My Tiny House Finally Feels Right (DIY Mini Split)

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:08]It's hot in here. It is hot. Hot. I'm still nervous about it. So, let's stay tuned. Keep going. Dude, that's too much.

[00:00:19]Oh, I don't like the sound of that. So, the main question is, can me or you can we put this together by ourselves? cuz I will be the first to admit whenever I first got this and I started looking at the videos.

[00:00:32]I tricked myself out of it plenty of times. But I am here to prove that me and you can get this done with just few little tools and a will to want to get it done. All right, so let's jump in to see what all it takes to make this install possible. Starting with the AC manifold gauge, a drill, vacuum pump, level, Allen wrench, screwdriver, regular wrench, adjustable wrench or adjustable pliers, and some safety gloves. From the instructions, this is all that I will need to make this possible. All right, so now that we know what tools and things we going to need, let's open this indoor unit and see what's all inside.

[00:01:10]All right, so when you open your indoor mini split, this is everything that's going to be in both boxes. Starting with your indoor unit, coil wiring, drain lines, some covers, tape, your wall sleeves, rubber things that go on the bottom, screws, lines that connect from your outdoor unit to your indoor unit.

[00:01:26]Then you got your mounting template, which comes with a mounting plate as well, but I already got that put up there. But this is everything that come with the unit. And the very first thing that you should do whenever you get this is inspect each component. Make sure ain't nothing wrong with your wiring ends. Make sure ain't nothing wrong with those. so you got a good strong connection. Make sure there's no kinks in your lines. Lastly, do a thorough inspection of the indoor and outdoor unit to make sure nothing was damaged during shipment. And real quick before we jump into the next part of the video, I forgot that you will need a stud finder if you don't know how to find a stud without a stud finder. So, this is key because you will put a lot of holes in in your wall if you don't have one of these. Take it from me. I got plenty of holes in the wall when I wasn't using one of these. So yeah, you will need a stud finder. So before we bust this open, the first thing we need to do is turn this over and expose this bracket.

[00:02:18]This bracket is what we will mount up against the wall and that indoor unit will sit on. So let's get this open.

[00:02:25]It's held on by one screw. So you just use your screwdriver to take it off.

[00:02:28]Important piece of this is that these are your lines that goes outside. These are copper lines and they are fragile and easy to kink. So we got to be careful with those. So yeah, this is your drain line to where yeah, it drains. All right, so this is the indoor unit. And now that we got that taken care of and talked about it, let's focus on where we going to put this unit. And I have decided that I'm going to just go right here and leave this alone because my walls, they are shorter on the side and this front wall right here, it got more height and more clearance. And the thing that you do need to know about these units is that you need six inches above the unit to give it breathing room because the air comes in through the top and it pushes out through the bottom. So that is where I have been confused because of where I want to place this.

[00:03:19]Now I know that I want it in the front room because I want the air pushing throughout the house and that's why I'm so focused on this wall right here.

[00:03:27]But let's put this template up to see what it's going to look like. and then we'll figure out from there. It wouldn't be me if I didn't forget something else. But you will need this right here. You will need a 2 and 12 inch hole saw set or whole saw bit I should say. I bought the set because it was like $9. So, it made sense to get the whole set instead of getting just a two and a half bit that was like $24. So, yeah, that's why I got the whole set.

[00:04:00]But yes, you will need this cuz we do got to drill a hole in the wall. So stay tuned for that. And I know that that is like uh a little daunting, but I'm still nervous about it. So let's stay tuned to see what that turned out to be. So this is the wall that I am sold on. My only issue with having an indoor unit on that main wall that I just showed y'all is that the piping is going to come out on the front side of my house. So I just really do not want that. Even though if I do go get a case, uh, the cover that can cover the piping, I still don't really want to do that.

[00:04:36]Even though I might have to, but I really just don't want to do that. So, I came out with the measurements and like right around this is where the hole or the wiring and piping will be coming out. And so, I was just imagine it coming down here and then angling off to the side and then putting the outdoor unit over here on the side. And um but I'm just not so sold on having that come out of the front of the house. So um let me get back in the house and see if I can find somewhere else to put it actually like this and I just thought about something.

[00:05:31]Does this need to be close to the panel for the electrical part?

[00:05:37]Cuz I didn't see nobody mention that in the video. So, luckily I got a brother that's certified electrician. Let's call him to see.

