It was last year when my buddy was telling me all about this DIY ductless mini split he installed.

He explained to me how he studied a bunch of installation videos carefully before deciding that was something he could pull off.

He said it wasn’t very challenging and he would help me install this style of HVAC if I wanted. He showed me some of the DIY options, but I wasn’t sure that I wanted to go that route. I actually wanted a larger system with more zones and I saw the DIY models didn’t seem to go more than 4 zones. I wanted at least 5 or 6 zones, but he said I could always get two of the DIY models. Still, I thought it would be best to run everything off a single condenser and so I looked at other ductless mini splits. I found this really nice one that had 5 zones and I thought that was perfect. I purchased it in the early spring and had it delivered within the month which wasn’t a terribly long wait. The thing is, I studied videos that showed that any ductless mini split could be installed by the average homeowner, you just had to flare the lines yourself and handle the electrical connections carefully. Of course, you must have an HVAC professional come out to charge the refrigerant to your system! So it’s not 100% DIY, but it’s still DIY friendly! I didn’t have an issue installing all the zones and I had to get a few lineset extensions to reach the other side of the house. That was the line that went to my garage. Everything went smoothly when the HVAC pro was charging the refrigerant and testing the levels. He also checked for leaks and said I did a great job.

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