Les Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 They are relatively new to our market area. I have read most of the stuff on the web, including reviews. What do you, as inspectors, think abt their product line. Also has there been a positive effect from their ownership of Goodman? Just looking to discuss, not necessarily endorse or dis-credit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 We see a fair number of mini split systems here, especially in new construction. Some homes use mini splits exclusively. The most common brands are Daikin, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic. We just had a Daikin single zone system installed at our house this past summer, we love it. As far as I can tell, the build quality is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 We see few mini-splits of any variety. No Daikin in new construction. We are mostly seeing them as replacement for cornfield palaces abt 18-20 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Tarter Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 As far as I know they make good mini splits. Daikin is a Japanese multinational company. They bought and acquired Goodman which now makes them the largest HVAC manufacture in the world. Here's an interesting link on one of their ducted systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 They are relatively new to our market area. I have read most of the stuff on the web, including reviews. What do you, as inspectors, think abt their product line. Also has there been a positive effect from their ownership of Goodman? Just looking to discuss, not necessarily endorse or dis-credit them. Trent, Ken, & I see them often because they're well suited to the Pacific Northwest. I'm not so sure that they're well suited to the frigid upper midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 They are gaining popularity here in formerly snowy WNY. I don't like them. The equipment cost is too high and we still need another heat source. To adequately cover my small house I would need two multi zone condensors and five indoor units. That's 7 grand in parts not counting linesets and controls. I'd need to keep my boiler for at least 3 months out of the year, and my electric bill would skyrocket. My neighbor has a Mitsubishi single zone for cooling. A tech is there at least 3 times a year and he still puts a window units in on the second floor of his cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 They were installed in the offices on the last school I did 2 years ago. Start-up and trouble shooting was a big problem. There were some internal control problems that took a long time to get parts from the factory. After the initial start-up difficulty, they seemed to be working fine; no call backs from the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 They are running abt 6300 for a direct exchange here. that would be for a two storey 20yr old house abt 1800sqft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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