[00:05:48]>> Chief, >> nothing man. What's good with you, Stan?

[00:05:50]>> Uh, nothing much about his load. of those going to P County.

[00:05:56]>> I can dig it. Quick question though. Um, >> installing this indoor unit, the mini split.

[00:06:03]>> Yeah.

[00:06:04]>> Do it need to be near the circuit uh or the you know the >> Yeah. closer to the panel box, the better it is >> to the panel.

[00:06:13]>> Yeah. Because it's going to be closer it is to the panel, shorter the wire run, >> right?

[00:06:19]>> Wire is expensive right now.

[00:06:22]Gotcha.

[00:06:24]>> Yeah, that can it can be run anywhere. Just a matter of how much you want to spend on the wiring. You know what I mean?

[00:06:31]>> Right.

[00:06:32]>> Mhm.

[00:06:33]>> Right. Right. Right. All right. Um cuz I really want to do it on the wall that's like face or that's on the same wall as a door, >> but I just don't want the uh I don't want the cordage and all of that stuff coming out of the front of the house.

[00:06:46]So, that's really why I'm kind of just not wanting to do it there.

[00:06:51]Yeah, I definitely would want to do it on that front wall at the door.

[00:06:55]>> Yeah.

[00:06:56]>> Yeah. Um, what about behind the couch right there?

[00:07:00]>> I mean, that's literally where I'm at right now, but then I thought about the wiring and uh the panel and all of that.

[00:07:06]So, that's why I literally I just stopped and I called you.

[00:07:09]>> What about right there? You want to go opposite the TV though, right?

[00:07:13]>> Yeah. I mean, I really do.

[00:07:16]>> I got you.

[00:07:18]>> Yeah. Yeah, I'll probably go behind that couch right there and just >> like I said, sacrifice a little bit extra money on that wiring.

[00:07:26]>> Your home is what 12 wide and go up six is 18 and up to the unit. Probably looking at 25 a foot of cable.

[00:07:35]>> 25 foot.

[00:07:37]Okay.

[00:07:38]>> Because you really don't got to go up.

[00:07:40]You just got to power the outside unit.

[00:07:43]So about 20 25 ft of cable would all be plenty.

[00:07:47]So the outside unit is the only one that's getting power.

[00:07:51]>> Yeah. You power the outside unit up. The outside unit sends power to the inside unit.

[00:07:58]>> Gotcha. Okay. Makes sense, too. So you pretty much just run it up under the house.

[00:08:03]>> Or >> Yeah. Under the house up to the outside unit. That's it.

[00:08:08]>> Oh, okay. Sweet. All right. Yeah. It's not as bad as I actually imagined in my head.

[00:08:13]>> Yeah. So you ain't got to bust drywall and all that stuff. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, and that's what I'm sitting here thinking in my head that had to be done. So, heard that. All right. Well, uh, shoot. I'm pretty sure I'll be here working on it by the time you get off. So, pull on up if you got time.

[00:08:28]>> All right. Yes, sir. We're good, bro.

[00:08:30]>> All right. Got you. Love you, man.

[00:08:32]>> Love you, too, bro.

[00:08:33]>> All right. All right. So, that's word from the big bro and electrician. So, right here is where we going to go. So, let me find these studs and get to hanging these bad boys. All right. So, first things first, it's hot in here. It is hot. hot. So, we need to get this mini split up ASAP. Let me do this. I'mma start on this side because it's a outlet right here. And I know that it's a stud somewhere close to it because the outlet is connected to a stud.

[00:09:05]All right. So, now we done got this bracket out the way. Now, let's focus on to the scariest part of this install, which is to drill this hole out. And then we got to also drill a hole out into the outside wall. Y'all like my Angel's Envy lamp. If you know what Angel's Envy is, you know. You know. All right, ladies and gentlemen. Now I got my drill situated and my phone has fell off the counter. Uh, let's get to drill in this hole in the wall. Here goes nothing.

[00:09:39]There's the insulation. We got to go through that.

[00:09:46]All right. So, now that we got that and it is going at a downward angle, I can see it and feel it.

[00:09:53]It did go to the outside. So, now I would know where my hole needs to start on the outside.

[00:09:59]And matter of fact, I think we need to actually go out there and get that done now.

[00:10:05]It's hard to see, but there she go right there.

