DeborahM Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Please... does anybody know who sells these locally? Thank you for any leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 My LG mini split was purchased at Home Depot three years ago when I couldn't find one locally. Not sure if things have changed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeborahM Posted May 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks Alberca...just hoping for a CURRENT local purchasing contact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Alberto Farias (House Doctor), and a man of many talents, installed mine flawlessly. He may do repairs. Cel 33-1706-9407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 And that is why they say we are having so many power outages, hope you have solar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Grid tied solar goes down when the power goes out, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 That is another advantage of the battery backup system. Those of my panels connected to the battery backup inverter keep on working feeding the batteries when the sun is out. Those of my panels connected to a non battery backup inverter stop working when CFE is down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Check with Tio sams or electroventa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvanparys Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Home Depot has LG mini splits... 10k-15K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilobarbie Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 can anyone, with knowledge, recommend the most reliable minisplit brand and BTU's. I would like one with heat as well as air conditioning. I see a wide range of life pricing. I know some of that is BTU's, heat option, etc. My house is small...probably between 1200 and 1400 sq. Ft. I'm certain there is someone who knows how to calculate the size of unit needed to cover a certain space and how many kwh's it will pull. It will no doubt put me into DAC. But, a solar pro thinks it might be better, because of my historical low usage, to get the A/C and see where it puts me in DACbefore investing in a solar system. I have paid less than 500 pesos for many years. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 The Whirlpool we have is a 18,000 Btu (1.5 Ton), 220v and would do you nicely. Tio Sam's might have a 24,000 unit. Heats and cools. Has a nice feature, Perfect Sleep, that I activate after running the unit an hour or so prior to bedtime. It cycles down in the wee hours of the morning and the light isn't on during this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilobarbie Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Thanks, Tom. What is your opinion about one big unit over two smaller units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilobarbie Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Sorry, DeborahM, didn't mean to take your post off topic...just wasn't thinking. I have started another post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 2:21 PM, tomgates said: The Whirlpool we have is a 18,000 Btu (1.5 Ton), 220v and would do you nicely. Tio Sam's might have a 24,000 unit. Heats and cools. Has a nice feature, Perfect Sleep, that I activate after running the unit an hour or so prior to bedtime. It cycles down in the wee hours of the morning and the light isn't on during this cycle. I have the same unit, from Tio Sams. I also have solar panels, tied to the grid. This unit has an inverter, which means it adjusts operating speed and therefore, supposedly saves power. I run mine on 26 C, low fan, starting 9 pm until about 7 am. Very large bedroom with high ceilings. It is using about 4 kwH per day...which seems like a lot, but we are finding that our current houseguest is running a floor fan high speed and ceiling fan high speed in her very hot room, and those two are almost coming in at 1.5kwH! She had the evaporative cooler going, too, but that was drawing 210 watts an hour! So I told her to do what people in Brazil do, take a shower before bed and lie on a damp sheet. Anyway, the Whirlpool ac is okay but it is pretty noisy, creaks and rattles all night...have to get the techies back out to check it while it is still under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hilobarbie, Go with 2 units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cielo Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 The store next to the Guadalajara farmacia in Ajijic used to have them, have not noticed lately. I do not know the name of the store but they have water heaters etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 The new Mirage mini split we just installed runs so quietly that I barely hear it. Nice feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Cielo said: The store next to the Guadalajara farmacia in Ajijic used to have them, have not noticed lately. I do not know the name of the store but they have water heaters etc. The name is Amutio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Please google and read up on sizing of air conditioners and also the S.E.E.R. (seasonal energy efficiency rating) value. Big is not necessarily Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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