split aircons at aldi/bunnings

On Oct 17, 7:16 pm, syd bluemountains<g...@joho.com> wrote:
I was looking at the low cost split aircons at Bunnings on a pallete
for $599 and now I see the latest Aldi catalog has a cheap reverse
cycle split system for $599.
Q; Can you set this up at home with no vacuum equipment? How do you
connect the copper tubing between the outside compressor and split
system inside with no special equipment? I cant open the box to read
the manual before buying and the bunnings sales person just says, yes
no problem setting up at home if you are handy..

thanks

has anyone here bought one of these air cons and can tell that it is
self install ?


I looked at one today at aldi, and the "installation manual" specified
that it was necessary to flare the pipe and also to vacuum out the
pipes. This doesn't sound like self install to me.

kreed wrote:
On Oct 17, 7:16 pm, syd bluemountains<g...@joho.com>  wrote:
I was looking at the low cost split aircons at Bunnings on a pallete
for $599 and now I see the latest Aldi catalog has a cheap reverse
cycle split system for $599.
Q;  Can you set this up at home with no vacuum equipment? How do you
connect the copper tubing between the outside compressor and split
system inside with no special equipment?  I cant open the box to read
the manual before buying and the bunnings sales person just says, yes
no problem setting up at home if you are handy..

thanks

has anyone here bought one of these air cons and can tell that it is
self install ?

I looked at one today at aldi, and the "installation manual" specified
that it was necessary to flare the pipe and also to vacuum out the
pipes.  This doesn't sound like self install to me.

Not sure how you would "vacuum out the pipes"as the outside section is
usually charged with gas which you would lose if you tried.
with these units you usually connect pre flared tubes, leaving one a bit
undone, turn an allen key a bit to release gas up into and through
evaporator driving air from the pipes then tighten flare nut after a
very short time then fully open allen key valve.

On Nov 7, 5:23 pm, F Murtz<hagg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
kreed wrote:
On Oct 17, 7:16 pm, syd bluemountains<g...@joho.com> wrote:
I was looking at the low cost split aircons at Bunnings on a pallete
for $599 and now I see the latest Aldi catalog has a cheap reverse
cycle split system for $599.
Q; Can you set this up at home with no vacuum equipment? How do you
connect the copper tubing between the outside compressor and split
system inside with no special equipment? I cant open the box to read
the manual before buying and the bunnings sales person just says, yes
no problem setting up at home if you are handy..

thanks

has anyone here bought one of these air cons and can tell that it is
self install ?

I looked at one today at aldi, and the "installation manual" specified
that it was necessary to flare the pipe and also to vacuum out the
pipes. This doesn't sound like self install to me.

Not sure how you would "vacuum out the pipes"as the outside section is
usually charged with gas which you would lose if you tried.
with these units you usually connect pre flared tubes, leaving one a bit
undone, turn an allen key a bit to release gas up into and through
evaporator driving air from the pipes then tighten flare nut after a
very short time then fully open allen key valve.

They showed the use of a vacuum pump in the installation manual.

I looked at the bunnings ones today, they were AKAI brand, came in 3
sizes, no one had a clue whether they were self install or not, and
the manuals were not accessable.