[00:10:11]And I cannot get this wrong. So, let me go inside and poke something through it so that I make sure I'm at the right hole. Cuz putting holes inside of your house is not the time to be making mistakes.

[00:10:26]Oh, we we might be in trouble.

[00:10:36]What?

[00:10:39]But good thing I did not start drilling here because it would have been a mistake. But I don't know if this is going to actually fit up there.

[00:11:15]Got her done.

[00:11:17]Now I got to get this out of here. This is not important. So yeah, got this done. Got us a hole from the outside.

[00:11:26]And if you was wondering what I used to poke the hole through, it's a sucker.

[00:11:31]Little dumb dumb. Here you go, you dumb dumb.

[00:11:34]But now let's get back inside and finish what we got to do. But we this is going to we'll see.

[00:11:49]Now it's time to start prepping the indoor unit to be hung up on the wall.

[00:11:52]Starting with exposing and opening this panel to get our lines and everything connected and wired together. Let me get this panel off. Let's get our wires connected.

[00:12:04]And this right here also need to be removed because it is a retaining bracket and it holds your wires down. So it needs to come out as well. Make sure to put this with the same. So next, as you can see that these are labeled L1, L2, three, whatever that is. And for I think it's a ground signal. And you will have two different type of wirings. One is for the electrical wiring and the other one is for connecting the indoor unit to the outdoor unit. And this is the wiring that we'll be using. I believe it was called the service line.

[00:12:32]It it don't matter. it don't matter. So each wire in is labeled the same as it is on the uh indoor unit. So Cloudware made it super simple for us DIYers to be able to do this ourself. So yeah, let's get this unraveled and get this bad boy connected. And in order to get these lines connected to the indoor unit, you have to actually tilt this over and then it got a little hole right here. Not sure if you can see on the camera, but it got a hole right there to where you just feed it straight through. I got a tip for y'all that's that's doing this for the first time. Um, whenever you got your wires, they gonna be like this, of course, and you got to feed them through this hole. But I believe that the best way to go about it is to take one of them little ties that comes in uh that that wraps around your uh wiring, tie those. Make sure you wrap those together. And then you just feed it through there. And that way all of them is going through there at the same time and you ain't trying to jam and just pull one from side to side. So yeah.

[00:13:33]And then you can just feed it in there like so.

[00:13:37]Then you tilt this back up.

[00:13:42]And then you find it from here. No, I got a better way to do this to feed it from the top down like this cuz they are the same wires on each end.

[00:13:58]So, I believe it should feed down through here.

[00:14:10]This is the hardest part of all of it.

[00:14:18]This is going to be your toughest task.

[00:14:21]And if this is your toughest task, oh, you can get it done.

[00:14:25]So yeah, just feed that through there like so.

[00:14:31]You got some long lines, so you going to be for a while.

[00:14:42]And >> as you're doing this, yeah, you see the sweat. So like I said, this is going to be your toughest task. And if maybe there's another way that you can feed it through there and it's easier to go about it. But this is the way I'm going about it.

[00:14:57]So yeah, I forgot what I was even about to tell y'all. So all right, now that we got this through here, let me un loosen these screws. You do not loosen them all the way. You just loosen them a little bit. The ground is the only one that you will loosen all the way because, as you can see, it got the circle. So you have to take the screw out and then insert the screw into this little hole. So >> So let me show you what I mean. I'm just barely loosening that. You see I got the L1. Find L1.

[00:15:29]And then you just slide it up under the screw.

[00:15:32]Then you just tighten that down.

[00:15:36]L2.

[00:15:38]So here's that three I was talking about. And it's best to have a screwdriver that has a magnet on it. So, as you can see that has it magnet.

[00:15:51]Just line that back up.

[00:15:54]Same with this, but I'll really feed this up under here.

[00:15:59]So, next we need to put our retainer bracket back there.

[00:16:08]All right, folks. It's as simple as that. Just make sure you got each one lined up. L1, L2, three with the ground.

[00:16:15]Then you got the four. So now we're just going to have to put this cover back on.

[00:16:18]Insert this screw. Tighten it up.

[00:16:22]And that is that. I promise you y'all that was as simple as it seem. This next part, we need to be very, very careful because we got to move and manipulate these copper lines. And you do not want to kink these lines because if you kink them, then you calling in a professional. So don't let that frighten you. So to do this the right way, I've watched multiple videos on this. And the way that I see everybody else doing it, of course, you can get this out your way cuz it can move at will. But the best way that I've seen people do it is have a a firm grip on it here and take it from the top and move them at the same exact time carefully. Here we go.

