Wife wants mini-split for bedroom/hallway, options

Jesus Mass Burner...Those quotes.............

I having a mini split installed as well in august. I was quoted 500$ in labor + the cost of the unit. I'm picking up the unit my self and also prepping the outdoor site myself

That is just crazy. Typical install is 6 hours for two men. Here we pay $500 / man / day, so total labor is under $1k. I must pay about $2k for the Mitsu GE MSZ/MUZ-12NA's, to have a finished / installed cost of $3k.

Oh well... life in New England, eh? Everything else is more $$ up there... except average professional salaries.

mass_burner said:

2nd quote in:

1. Single zone: labor only: 2879.00, with LG unit: 4279.
2. Dual zone: labor only: 4162.00, with LG unit: 6128

This is all-inclusive labor and materials.

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So the contractor will be walking away with half of that in their pockets.

I did a job last year for a friend. I installed a 4 zone Daikin Mini split. I used 3 zones and left one open for future use. The unit runs (1) 2.5 ton indoor coil and (2) one ton coils. They had a quote of 35-40 thousand for Duct work and three conventional forced air units straight air. No heat. Now hears the kicker. I got the ductless mini split unit. 1 outdoor condensing unit. 3 indoor coils. 3 copper line sets 50 feet long, condensate pumps for indoor units. wall mounitng bracket for outdoor unit and all the control wiring. My cost was 4,300. So imagine what the mark up is with labor, misc parts etc... Not bragging. Just letting all know how they work it. Good luck with your install. They are nice units. quiet and efficient. The unit I installed was 26 seer. My friend got off quite good.

mass_burner said:

2nd quote in:

1. Single zone: labor only: 2879.00, with LG unit: 4279.
2. Dual zone: labor only: 4162.00, with LG unit: 6128

This is all-inclusive labor and materials.

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I'm not sure what you situation is, but my install couldn't have been easier and a Friend and I did 90% of the work. I made a nice raised pad for the outdoor unit and got everything anchored, This was the hardest part of the job. I had a friend come over and setup the indoor unit (I have 1 hand so working over head is not the easiest for me) took all of 2 hours to setup and mount the indoor unit, drill the hole and mount in the hole grommets and run the lines.

Ended up calling a locale hvac guy (first one who quoted me 500$ to do the install) to vac pump the lines out and test the refrigerant level. He charged me 145$.

So, if you can get the unit setup, just pay someone licensed to vac pump the lines and charge it, you'll save tons of $$$ compared to those outrageous quotes

He is correct. They are quite easy to install.