09-07-2016, 01:44 PM
I just had one installed about a month ago. It is cooling about 800sq ft over my garage. It is a 1.5 ton Carrier brand heat pump rated 21 sear (no idea what that means). The outside unit is very quiet and small. The interior units are exactly what you have probably seen already. The most challenging part of the project was running the refrigerant lines. One unit we ran the lines from the garage through an interior wall which required cutting into sheetrock and then doing a repair. The other line goes up the side of the house and then inside. The company did a good job of enclosing it in sheetmetal the same color as the house but it's still not super pretty. I paid $6k for everything.
I've quickly learned that leaving the remote controls in the room results in the kids turning the temp to 66 any time they are feeling warm. I plan to collect the remotes soon. The temperature is displayed in bright letters which bothered my older daughter when she was sleeping so we covered it with a note card. Would have been nice if there was an option to turn that off.
In the end I'm glad I did it and the kids are REALLY glad.
I've quickly learned that leaving the remote controls in the room results in the kids turning the temp to 66 any time they are feeling warm. I plan to collect the remotes soon. The temperature is displayed in bright letters which bothered my older daughter when she was sleeping so we covered it with a note card. Would have been nice if there was an option to turn that off.
In the end I'm glad I did it and the kids are REALLY glad.