[00:17:14]And something that I just was not aware of and I wasn't paying too much attention of. I was squeezing these like tight together and it looked like it's bent a little bit, but I don't think it's a problem. Next, let's take these drain lines. And these just pop in. So nothing you got to twist and tighten. But next, we are going to wrap these up together so that I can feed them through this hole up here. And as you're taping these together, you want to have the drain line at the bottom so that it so that I don't know. It got to do with gravity.

[00:18:01]I don't think this is tape.

[00:18:04]But either way, I'm going just do this.

[00:18:08]for right now. All right, getting into this next step. We got to lift this up carefully and get all this through that hole and to set this on our bracket. So, the time is now. Let's get this bad boy up.

[00:18:27]Oh, first things first.

[00:18:33]the longest.

[00:18:36]Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to cover your wire ends up cuz they are going to hit the ground.

[00:18:51]So once we safely feed that through there.

[00:18:58]So this is the part where the DUIs might have some trouble. Especially I ain't going to say for the females, but especially the weaker crowd or the people that can't lift as much.

[00:19:23]Okay.

[00:19:53]Oh, I don't like the sound of that.

[00:20:04]We got it up there.

[00:20:07]All right. Having it right here.

[00:20:10]But I just can't wait to turn it on.

[00:20:16]All right. So, now let's go outside in this heat and get this done.

[00:20:27]Bring it.

[00:20:45]And I will either put me a little concrete slab out here or order the little I don't really quite know yet.

[00:20:54]Not sure how we going to be able to make this work. I've got it too tight to the my um gutters cuz even if I get the cover, I know the cover got to go up here as well, too. So, and the cover actually got a little bulky part on it. So, I really did not think this part of it through.

[00:21:17]So, yeah. But we ain't going to cry with spoiled milk. Originally, I was thinking of keeping this up here, but I've just went back and watched a few videos. And some people don't even use this. They just use the putty. And that's what I'm about to do. I'm about to use this putty.

[00:21:35]And uh seal the hole up. And the putty does come with it. I didn't explain that earlier, but yes, the putty does come with it.

[00:21:48]All right. Now I got that hole sealed up. Now it's time to carefully bend these lines downward towards the outdoor unit. So carefully.

[00:21:59]All right. And this is a little daunting for some people, but just loosen this up. You're going to hear a noise. Do not freak out. There you go.

[00:22:16]All right. And that is that. But I'mma leave that on there for right now. But it is did they just bleed that line. But as you can see, if you can see that these two lines right here, they are different sizes. One is bigger and one is smaller. So it's like high pressure and low pressure. So the coils that they send you, they are the exact same way.

[00:22:35]So you cannot mix these up. So I'm going to do them one at a time. You already seen it. I just let this let the uh pressure out of this. And when you're putting these on, please, please make sure that you put them on correctly and that they are lined up because you can cross thread them and that is where you can have a leak and probably some more problems.

[00:22:58]And it should thread all the way to the top. If it does not thread with your hand, do not go get something and cross thread it and force it in it.

[00:23:11]I got all that up there just by hand strength.

[00:23:15]So, it should not be tight and it should not be a lot of resistance. If you got a lot of resistance, you'll cross thread it, pull it out, readjust, and start back over.

[00:23:32]All right. So, as you seen, that line does not make all that noise. It's just this one right here. And I believe that's a low pressure line cuz I did see a L attached to it. Let's carefully unravel this.

[00:23:51]All right, got what I need. And for me, I got 1116 and a 9/16. So, not sure if that's the same for you all. All right, so a 22 mm and a 17.

[00:24:03]What's happening, big guy?

[00:24:06]I can't call it. I was worried.

[00:24:10]>> Yeah, it's hot out right here. At least you in the shade over here.

[00:24:14]>> Yeah.

[00:24:15]>> Did you put any ceiling on it?

[00:24:17]>> I ain't had none. Didn't none come with it.

[00:24:19]>> Late door.

[00:24:20]>> And that's what the cause be.

[00:24:22]>> Yeah. And that freon is high.

[00:24:25]>> Heck yeah. I had that to happen a couple times, man. I didn't put that ceiling on that.

