hOmeLabs Split Type Inverter Air Conditioner with Heat Function — 12,000 BTU 115V — Low Noise, Multimode Air Conditioning with a Washable Filter, Stealth LED Display, and Backlit Remote Control

We have central HVAC in our house which works great. However, my wife needs the temperature to be no higher than 65 at night to be able to sleep. Because cooling the entire house to that temperature is expensive and will shorten the life of our central units, I installed this mini-split in our bedroom.We've had the unit for only a couple of weeks, but so far it has done great. It cools a 350 square foot room, but we bought the 12,000 BTU because the 9,000 was out of stock. For energy efficiency we chose the 240V version rather than the 120V. A couple of the nights since we've had it the night time low was 87 here in Dallas, and this unit has had no problem cooling the room down from 78 to 65.I was hoping that white noise from the fan would make the fan my wife uses for white noise unnecessary. The inside unit is so quiet that she still needs the fan. If you require no light to sleep, the temperature readout LEDs on the front can be disabled with the remote. The outside component is located just adjacent to our patio about 5 feet above the ground. Because we only use it while sleeping I wasn't concerned about the noise of that component. To our delight the outside unit is also whisper quiet. There would be no issue in using our patio with this unit running just four feet away.I self-installed this unit. I've done a good bit of electrical and automotive A/C work in the past, so installing it wasn't much of a challenge. The typical DIYer won't have a problem with installation. The hardest problem I had was drilling holes in the brick for the 240V and the copper, drain and controls because I didn't have the correct sized masonry bits.If you do self-install, don't neglect to rent an A/C evacuation pump and pump down the lines and evaporator coil before opening the lines to release the R143 from the outside unit. If you don't do that the unit will still cool, but not as well; and you'll shorten the unit's life by several years. If you get an automotive pump (like I did), you'll need a 5/16 SAE female to 1/4 SAE male adapter. If you've never done A/C work before, there are a host of online videos that show you how to bend and flare pipe, and to pump down an A/C.A couple of notes on the electrical. First, for some reason HomeLabs doesn't document current draw for their mini-splits. Other similarly equipped mini-splits draw 4-7 amps, meaning that when you wire the 240V circuit that you can use the cheaper 14 gauge wire if local codes allow. I would strongly recommend using more expensive 12 gauge wire. Second, the 240V unit does not take a neutral line, only two hots and a ground, meaning that you can use cheaper 12-2. I would strongly recommend using more expensive 12-3. If you don't follow these recommendations, when in the future this unit eventually has to be replaced, and the replacement requires more current and/or requires a neutral, you'll have to go through the process of replacing the wire on the 240V circuit.

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Everything about this unit is great! My one and only complaint is the the fan speed. Not enough fan power to push condition air any real distance from the front of the unit.

Easy install works fantastic for our space would advise to anyone.

Haven’t needed Tech support so don’t know how they fare. Keeping house cool during summer. Electric bill has stayed very reasonable. Install was very doable for DIY. Me and a friend made it happen. Some of the instructions weren’t totally clear but common sense prevailed. If professionally installed shouldn’t cost a fortune. We bought four units because of shape of the house and is covering nicely in a 1500 sq ft house. So total cost was $2800. Now the question is, “do they heat as well as they cool?” Will let you know. Live in central Missouri.Update: after a winter in Missouri we found these units insufficient for weather lower than freezing. If we would have solely been depending on them we would been in serious trouble. I put in a wood burning stove that ultimately kept us warm and the units supplemented the stove. Don’t make the mistake of depending on them in colder climes.

all paperwork to install are in the box alone with all parts that you will need, would buy again....

We've had ours for about 10 months now. Definitely a life saver during humid summers. Worked really well and kept the space cool. During the winter, the heat is a little less effective but does work. Totally worth it.

I added this wonderful air conditioner to my 10,000 sq. ft. shop. I live in southern Montana and working in my shop, with doors & windows open didn't help. On some days the shop, with six fans going, it averaged from 88 to 96 degrees. You couldn't get any work done. Finally, I ordered this unit from Amazon and I have been super pleased. You will have to have a qualified HVAC technician to do the installation and a qualified electrician to hardwire the unit's wires. My unit is 110-volt and we put it on a dedicated circuit and life has been wonderful since then. What's nice is this unit also functions as a heat pump so my shop should stay comfortable. It is amazingly quiet, you just plain do not hear it running, but you sure feel it.