Daikin mini split heat pump review

long term review of the Daikin mini split heat pump

[johnnytuinals]

Just had Daikins installed
I just had Daikins installed in the Poconos in Jan of 2022.I had the 4MXS36RMVJUA for the Outside and the FTXS12LVJU and a FTXS18LVJU for the indoors.I think the only thing different is mine are 2 Inverters and mine come with a Motion Eye built in.I could have got the wifi but a remote is as good for me without spending lots more money.As of now I have NOT used the AC since we are in the Winter months.But I have stopped using my electric baseboard heating this winter except for 3 times when the temp outside was around 0-10 degrees.What I like is that when the Unit shuts off downstairs where my computer is at night I know its in DEFROST mode for about 2 mins.From what I see on YouTube the outside of Different Mini-splits really gets lots of thick ice in the back and on the sides, but with Daikin you can see that there is not much ice when the unit Defrost(Well its hard to see the ice lol}I think I bought a great unit for $7800.Hope the Summer will be as

[timking]

I have the same unit. So far so good for the ac. My house has hot water heat, so when it gets below 0, I'm lucky to get my indoor temps to 62/64. Hopefully, this new heat pump will help keep my house warmer this year and give my boiler a break.

[laserbeam]

I'm having a 2 zone put in in about another week. I live in South Carolina so we usually don't have any extreme temps.

[tom]

I think a Sensibo remote IR unit has a thermostat/humidity sensor so it doesn't rely on the wall mount thermostat. Still trying to decide between a Daikan, Mitsubishi, or LG multi zone inverter heat pump.

[johnnixon]

Honest, and straightforward… thank you sir

[larrywong]

Read This on "HVAC BOSS".
Regards Mini Splits to keep
Utility Cost down... "If possible, avoid extreme temperature settings. Try to keep your chosen temperature within 10 °F (5 °C) of the ambient outdoor temperature."

I live in Central California. Under our Patio this past Summer...our ambient stayed appx 115F to 126F. I guess for the mini split temp controller that means 105-116F settings. Thank you HVAC BOSS.

[jonbauer]

I understand the fan going off. I don't understand the unit fully cycling the outdoor unit off. It doesn't go into suspend/slow. It fully turns off (you can hear the refrigerant bleeding). I mean it's FULLY off

[Le_Sourpuss]

What really sucks about these Daikin units is, after a while, the indoor units will start whistling as the air comes out and no matter what you do the noise will never go away again. It's probably as the system gets clogged. After a few years it's noisy as hell. I have 3 indoor units like that (a little older but pretty much the same thing, filters and all), and they all became noisy. Another thing that happens is, beyond a few years of use, the indoor units will also cease to be able to be turned on using the remote (which also renders the schedule-on function incapacitated). This means that, if you wake up in the winter in bed and it's freezing, you will need to get up and physically turn the device on on the power button on the unit itself. This has already happened on 2 of my 3 units and I'm sure it will also happen on the 3rd one soon...

[dealecrabr]

oil recovery mode is the noise thats not part of normal running

[daveyboy]

I am trying to decide between a diaken 30k or 36 vs a cooper hunter unit and even looking at Mr cool units..Hard decision.Would you purchase this unit again?? House is 12 1400 square what size is yours and what size ac did you buy? THANKS

[riflebear]

I just bought the .75 ton version of yours. I have a question that maybe you can answer: the specs say its a heatpump, but there is no "sun" icon on the remote that pops up after pressing "mode". Do you rhink the manufacturer packed up a a.c. only remote with the heatpump version?

[tekjunkie]

You keep your house on 77 during the winter? If so then that’s way above design. Design temp is 70 indoor for heating.
What size is this unit?

[adventuresofdukepeters]

Does your unit heat in spurts… like 15 -30 seconds on high fan then it goes back to low fan?

[jonbauer]

I am curious. When in heat mode my unit cycles On/Off (fan stops) no error codes so daikin says normal. every experience I had was fan should be on most of the time

[larrywong]

24/7 ON Time!!! Another YT guy experienced that. His RESULT was his Utility Bills set record record highs for his Family. His unit was much Larger than yours. Three head units.

He did'nt need a Secondary source heat unit tho.

Some YT'Rs reported frequent maintenance. Im studying more on Options. Interesting is Most Garage Split Unit buyers seems Happy. THO they ALL don't live in their Garage/Shop.