[00:24:30]>> Matter of fact, we just dag on went trail park yesterday. put two new units in the freon zone from them already.

[00:24:36]>> Dang, >> you got AC guy come looked at. So, yeah.

[00:24:40]He said you got a leak right there. That gonna find its way, dude.

[00:24:46]>> Call this AC guy and ask where we get that stuff from. Hey, so I will have to backtrack, but it's not too bad. And we didn't get too far before I got to do so. So, kudos to that man.

[00:25:03]Seriously?

[00:25:05]>> Oh, man. Amazon or Gabney? You ain't got no extra laying around, have you?

[00:25:12]>> No, just what I got in my work.

[00:25:14]>> I got you. Okay. All right. All right.

[00:25:18]Appreciate it, man. So, the guy said that say Gaffne or you order it on Amazon and Gaffne.

[00:25:28]I'm not just trying to make that trip, but I have seen multiple like a bunch of the videos I've seen a lot of people skipped this step. Don't know if they had problems down the line, but said believe in yourself. You have the power to make anything possible. Absolutely goes perfect with this project we got going on.

[00:25:45]>> That seal that goes on the thread when you're putting a split AC unit in. Do y'all keep some of that in stock? Well, while we at a standstill until we get this sealant, um I am going to pop this cap off and I'm going to uh >> connect these lines.

[00:26:03]>> I'm looking for some of that thread for the line.

[00:26:06]>> They don't know what he talking about.

[00:26:14]>> Yes, sir. Trying to find some of that thread sensor. It it goes on the threads on the threads before you connect these lines set together or else it'll leak between those fittings.

[00:26:24]>> Okay.

[00:26:25]>> So you're not So we mostly weld them with we weld them together so the freak out. We don't use pipes.

[00:26:34]>> We we basically if you're talking about freon you need to weld the pipes together.

[00:26:41]>> No.

[00:26:42]>> Yeah. But it's just when you add extend your line set is a a high pressure side and low pressure side. It's got a female thread and male side that goes together.

[00:26:54]They said before you thread that onto each one, they want to put some sealant on there. And I see if y'all keep that sealing >> like pipe. No, we have another pipe.

[00:27:03]See, we basically don't do that. We we weld it all straight pipe.

[00:27:07]>> I got you.

[00:27:07]>> We don't do that.

[00:27:08]>> I got you.

[00:27:09]>> That's what I'm saying. That's like plumbing stuff. We do straight pipe where we weld it together. Nothing's welded together with, you know, heat.

[00:27:18]>> I got you.

[00:27:18]>> Oxygen acetylene bottles. We don't sweat nothing cuz Freon won't hold it. And I was worried about >> that might not hold if you're talking about Freon.

[00:27:27]>> Yes, sir. That's what I'm talking about.

[00:27:28]Freon.

[00:27:29]>> Yeah. I don't want I don't do that.

[00:27:31]>> Okay. You have to use those new pipes cuz not threading is not going to help it.

[00:27:38]>> Well, that's how it comes. That's how DIY split unit comes with a >> So this is a mini split you're talking about.

[00:27:44]>> Yes.

[00:27:45]>> Mini split.

[00:27:46]>> Connecting it together. Okay. Now I'm on the same page.

[00:27:51]>> I would just put it right on really tight as possible.

[00:27:54]>> You don't have to put on it to make it tight. But we just basically put them on and tighten with super tight with a you know with a wrench.

[00:28:03]>> Okay.

[00:28:04]>> Gotcha.

[00:28:05]>> When you put something on it, you're creating a groove. The Uh if he had >> Oh. Oh >> no. He just hit a year. So he got to get his rabies.

[00:28:20]>> But that's about that's it though.

[00:28:23]>> Oh well. I thought you about said he bit you or something. Bit something. You >> said when?

[00:28:28]>> When?

[00:28:29]>> This Friday.

[00:28:31]>> That's tomorrow.

[00:28:34]>> Oh, okay. All right. Well, yeah. I'll get them. I'll get them took care of.

[00:28:38]All right. Thank you very much.

[00:28:39]>> Yes, sir. Thank Thank you very much.

[00:28:42]>> Yes, sir. You too. Bye.

[00:28:45]>> All right. So, what just of what I heard, he pretty much say I just need to do it tight.

[00:28:51]>> Torque them down.

