need reviews of this heater

russ

Re: need reviews of this heater

When I searched on the net yesterday I found several mini splits with aux heat. I have two such units on the maids house.

Everything this side of the pond is 240 volt so that would not be a restriction.

Most all units have the small crankcase heater mentioned.

Many, if not all, have a defrost arrangement for cold weather for the outside unit.

Some units have the electric resistance heating in the event of too cold ambient temperatures.

SteveK

Re: need reviews of this heater

Russ I found a few as well. I posted these back a few. If you don't mind could you post any others you have found? I'm looking for around 9K singles or 18k multi's of which I've found only Sanyo ceiling units.

Thanks!

LucMan

Re: need reviews of this heater

SteveK wrote: »

Russ I found a few as well. I posted these back a few. If you don't mind could you post any others you have found? I'm looking for around 9K singles or 18k multi's of which I've found only Sanyo ceiling units.

Thanks!

I believe those Sanyo units are discontinued as they were R-22 units with SEER ratings of <13
You won't need the backup electric with a properly sized INVERTER unit unless your outdoor temps go below 5F for extended periods. If you do need the additional heat put in a several feet of electric baseboard.

Perform a heat loss calculation on your rooms to find out what your heat loss is at your design out door temp, and size accordingly.
remember electric heat has a COP of 1
inverter heat pump has a COP > 1.8