AC unit to come on. I heard the motor outside come on and I felt the cold air coming into the house.
The big problem is: the remote control was in the flood and is somewhere in the Sea of Cortez. He canīt get a new one. I canīt tell whether his
suppliers are jacking him around or if he is jacking me around. When I get up on a ladder to push the ĻONĻ button on the inside blower, only the
blower goes on.....not the motor outside. The repair guy says that I need a remote to turn it on since it controls the temperature settings.
To complicate matters, I ran into the dealer, the one who flaked out. He told me that in addition to needing a new remote, I will need to replace the
electronic card in the AC to correspond with any new remote (if I can find a new remote). Can anyone confirm this?
My Spanish is pretty good, but I am just spinning my wheels here with conflicting information. I guess I will have to wait until I get back to
California (in a couple of weeks) and try calling a Samsung dealer, with all my model numbers, etc., and see if someone can explain to me in detail
what I need to get a new remote, and if I need a new electronic card, and how I can get this perfectly good AC to work for me.
Grrrr!
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Diver
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Why not wire in a thermostat ???
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
Why not wire in a thermostat ??? |
....any more, Diver? Iīm still under water and obviously not as comfortable as you there. Thanking you in advance. Throw me a snorkle or something.
[Edited on 4-28-2007 by toneart]
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Marie-Rose
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Thanks Pompano, those were the pics I was looking for. We may consider the idea of the window unit for the casita. Really hard to know what to do...
the weather is so cool right now that we are wondering if we should just hold off...then we remember the stay in July last year Those nights were quite unbearable...but then how often will we be here in
July????? Decisions, decisions....
[Edited on 2007-4-28 by Marie-Rose]
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