[00:28:52]>> Yeah. And they come with a torque spec, too, but I don't got the torque spec or no. I mean, I don't got the torque. I don't got a torque wrench. You got one?

[00:29:02]>> Yeah.

[00:29:04]Put too much on them, too. That's got to >> Mhm.

[00:29:08]>> mess that flare up.

[00:29:13]>> I And what kind of tape is this? You ever dealt with this?

[00:29:17]>> Yeah.

[00:29:18]>> How the hell does it stick?

[00:29:20]>> It don't. You st that.

[00:29:22]>> It don't.

[00:29:23]>> No. When you start it, I just do a little sample right here. Pull it the opposite way. You can get it tight.

[00:29:32]Like so.

[00:29:34]Okay.

[00:29:35]>> Just overlap where you start at. Then just kind of overlap like that. Right there.

[00:29:40]>> Just make sure it's tight.

[00:29:42]>> Yeah. Everything coming down straight.

[00:29:46]And then when I get to the end, you put just a little bit of tape on. Just like that right there. That just puts everything together.

[00:29:56]>> That pump on the uh on the Mr. Cool unit.

[00:29:59]>> Yes, ma'am.

[00:30:01]>> He sticking now. He took it off in the winter time for freezing, he said. So when he put it back on, it ain't acting right. So I was wondering, could you come and look at it? He said we might have to buy a new one, but I don't ain't nothing wrong with it. He just know.

[00:30:20]>> Okay. Um, so what is it doing exactly?

[00:30:24]>> When he plugged it up, it won't cut off.

[00:30:28]And so if he cut it off, water coming through. So I told you I can't use it like that.

[00:30:33]>> Is it cooling?

[00:30:35]>> It's cooling.

[00:30:36]>> Is it?

[00:30:38]>> Oh, it has. Okay. Need to make sure >> he unc it shouldn't keep running.

[00:30:48]>> Uhhuh. Okay. Yeah, it shouldn't keep cut run if it makes it to the set point.

[00:30:54]So I I'll come by that when I get over that way this evening.

[00:30:59]>> Okay. I'll be at first at 6:00.

[00:31:01]>> 6:00 and y'all get out. What time? 7:8.

[00:31:05]>> Well, tonight I'm trying to look at the food sandwiches. So, it might be a little later.

[00:31:11]>> Okay. Well, just when you get situated this evening, then just give me a call or text me. Let me know y'all home.

[00:31:21]>> Okay.

[00:31:23]>> I see a big he >> Okay. All right. That is pretty tight.

[00:31:29]>> Okay.

[00:31:30]>> Without being overtight.

[00:31:33]>> You want to make sure this thing ain't pinched up. It's just what she called me about. So the wall is backing up in the house.

[00:31:39]>> Oh. Uhhuh. Got the putty up under it.

[00:31:46]Get connect.

[00:31:53]It's going through.

[00:31:55]>> Oh, you could tell. You'll be able to tell if it had a >> Yeah. If it was was stocked up, I wouldn't have had blow through it.

[00:32:01]>> All right. So, when you say >> I would I would wait put that on. Wait till we hook it up and got it running.

[00:32:09]>> Put some of that spray stuff around.

[00:32:11]Make sure ain't no bubbles around.

[00:32:12]That's what he said to the AC guy. The line set hooked up. Get it pressurized.

[00:32:17]Then you check make sure leaks.

[00:32:20]>> But hopefully y'all heard Big Bro correct me on that cuz I was about to take this and start taping around it.

[00:32:25]But we need to make sure everything is connected properly and we ain't got no leaks before we actually start covering this up because if you cover it up and then you got a leak, then you got to backtrack everything to find your leak.

[00:32:35]So this is just a simple way to expose a leak if you got one. All right, so next we're about to connect this high pressure and this low pressure line. So let me knock this uh get this off and get into that.

[00:32:52]This is the part where you really want to be careful because I've seen multiple videos and an instruction manual tell you do not unravel the coil if you don't need to. So you see I don't really necessarily need to. So I'm trying to keep it uh coiled up, but you will have to manipulate the copper and these lines.

[00:33:17]So please be careful as you do so.

[00:33:22]truck.

[00:33:23]>> Perfect. Thank >> you. Van had the adapter piece so we ain't got to go nowhere.

[00:33:30]>> Yeah. So >> yeah. See that thread drive up on these things just won't put them handtight.

[00:33:38]I'm sure they told you that too.

[00:33:40]>> Yeah.

[00:33:42]Not wrenching.

[00:33:47]Ah, and you will have to manipulate it, move it around till you can get this part flush. And I will, let me show y'all, bring y'all in for a closeup to where you can see where the mistakes are made.

[00:34:15]As you can see, this part of the line is beveled out. So, it's beveled out so it can fit flush on top of there. That's more so what you're looking for. As you can see, this is copper lines and it's got to go up and over all of this. So, please, please, please make sure you be careful as you bending and moving these lines cuz it will be a costly mistake.

[00:34:38]All right, got those connected. Now, we're working on this pump and these manifold gauges.

[00:34:44]So, while we get the pump situated, this piece right here, it's like a little elbow piece that you will have to get to make this thing possible, to make all this possible. Luckily, my brother had it and I ain't got to go to the store to go purchase it. But, you will need this little adapter piece. Excuse me, Pinky.

[00:35:02]So, needed to let y'all know that before you guys start cuz you can't just take this blue line and just connect it right up into this right here. And Stan did say make sure you just do this finger tight. uh handtight because you can probably will damage the threads. All right, so now we're about to pull these vacuums and when we turn this on, we got to let it run for like 15 to 30 minutes.

[00:35:23]>> Yeah, about 30 minutes. And when we cut that on, then we'll open up the blue valve and like I said, we'll let it run for about 30 minutes. And then we won't see a negative one on that pressure gauge.

[00:35:35]>> Once we close that off, we won't see it hold that negative pressure.

[00:35:39]>> If it don't hold that negative pressure, got a leak on our fitting somewhere.

[00:35:43]Gotcha. So, we ready to cut it on?

[00:35:45]>> Yeah. Let's see. Turn on the vacuum pump. Open the blue valve on your manifold gauge to allow the pump to start drawing the air and moisture out of the line set.

[00:35:53]>> Hey, you open it >> for at least 30 to 45 minutes.

[00:35:56]>> All right. But you didn't open it yet?

[00:35:59]>> No, I hadn't.

[00:35:59]>> All right. So, blast off >> all the way. Yeah.

[00:36:15]See right now, you see where it's at?

[00:36:17]Went to >> negative pressure right now. And that's what you want.

[00:36:22]So run it for about 30 minutes.

[00:36:27]It's 5:30 now. So I'd say about 6:00.

[00:36:30]>> All right. And so once I cut it off, it's still supposed to stay at the negative pressure.

[00:36:34]>> Yeah.

[00:36:36]>> If it don't hold that negative pressure, it got a leak. Once we run about 30 45 minutes, then we'll close the blue valve and turn off the vacuum pump. And we should observe the gauges for 20 to 30 minutes after cutting the pump off.

[00:36:53]>> Right.

[00:36:53]>> Pressure vacuum reading creep back up towards zero. You have a leak at one of your flare connections or hole seal.

[00:37:01]Fix any leak before proceeding. If the vacuum holds steady, the system is leak free.

[00:37:07]So you don't want to release that fridge. That's what happen when you turn that nut right there with the Allen screw.

[00:37:13]>> Yeah.

[00:37:13]>> Let your open it up.

[00:37:15]>> Yeah.

[00:37:15]>> Right through the system.

[00:37:16]>> Release it till you know you ain't got no leaks.

[00:37:19]>> All right. Okay.

[00:37:23]>> But overall, this is the install of the mini split. Right now, I'm pretty much finished. This what you would call in your professional HVAC people or your certified electrician. But you can do this part of the process. You don't have to go get a certified AVAC technician.

[00:37:40]So, um, you just will need these tools.

[00:37:43]The tools that I showed y'all earlier, you will need these to get it done. And I did forget to mention the adap earlier, this adapter piece, but you will need this, too. I don't know how much it is cuz I didn't have to go get it, but I will put a picture or a little clip of it in a video so you guys know exactly what it looked like. All right.

[00:38:02]Well, this needs to run for 30 minutes.

[00:38:04]And then once it's done running 30 minutes, I got to let it sit for 30 minutes to make sure it's holding the right pressure. So while that's doing its thing, let me get in here and kick it with the big bro. We got air, dude.

[00:38:16]>> That thing soaking wet. Yeah. And you shaking it. Come on, man.

[00:38:22]>> 30 minutes now. So we'll shut this off.

[00:38:26]>> You ready to turn this off? We just >> shut this valve.

[00:38:29]>> Okay.

[00:38:32]>> All right. It has officially been 30 minutes with the gauge looking like >> negative pressure is what you want.

[00:38:39]>> Still holding negative pressure. Pinky, get on. Yeah.

[00:38:44]>> Dang.

[00:38:46]>> That ain't going nowhere.

[00:38:49]Take some pink on. Yeah, man. A throw it nowhere.

[00:38:54]>> Heck yeah. But now we done pulled the vacuum off of it. We got to sit here and wait for 30 minutes to actually see if it holds the pressure. If it don't hold the pressure, that mean we got a leak somewhere upstream or yeah, upstream.

[00:39:08]So, back to sitting for a little bit clockwise to open it slightly, allowing the fridge inside to flow into the lines. Turn until it stops. Then open the gas valve on the larger tube counterclockwise forward.

[00:39:24]Now that the system has positive pressure, quickly loosen the blue hose at the service port to release a brief hiss of refrigerant, which clears out any air that might have been trapped inside the hose.

[00:39:36]>> So on So on that one, it's saying loosen this up before I take this off.

[00:39:42]>> Yeah.

[00:39:43]>> But on the video, it's saying take this off and then >> Yeah. Huh.

[00:39:47]>> Yeah. Cuz it might be with the air trap right there.

[00:39:52]>> All right. So, this is off right here.

[00:39:54]>> All right. So, we done waited 30 minutes and now it is time to pretty much take this off and see if we got any leaks.

[00:40:02]So, I'm just trying to be thorough and correct. So, here I loosen them up. I loosen the high pressure or low pressure first. Doesn't matter.

[00:40:11]>> Low pressure wrench and turn valve on the smaller tube. The one small that's it.

[00:40:17]>> This is a small one.

[00:40:18]>> Open it up slightly.

[00:40:21]You can hear that go there, too.

[00:40:25]>> And then do the same.

[00:40:27]>> No, it ain't open all the way up.

[00:40:28]>> All the way.

[00:40:29]>> Yeah.

[00:40:31]>> All right. It stopped there.

[00:40:33]>> Do the high side.

[00:40:40]>> Then I disconnect this.

[00:40:41]>> Yeah.

[00:40:43]>> All right.

[00:40:45]Quickly release the new hose at the service.

[00:40:49]At least a brief Oh, you got to do it quick and it'll start.

[00:41:02]>> So, I'll just keep turning.

[00:41:03]>> Yeah. Uhhuh.

[00:41:05]>> Are you sure?

[00:41:05]>> Yeah.

[00:41:07]>> You got to keep going, >> dude. That's too much. You guys are going to take it off. Yeah, but I think it's just >> it ain't just got >> Yeah. And that red cap that just keeps uh dust from going up in there.

[00:41:27]>> Gotcha.

[00:41:30]And it can be hand >> the part that I was telling y'all earlier that you will need to get. This is it. How do you just like a dis quick disconnect or >> just turn it?

[00:41:39]>> Turn it.

[00:41:43]Is it the other way?

[00:41:44]>> Hold this side and turn that nut.

[00:41:47]Oh, okay. I see.

[00:41:50]Make sure I go back this air conditioner guys. We be baring this stuff.

[00:41:54]>> Oh, well. Yeah. This is the piece that you will need to do this by yourself.

[00:41:59]>> It's 5/16 to a quarter. What that is inside 5/16 is a quarter.

[00:42:05]>> Yeah. That's how you adapt to it.

[00:42:07]>> That little bit that I lost it shouldn't be too much.

[00:42:09]>> No. Oh, you see it was still full pressure when we had it on there after we took it off that far. It's still full pressure.

[00:42:19]>> Yeah. Okay.

[00:42:22]>> So, I'm going to put some cool air out.

[00:42:25]>> And man, it's coming in handy. As hot as this about to start getting.

[00:42:29]>> Mhm. Heck yeah.

[00:42:31]>> All right, ladies and gentlemen, that is going to conclude it for this installation of the indoor unit and outdoor unit. Because at this point, you are completely finished. You just need to reach out to a certified electrician and get with him to wire you up. But like I said, that's my big brother. So, we will revisit this probably tomorrow or whenever he has some free time. But until then, I'm about to clean up my area and I'll catch y'all in the next part of this video.